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Well, I am once again proven I have a massive phobia about needles...
I completely wussed out and had to have my wife do the injection (who hates blood and cuts etc but being a mom has helped with a lot of that).
And the needle was about 2x the length I expected so I had thought I had prepared to do it myself but my fear overrode my resolve, especially since she had offered in the first place so I had an out.
I'd like to think I could do it if she couldn't and I'm sure I'd get thru it but the injection was not painless nor did it go away quickly - I relocated my ice pack to my belly where I was recommended as a good injection site for the least amount of discomfort.
It's funny, I'll take a 3" pocket knife and dig out a bad splinter with no qualms at all - just not needles.
I completely wussed out and had to have my wife do the injection (who hates blood and cuts etc but being a mom has helped with a lot of that).
And the needle was about 2x the length I expected so I had thought I had prepared to do it myself but my fear overrode my resolve, especially since she had offered in the first place so I had an out.
I'd like to think I could do it if she couldn't and I'm sure I'd get thru it but the injection was not painless nor did it go away quickly - I relocated my ice pack to my belly where I was recommended as a good injection site for the least amount of discomfort.
It's funny, I'll take a 3" pocket knife and dig out a bad splinter with no qualms at all - just not needles.