So excited I am finally on T now! Got my first shot .5cc on wednesday.
1.) I was instructed to put the needle in all the way so it would be in muscle not fat. I was also told that you need to squeeze your leg and can even pull the "meat" of it away from the bone, gripping it in your hand. I may just be confused, but doesn't that mean I am primarily gripping fat? I am only 110lb and 5'3 but just like anyone else at a healthy size for their body, I do have some fat on my legs and I keep thinking if I squeeze my leg like that I am just injecting into fat not muscle. Is that true?
2.) When I went to inject myself, 3/4 of the one inch needle went in smooth as butter. I tried to push it in the rest of the way as instructed by my doctor, but suddenly got a sharp shooting pain when I pushed in more.
When I pulled back slightly, the sensation went away. My doctor told me "You need that all the way in though, try again" so again I go to push the needle the rest of the way and again I got the same shooting pain. I started feeling shaky and like I was overheating, sweating profusely and slightly dizzy, so I removed the needle.
They wanted me to try again on the other side but my hands were shaking so badly I asked the doctor if they would do it. When they did, I did not get that excruciating sensation- no shaking, no sweating, just a light tugging and pressure I easily coped with.
My question is, does it sound like I hit a nerve? The doctor said that is what it might have been since it was going in fine and only hurt when I touched a certain point with the needle.
3.) What should I do next time if that happens again? I have a limited number of needles and I know you aren't supposed to remove them and re-inject unless you change your needle. I was told I need to be full-depth so I can't just pull back some...
4.) Has this happened to you? I heard it doesn't happen often but I am a little scared it may again.
1.) I was instructed to put the needle in all the way so it would be in muscle not fat. I was also told that you need to squeeze your leg and can even pull the "meat" of it away from the bone, gripping it in your hand. I may just be confused, but doesn't that mean I am primarily gripping fat? I am only 110lb and 5'3 but just like anyone else at a healthy size for their body, I do have some fat on my legs and I keep thinking if I squeeze my leg like that I am just injecting into fat not muscle. Is that true?
2.) When I went to inject myself, 3/4 of the one inch needle went in smooth as butter. I tried to push it in the rest of the way as instructed by my doctor, but suddenly got a sharp shooting pain when I pushed in more.
When I pulled back slightly, the sensation went away. My doctor told me "You need that all the way in though, try again" so again I go to push the needle the rest of the way and again I got the same shooting pain. I started feeling shaky and like I was overheating, sweating profusely and slightly dizzy, so I removed the needle.
They wanted me to try again on the other side but my hands were shaking so badly I asked the doctor if they would do it. When they did, I did not get that excruciating sensation- no shaking, no sweating, just a light tugging and pressure I easily coped with.
My question is, does it sound like I hit a nerve? The doctor said that is what it might have been since it was going in fine and only hurt when I touched a certain point with the needle.
3.) What should I do next time if that happens again? I have a limited number of needles and I know you aren't supposed to remove them and re-inject unless you change your needle. I was told I need to be full-depth so I can't just pull back some...
4.) Has this happened to you? I heard it doesn't happen often but I am a little scared it may again.
