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Been at this for awhile, but that leg shot still hurts am I doing something wrong?

After about 2 & a half years of struggling with thigh shots, I told Shared Solutions that I was going to do 3 belly shots & rotate on a 7 day basis (so 2 arm, 2 hip & 3 belly shots). That has been working for me for the last almost a year & my thighs still feel tender. Glad I'm not the only one that had a problem with my thighs.... 'cause they acted like I was unique!

Running out of spots, had to give up the stomach and arms So I'm down to the legs and backside. At least the upper thighs are ok still.

In my experience, they require fine tuning of the auto-ject (if you use that). The legs are very sensitive to the depth, a hair to deep or shallow and it gets tender. One thing that I really recommend, if you are able, is keeping moving after doing the shot - like do the dishes or something to stay on your feet. That gets the medicine moving or keeps it from getting too tender.

All that said, the auto-ject is an imperfect tool. they don't have nearly enough marks on the settings to get to the true splits that I need. I complained to SS about that and they did not seem all that interested.

Good luck.

I'm going to try that Thanks

Not sure if you have been told this... or tried it?? SS told me while I was struggling to use a hot compress just before injecting & then after the inj, an ice pack. I generally use one of those gel packs that I keep in the fridge after all injections. The hot compress helped but.... I really hated the thigh injections even so. Might help you....

what setting do you folks use of you use Auto. inject

it depends on how much fat you have on your legs. I am not a large man now am I a skinny man and I still use 5.5 to 5.75 on the legs. I extend my legs out so the skin is not tight. But I too only shoot the top half of the thigh, anythign below that bled a lot and I could not get the adjustment right.

In the Copax shot diary book, this is what it says:
- if you can pinch about 1 inch of fatty tissue, try a 6 setting
- if you can pinch about 2 inches of fatty tissue, try an 8 setting
- in lean or muscular areas where ther is very little fatty tissue, try a 4-5 setting

off, like tonight i did not go deep enough on my arm and it is stinging like hell....

Thanks I'll adjust by the area. I used to use 6 bat had a lot of lumps. Now I use 8, works great accept the front of the thighs it hurts like hell. I should have adjusted years ago.) but I'm a creature of habit

I never use the front of the thigh, only behind. Cooling after the jab is the great helper.

I find the lumps are not visible, though I can feel them.

I never got an ok to do the back of the thigh let me check on that

I use the SIDE wall of my thigh, and found much more fat to land in. When I shoot the top side I smack muscle everytime! its painful! so, the side wall offers me a better pad to land in.

You may find that shooting manually is more helpful on the thigh. some go at a 45 degree angle and just pop it under the layers of skin, and not so deep into the fat. Leaves a bee sting looking welt, but avoids the muscle.

Hang in there.

Thanks for all the replies you guys are the best. After a few days of moving around, I am keeping more to the sides and adjusting depths. The front is a def no-no. That just plain hurts evrytime

Newbie to the C thing too. I have had the burning in my thighs, are you saying burning is a function of needle depth?

Your first month or so might be the meds, contact your Doc if it is persistent, I have found it to be the depth on the auto inject that bothers me most. Too deep and it stings. Too shallow and you get lumps