Fear of Injecting

[denijude]

Hello, this is my first time on this forum.  I just wanted to see if anyone is having or has had some of the same problems.  
Five weeks ago I started a 48 week treatment for hep b with 180 mg Pegasys.  
The nurse gave me my first injection in my arm which hurt for two weeks.  
Since then, I've alternated the injection sites.  Twice in my thighs and twice in my belly.  I have these big, round, red rashes with bruises in the middle.  They just seem to be getting worse.
My other problem is that I'm always affraid I am going to hit a vein or something.  I start to sweat and panick every time I have to do my injection.  Last week I stuck the needle into 4 different areas before I finally pushed the plunger.  I start to inject and then I think I see a vein and pull the needle out.
One week into my treatment my neutrophils were extremely low so I also have to self inject myself with pre-filled Filgrastim seringes (depending on my weekly blood tests) once or twice a week.  I'm also having a problem with this as well because once again I hesitate and start to panic.
Has anyone else had any of these problems??? I would appreciate any feed back.  Thank you!

[denijude]

Thank you very much for taking the time to answer!!!!  I really appreciate your help.  Also, thank you for the link, it helped me out.

[stef2011]

making injections is so easily, i know do them with both arms and even without looking at the site of injection...of course i dont need to pay attention because if i get a vein it is even better with my treatment but anyway just follow instructions here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60zOfc8ES0A

do check for air, only having bubbles in the syringe can be dangerous if you get the vein

all sides are signs of immune activation, just be sure to have your hbsag quantity in iu/ml checked at 24-48weeks and do not stop if hbsag goes down

simvastatin and vitamin d3 have been shhown to increase svr on interferon and also tenofovir add on