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Hey all!! In an effort to redeem myself from my wimpy-ness I must tell you about my 2nd self inflicted shot!! Last time I did it in my thigh and had a major hissy fit about how bad it hurt. This time I did it in my stomach, dried the alcohol, used ice and just stretched my stomach skin (3 babies, okay) and viola! It hurt less than a mosquito bite! Not kidding. I am so happy. At first I was trying to pinch my stomach to make a hard enough area to push and unlock the sure-click, but then I stretched it and it worked like magic. Yay, happy day. BTW, my doc is having me take celebrex 200 mg 2x a day with it (just until it has time to show its full effectiveness) and I'm still feeling pretty good, I EVEN exercised yesterday  it felt so good. Take Care all, and thanks for your words of encouragement! -Donette
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Congrats, glad to hear you are doing well.
Paul
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Endure and persist; this pain will turn to your good. - Ovid
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Hey thanks I will try this I always use my thigh am worried because I am really thin only way 86 pounds and don't
have much meat in my stomach and think it will hurt what do you think?
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I am 5'9 130 lbs when soaking wet, so am pretty skinny. I alternate sites each week: right thigh - left thigh - left tummy - right tummy. They all feel about the same. Tummy might hurt a little less, but it's close. I use the pen.
Paul
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Endure and persist; this pain will turn to your good. - Ovid
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I am pretty sure that the reason my thigh hurt so bad is because I did not know to let the alcohol dry first. The pain I felt was a STING. I think being less meaty might be to your advantage. I have lots of meat and still couldn't find a good place!!  Honestly, where is a good place when your talking about inserting a needle?? Don't worry about being thin, it is a subcutaneous needle, meaning short, versus intramuscular (long). The trick for me I think was doing a tiny stretch of the skin the make it firm enough to unlock the sure-click. Piece of cake, I just hope I can remember that in 7 days!! Good luck!! -Donette
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Glad to hear it Donette!
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When I was really thin, I didn't have alot to stab either. I sat on the couch and grabbed a good fold of skin on my tummy and injected into that. No problem. 
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Thanks Megan, its a load off my mind knowing that I CAN do this, especially since about $5000 worth of the "stuff" is sitting in my refridgerator!! Yikes.
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especially since about $5000 worth of the "stuff" is sitting in my refridgerator!! Yikes.
Your post reminded me of something - someone on this site once suggested to me if I was going to keep that much med in my fridge, I should make sure my insurance covers it. Just in case there's a power outage or something. It would suck to lose months of feeling well!
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that is smart! I'll call my insurance agent. Thanks!!
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