The other reason to warm up the syringe first is comfort - while never exactly painful, the injections are a lot less comfortable if the Pegasys is still a little cold. I learned this when I was in a hurry one night.
I gave mine in tummy fat and saved thighs for Procrit. My tummy was sooo itchy n red. 4 weeks off peg and it's cleared up. I can even wear a bikini. haha. Still have bruising from procrit on thighs, so I may NOT attempt that though.
Karen :)
Thanks for the advice. I have tried cold and heat applied to the area for a few minutes after the injection, but I still get the nasty little spots. Oh well small price to pay if it works, and they will go away eventually. Thanks and good luck to you
I have them on all my injection spots and i always warm up my Inf prior to injection.
i try not to inject in the same spot twice, it will be near by, but if it's red already i avoid that spot.
I have 4 places I inject, on the right and left side of my stomache and on my right and left thigh.
I now have very large red spots in all those area's going from many weeks back i suppose.
They do go away eventually, but it doesn't look very nice and mine get dry and itchy.
keep an eye on it though, some people have a worse reaction then others.
let your doctor know if it gets out of control.
WOW I always inject cold inerferon I didnt know we should warm it up I get red spots to but I ignore them. I will try that on fridays shot thank you.
i also have the redness. i use my stomach every time. the redness does slowly fade...good luck with tx
Thanks, I will show the doc and try all the good advice.
Thanks Dee, it's always good to know others have the same reaction. Take care
Thanks Stormy, I have been warming the injection some but obviously not long enough. I will also try massaging this week.
All good advice above to follow. I had a reaction, but it didn't usually last more than a week. When choosing a spot to inject on the stomach, I stayed clear of the belt line to avoid further irritation from pressure and rubbing. The site did get a lil rashy and red, making it a challenge to find a clear spot for the next one. We all react a little different to Inf. Although this is normal, I'd still show the doc at your next appt. Good luck moving forward.
Hi,
I agree with stormy, When I went the first round with Peg-intron I made sure
the interferon was taken out of the frige a good half hour or so so it was at room temp. I used it on my stomach and along with massaging the injection site after I always kept a small bag of frozen peas in the freezer to put on the injection site for a few minutes,
All through my treatment I never had a rash or any reaction doing it that way.
i had the same experiences for the first two months. after that i did not get any more red spots on my thighs. you'll be fine. belle
I had red circles that looked like softball strikes. They were about 4" (10cm) in diameter. They would appear about 4 days after and they would last about 6 weeks. They would itch like crazy for about two weeks. I always used my thighs, never my stomach. By the end of TX I had no hair left on my thighs at all. It all returned to normal within about 4 months after TX. The hair was back. In fact I had more hair than before....on my shoulders. Strange.
My legs also did the same followed by a black & blue. If I injected close to the muscle I bruised. Moving left or right of the top of my thigh muscle I didn't get the red circle nor the black & blue.
Hi there, yes, what you are experiencing is normal. I used my stomach the entire time just moving to another place each time. I tried my legs but it bruised to bad
Good luck, don't worry
I had the same.. but, my spots were much bigger. It will all go away when you are done..