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Tymlos injection sites
I was told to only inject tymlos on my stomach. But I'm very small and have limited room on my stomach. I'm able to get 4 sites only for injections. It feels as if I'm always injecting in the same place. Anyone else have this problem, and if so what have you done about it? Thanks!
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Yes, I am also very small and feel like I have an area of maybe an old 45 rpm single to inject in over the years. I will be following this thread. Thank you for asking the question!
Thank you, @hankins. I called the pharmacist at the specialty pharmacy to check and was told only to inject in the belly! Also, the nurse said I could do it above the navel, but the pharmacist said to stay below, left or right of the navel and only below the waist. So thank you for your response - I'm glad you told me and that I checked!
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1 Reaction@mint. Thank you for validating what my understanding was as well. The pharmacist and the developer stated the same thing. Good luck with your treatment!
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1 Reaction@maradeur. You may want to get the micro needles. When I told the pharmacist how small I was he send me the BD Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needles (5mm x 31G). I have no bruises and I take aspirin. These may help.
Lilly states that Forteo can be injected into abdomen or thigh.
https://pi.lilly.com/us/forteo-user_manual.pdf?s=ug0
Of course now that I am looking for it again, I can not find the drawing showing possible injection sites,
The studies for Tymlos were done in the belly and with a certain needle (bigger one if you ask me). My specialty pharmacy explained they had to adhere to the study components. They wouldn't even give me a smaller needle. I do think absorption might be better in tummy so that is what I did. Curious why folks want a different site!