little swelling

[Autumn24]

I all I am new to this site, but I was reading through and it seems like most of you could help me with this quetion I have. I have been on my treatment for 6 months now 7 more to go and I have had the redness but it has gone away but for some reason the skin on one side still looks puffy. Could it be that I have been injecting myself to much in my stomach? See I am in Korea and mostly the directions for everything are in Korean, where can I inject myself  other than my stomach? Thanks for all the answers you can give me this has been rough being in a odd place and having to deal with this.

[Xenigma]

Mostly we inject into our thigh's and stomach-rotating weekly.
I myself injected in my stomach only  for the 48 weeks.
Here are a couple of pic of where you can inject...

http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Consumers/CMI/r/RoferonAImg05.gif

http://www.janis7hepc.com/injsite.gif

Always remember to keep at least an inch away from your navel if injecting in the stomach
Good luck...
enigma

[Marcia2202]

Welcome to the forum. I believe you will find a lot of information and good discussions and a lot of support here. So you need not feel alone anymore in the fight against this disease.

You can also inject yourself in the thighs or in the back of your arms. Some even inject in their buttocks, if they are too thin and don't really have anywhere else to inject.

You can also check the either the Pegasys or the Pegintron website. They both have directions and even a video on how to inject.

I haven't started treatment, yet, but have read in several threads that it is quite normal to have some discoloration and slight swelling due to the injections. If there is anything out of the normal, you should contact your doctor though.

Others will surely chime in later, as most are in the US and they are probably still asleep.

Marcia