Yesterday night, I gave myself my first injection. I followed all of the instructions. I washed my hands, took off the pen cap, and cleaned the top. Then I peeled the backing off the needle and attached that to the pen. I set the dial to 37.5 to prime the pen, and I pulled out, and pushed, and sure enough, my needle tip looked exactly like the picture, with the little dribble of fluid at the top.
Then I cleaned an area on my tummy below my naval. Got into position...and hesitated! All of a sudden, that needle looked awfully intimidating. I pinched the skin in position...and hesitated. Why was I being such a wimp? I can epilate my legs - ripping the hair out of my skin - with no problem at all. But putting a tiny needle into my belly freaked me out.
I took a deep breath and plunged it in....and it didn't hurt at all...I just looked at it for a few minutes before pushing the plunger and releasing the meds.
Injection #1 is over! Tonight is #2.
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