Has anyone noticed bruising at injection site?

OneEyeBlind · Post by **OneEyeBlind** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 6:48 am

Hi Everyone,

Has anyone noticed bruising at your injection sites? I just recently noticed that I have bruises on my arms and on my thighs. It's ugly!

Is there anything I can do to reduce them? As it is I ice the injection sites after I am done.

oreo · Post by **oreo** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:14 pm

Try icing BEFORE the shot. It will cause blood vessels to contract reducing your chance of hitting one.

Dawnsmspage · Post by **Dawnsmspage** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:06 pm

Hi...

I ice before and after....and I bruise a lot.

It happens whether I use the autoject or self inject. It does not occur everytime, but quite often. Im not sure why it happens with me. Im sure its my technique

But you would think after 7 years I woud have perfected it by now!! LOL

dawn

OneEyeBlind · Post by **OneEyeBlind** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:54 am

Thanks everyone. I talked to the nurse at shared solutions and was told that I was doing everything right and to maybe try to ice before as well as after the injection.

So far so good.

ttyl,

kspackrat · Post by **kspackrat** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:48 am

I am the same way...sometimes I bruse sometimes not, sometimes knot forms, or it iches, or has a red mark. I also agree that the autoinject does not make these things happen more or less. I try and watch where I am sticking so I am not aiming right at a visable vessel.