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Any pre-injection tips for Tymlos?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Aug 13 5:10pm | Replies (62)Comment receiving replies
@bluebonnet242
Thank you! I’ve been trying to think how to keep track of injection sites (my doc said stomach only)—what a great idea! Then you have a long term record! Unfortunately, I have already developed quite a belly roll over the last four very stressful years. So I have some space! (Praying the Tymlos doesn’t expand it even more, but I just need to be grateful I have access to it!). Do you squeeze the flesh between your thumb and forefinger, inject, then let go of the flesh while keeping the pen in for the count of ten? I watched the Tymlos video, but they just show sticking the pen needle into flat flesh area….Thx!
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@bluebonnet242 I have a kid with type 1 diabetes so before Tymlos I had had decades of experience doing shots, unfortunately. I always inject in fat, so yes, I pinch some up. Then I try to avoid squeezing the medicine out/causing leakage, so I let go as I inject. Literally while I inject. Every once in awhile I hit a little capillary and have a slight bruise but pretty rare and not a problem.
I didn't keep track of where I injected to be honest- not on paper anyway. It was easy to tell just by looking at my tummy. The theory is that you want to avoid creating scar tissue, which can interfere with absorption, but personally I did not find one shot a day, with clearly visible marks on tummy where injections happened, to be much of a risk for scar tissue. Others may have had a different experience.
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I wish I could figure out how to attach the picture but am tech challenged😊. I don’t pinch the skin. I gently push the needle in. I make sure not to push the needle in further as I press the medicine in. Didn’t figure this out for a bit but hurts less for me. I also used the @windyshores ramp up method. Everyone may have a different ramp up period. I still get the racing heart but it is not as intense as in the beginning.