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Kissy331
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Kristen
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Avoiding black & blues?
Is there a trick to avoid black & blues at the injection spot?
I ask bc yesterday's injection went very smoothly. No mark at all. This morning, I got some blood when I pulled the needle out & I just noticed it is all back & blue.
What are your tricks ladies? 
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Posted 11/7/08 12:31 PM  |
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Bxgell2
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Re: Avoiding black & blues?
Put some pressure on the spot for a minute or two and that should help it stop from bruising
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| Posted 11/7/08 12:39 PM |
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mom2mgn
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Christine
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Re: Avoiding black & blues?
Make sure you spread out the skin before you inject. It helps. DH always forgot to do this and he always gave me bruises. 
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| Posted 11/7/08 12:53 PM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Avoiding black & blues?
Posted by myson220
Make sure you spread out the skin before you inject. It helps. DH always forgot to do this and he always gave me bruises.
we only did this with the IM shots. The nurse told us for the Sub-Q shots to pinch the skin.
If you get blood, then do what Beth recommended and put pressure for a couple of minutes on it with a gauze pad. I had alot of bruising with my 2nd IVF cycle, but I think that's because I did them both so close together that my skin was super sensitive.
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| Posted 11/7/08 12:57 PM |
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Kissy331
My two miracles!
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Re: Avoiding black & blues?
Posted by MrsRbk
Posted by myson220
Make sure you spread out the skin before you inject. It helps. DH always forgot to do this and he always gave me bruises.
we only did this with the IM shots. The nurse told us for the Sub-Q shots to pinch the skin.
If you get blood, then do what Beth recommended and put pressure for a couple of minutes on it with a gauze pad. I had alot of bruising with my 2nd IVF cycle, but I think that's because I did them both so close together that my skin was super sensitive.
I am still on Sub-Q & I think I figured out what I did. yesterday I let go of my skin before pulling the needle out & I have no mark. Today, I was half a sleep & left it pinched & pulled it out...Blood came out! 
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| Posted 11/7/08 1:16 PM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Avoiding black & blues?
Posted by Kissy331
Posted by MrsRbk
Posted by myson220
Make sure you spread out the skin before you inject. It helps. DH always forgot to do this and he always gave me bruises.
we only did this with the IM shots. The nurse told us for the Sub-Q shots to pinch the skin.
If you get blood, then do what Beth recommended and put pressure for a couple of minutes on it with a gauze pad. I had alot of bruising with my 2nd IVF cycle, but I think that's because I did them both so close together that my skin was super sensitive.
I am still on Sub-Q & I think I figured out what I did. yesterday I let go of my skin before pulling the needle out & I have no mark. Today, I was half a sleep & left it pinched & pulled it out...Blood came out!
Yup! You have to let go of the skin after you inject.
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| Posted 11/7/08 1:19 PM |
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Kissy331
My two miracles!
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Re: Avoiding black & blues?
Posted by MrsRbk
Posted by Kissy331
Posted by MrsRbk
Posted by myson220
Make sure you spread out the skin before you inject. It helps. DH always forgot to do this and he always gave me bruises.
we only did this with the IM shots. The nurse told us for the Sub-Q shots to pinch the skin.
If you get blood, then do what Beth recommended and put pressure for a couple of minutes on it with a gauze pad. I had alot of bruising with my 2nd IVF cycle, but I think that's because I did them both so close together that my skin was super sensitive.
I am still on Sub-Q & I think I figured out what I did. yesterday I let go of my skin before pulling the needle out & I have no mark. Today, I was half a sleep & left it pinched & pulled it out...Blood came out!
Yup! You have to let go of the skin after you inject.
Thank you so much  I will do that tomorrow!
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| Posted 11/7/08 1:28 PM |
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mom2mgn
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Re: Avoiding black & blues?
Posted by MrsRbk
Posted by myson220
Make sure you spread out the skin before you inject. It helps. DH always forgot to do this and he always gave me bruises.
we only did this with the IM shots. The nurse told us for the Sub-Q shots to pinch the skin.
Opps, I'm sorry. I have to do all my shots IM so I wasn't thinking. 
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| Posted 11/7/08 3:56 PM |
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