How to make shots as painless as possible
I have been seeing a lot of threads about people in agonizing pain and terrified of shots lately. Here are a few things you caqn do to help alleviate the pain some. Personally, I am sometimes a little sore a day after, but it is no big deal at all. Please anyone with other ideas chime right in. Here goes:
1. After withdrawing the gear into the needle, with the cover on, run hot water over it until it is warm. this will make it flow easier as it thins it out, and helps prevent painfull soreness the next day.
2. Completely relax the muscle you are going to inject in. The more tense you are or the more you flex, the more it will hurt and be harder to insert the needle.
3. When you stick yourself, hold as still as possible and avoid moving the needle around inside you.
4. Inject slowly, the slower the better. it takes me about 15 seconds to inject, but somepeople take up to a minute and a half. It depends on the amount of cc's you inject at one time.
5. After, pull the needle straight out quickly, taking care not to twist or angle the needle.
6. Massage the area where you injected firmly. Don't be afraid to push hard, it only helps you later. This disperses the fluid and takes your mind of it. Rub hard and for a good 30 seconds.
7. Stop thinking about it! If you are waiting for the pain to come, it probably will. Just forget about it and relax your mind.
8. SUCK IT UP! It doesn't really hurt now does it! Don't be a wuss!!!!
Just did my 1st on my own shot!!!!!!Whew!
I just did my 1st shot on my own...I'm such a freakin wuss...:eek:
I had a buddy over to "supervise", and it took me like 5 min to build up the courage to stab it. It went in without even the slightest pain, but I was shaking so much...he had to push the plunger for me! Then he made me take it out on my own...to get used to doing it. I'd say the key to a painless shot is...straight in and straight out...along with the other advices of pushing plunger slowly, and not moving the pin while its in!
