need to man up

[doodab]

Can Mrs doodab do it to you? She'd probably enjoy it!

**** no. I'm not letting her near me with a needle.

It'll probably be no worse than shaving when it comes to it. I just hate needles and especially the idea of sticking one in myself for some reason, although it probably hurts less than when the nurse does it.

I will force myself to do it soon. Some time after lunch.

[OwlHoot]

These are anti coagulants to stop blood clots. Apparently they make the clots that are there dissolve as well. They seem to be the standard fragmin stuff they give everyone in a hospital bed. Just disconcerting it being DIY.

Can't you just take a couple of aspirin a day? Snag is that might knacker your stomach after a while.

Powerful anticoagulants can be pretty dangerous if you cut yourself. I'd use an electric razor, and steer clear of DIY and even cooking in so far as it involves a knife.

[doodab]

Can't you just take a couple of aspirin a day? Snag is that might knacker your stomach after a while.

Apparently not. I already have some clots that need to be dissolved so I need the hard stuff. There is an oral one (wafarin or something) but it's not compatible with the chemo drugs so I need to do this for now.

[doodab]

Smack head.

I get that in little stick on patches

[Ticktock]

steer clear of DIY and even cooking in so far as it involves a knife.

Hmm... I didn't realise my wife was on anti-coagulents. Now it all becomes clear. Also explains the electric razor.

[Dallas]

Do you have to get it in vein? I lived with a diabetic at Uni, we had to inject her a few times in her belly. She said it didnt hurt if you squeeze/pinch a fatty bit before injecting it.

Other than that, my sympathies!

[Zippy]

Long term you'd normally get something like warfarin but there is a good reason why you can't have that.
I guess I'd just get someone to watch you the first few times you do it(for a bit of reassurance). You'll get desensitised after a while.

[doodab]

Do you have to get it in vein? I lived with a diabetic at Uni, we had to inject her a few times in her belly. She said it didnt hurt if you squeeze/pinch a fatty bit before injecting it.

Other than that, my sympathies!

No it's a sub cutaneous one, so squeeze the belly or leg fat (not that I really have much left) and stick it in. The stuff itself stings a bit when it goes in. I'm just making a bit of a fuss.

thanks for the sympathy though

[Dallas]

In that case Just get wasted and stick it in (thats what she used to do)!

[The Spartan]

Mrs S had to inject herself daily with Clexane a few years ago, she wouldn't let me do it and preferred to do it herself by grabbing the skin on the lower abdomen and squeezing it (kind of like the pinch an inch test) and then injecting.