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Has anyone noticed bruising at injection site?
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 6:48 am
by OneEyeBlind
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.
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:14 pm
by oreo
Try icing BEFORE the shot. It will cause blood vessels to contract reducing your chance of hitting one.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:06 pm
by Dawnsmspage
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
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:54 am
by OneEyeBlind
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,
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:48 am
by kspackrat
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.