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Kris828
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Lovenox
So I did my first shot this morning. It didn't hurt nor has it bruised....yet.
My question is, I pinch the skin but as I'm injecting I loose the skin and then wind up hurting myself what am I doing wrong? I iced the spot and didn't feel any burning or pain so I was very happy
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Posted 6/18/11 11:19 AM  |
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PennyCat
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Re: Lovenox
I can't say because I've always stretched the skin instead 
I'm glad you had an easy time with it though!!
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| Posted 6/18/11 12:54 PM |
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MrsMessina
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Re: Lovenox
I don't think you're doing anything wrong. I was always taught that subcutaneous shots you pinch and intramuscular shots you stretch then dart. HTH!
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| Posted 6/18/11 1:28 PM |
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PennyCat
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Re: Lovenox
Posted by MrsMessina
I don't think you're doing anything wrong. I was always taught that subcutaneous shots you pinch and intramuscular shots you stretch then dart. HTH!
This is what I was told too - but when I went for my ER they said stretching causes less bruising.
I still bruised when I did Lovenox, but maybe not as much as if I pinched? I guess I won't know since I never tried! 
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| Posted 6/18/11 1:29 PM |
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Kris828
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Re: Lovenox
I'll have to try stretching possibly. I was curious since I started running out of skin to hold onto and that made me hurt.
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| Posted 6/18/11 1:38 PM |
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Re: Lovenox
Posted by PennyCat
I can't say because I've always stretched the skin instead
I'm glad you had an easy time with it though!!
I did this today and I was pretty sure I was doing it wrong b/c it didn't hurt at all! Ice, stretch, lovenox. Thanks for the tip! I did feel slight burning like 5 minutes later, but not bad and there is no bruise.
Good luck Kristy! Im glad it wasn't as bad as you thought.
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| Posted 6/18/11 5:55 PM |
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JEKS1219
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Re: Lovenox
pinch, away from the belly button. Ice before and after....
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| Posted 6/18/11 10:52 PM |
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