P 17 shots

[almostmommyof5]

Anyone else getting progesterone shots to prevent preterm labor?  This is my second pregnancy getting them..Do u have pain, itching and swelling at the injection site? It drives me crazy!

[almostmommyof5]

Thanks ladybug..I will try that too! I will try anything at this point..this one is really killing me this week. Lol

[almostmommyof5]

Well I get the another one next Thursday.. I will let you know how it goes.  Thanks again for the advice!

[NikiHans]

I hope it does help :) I also use a 1½ length instead of the 1 inch. I always draw them with a thick needle, usually an 18 gauge and then switch it out. I just don't want to work as hard getting it out of the vial as I do putting it into the patient lol.

[ladybug114827143]

My nurse told me to get it body temp before she got there so I just put it in my bra while I'm getting stuff done! LOL but I noticed it helps out when its injected!

[almostmommyof5]

Maybe that will make a difference.. I draw them up at home and my mom or hubby give them to me and the dr gave me 21 gauge.. I will ask for some 23 gauge.. thanks again!!

[NikiHans]

I always have indents on my finger and thumb from pushing them, I use a 23 gauge needle for them so it makes it hard to push. They're just already so irritating that I feel bad going at someone with a thicker needle lol.

[almostmommyof5]

Thanks. Both this time and last pregnancy it seems like it just keeps getting worse the longer I get them. It is definitely thick!

[NikiHans]

I don't get them but I give them almost daily. Irritation at the injection site is common, it has a very thick consistency and can irritate the tissue quite a bit. Let your doctor and the nurse know that it's bothering you, sometimes a longer needle can help, it will get the medication deeper into the muscle and away from the more sensitive tissue layers.

[ladybug114827143]

I get them. I had itchy legs ( not at the injection site) from my butt to my ankles! After 5 weeks of shots it has finally stopped, guess my body was adjusting to the hormones. Other then that I don't have any pain from them.