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Posted 5/12/2011 6:35 PM (GMT 0)
I can proudly say that I got over my fears and used the thigh today instead of the tummy that I have always used.

And the results are it hurts just as much, I would skip walking for a few sec after the injection :)

Kind of a useless post but some say that the thigh is so much worse then the tummy.
And since I am trying to get preggers I thought I would do the thigh from now on and it can not possible be worse than labor :P
Posted 5/12/2011 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
When I was in the hospital after my kidney surgery that wouldn't give me my Phenergan (nausea med) thru the IV. They said only in the butt or arm or thigh. Well I was getting them every 6 hrs, so my bottom was getting worn out, so the nurse said lets try your thigh instead. So I say okay, and she gives me the shot in the thigh. I say no thanks after that. Ouchie...hahaha....

What about doing it in the fatty part of the upper arm instead??? Just a thought!
Posted 5/12/2011 7:48 PM (GMT 0)

Nanners said...
What about doing it in the fatty part of the upper arm instead??? Just a thought!

Is that ok too ?

I just read the instructions and there are only two options there thigh or stomach.
I have a lot of fat on my upper arm so maybe it would be painless there :)
But then I would have to ask my hubby for help.
Posted 5/13/2011 1:11 PM (GMT 0)
Glad you got over your fears. I have the same fear of switching to my stomach! I was pregnant when I switched to humira and have always used my thigh. I did find that injecting in the fattier parts (inner thigh or outer, hip area) was less painful than injecting on the top of the thigh.
I always told my DH that the labor pain would be easy compared to the pain we have to deal with on a daily basis. Good luck!
Posted 5/13/2011 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
isergodur, when I first started a clinical trial for Cimzia, they gave me the option of the back of my arm also.  I tried that first, but I get injection site reactions and it was really obvious on my arms.  Have been using my thigh since...stomach scares me, but I don't have any belly fat either, so it would probably hurt me more there.  So yes, you can use the back of your arm, but someone will have to do it for you. 
Posted 5/14/2011 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
Weirdly I find the thigh sooooo much better than the stomach! They had me do one in my thigh and then one in my stomach on my loading dose and I couldn't bear to do it again so went back to the thigh! I can imagine backs of arms being painful though, guess I'll have to experiment when my thighs have had enough!
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