anyone have to do these? i have like.. 12 for post op, that i have to give MYSELF. lol. WOOOW. scariness. the worst part is that it HURTS after the injection. i get huge bruises, red .. spots from where i gave the shot, i think. and i just did one and its bleeding, like *tiny tiny*. but still....i hate them lol. if they weren't as painful afterwards, i would be... BARELY ok with them. :thumbup:

here is one that is kinda bigger than my hand lol. (from day after surgery)*GROSS*

What are these shots for???

blood thinner :thumbup:

HI there. I too am doing the Lovenox shots. I had to start them two days before my surgery, which is tomorrow 9/10. I am also a nurse so I am use to giving these shots to other people. it is harder to give them to yourself i agree. All I can say is pinch the area you are going to inject and then go in quick. those little needles are pretty sharp and really small. Don't let go of the pinch until you have withdrawn the needle. That shouild decrease some of the bruising. There is nothing to be done about the burning. It will be over with before you know it. Kind of like the killer liquid diet. I think diet is worse than the shots. Good luck.

I too gave myself the Lovenox shots. The nurse is right. Pinch, hold and poke. It only goes in about an inch or so. Be sure your site is good and clean before you inject. I was amazed that it was so easy to do. Good luck.

bryn

very true. :smile: MAN, the one i did tonight...the "trigger" got stuck, before anything was injected, and it made a click noise and finally started to inject, but my pressure caused it to go WHAM! into me, and that hurt lol. stupid syringe. :thumbup: it was a delayed "take off" lol.

and yessssss, liquid diet is hard! i am so hungry. its been 16 days of no food so far. i have 11 left. bleh!

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Why do you guys need to be on these injections? I hope I'm not being too rude, but is it to do with the weight, like if your over a certain weight you have a much higher risk of DVT so therefor you have to have the shots? I just can't think why. I was 222lbs on the day of surgery. I had the injection the day I was in hospital but that was it, no more.

They are taken for precautionary or if u have a history of blood clots, i know my surgeon gives it to every patient the day of surgery and 10-12 days after surgery.

naw, i guess everyone goes through it, they talked about it in the pre-op planning class, too. =/ lol.