Hi Sweetie. In nine and a half hours I will take my first ribavirin pills and tomorrow night after the football game INJECT!!! YIKES!

I am needle phobic myself but I tell ya...I am about to leak out all of this water we drink from all the blood work, vaccinations....and the point? I am a big girl now. Mama won't have to threaten to beat me or hold me down or spank me....

You will handle giving yourself the injection just fine. Trust me.

There are a few of us starting tomorrow. We're here to help....Besides, before you start your nurse will show you how.

take care...

OK my sisters you know how I feel for you all !!!!!!!! Be strong and hopefully no side effects. My spirits are with you all!!!

It is not a hard as you think it will be. I have given myself 13 as of today. You will do fine. If you want a nurse to help you call your doctors office and talk to the nurse that is what they are there for. Good luck all will be fine

Mine is in my fridge. I start on the 19th. I have to see an eye doctor 1st(on the 16th). I don't know why, I'm guessing for a baseline for broken blood vessels in my eyes. I'm ready. Just waiting!

Best advise on injections my nursing instructor ever gave me is to hold the syringe like a dart but brace your hand against the injection site. You want to use a dart like motion but with your hand braced as not to be exhibiting a motion like throwing a dart from far away LOL God forbid. Next quickly go in with the bevel up. The trickiest part is next. Continue holding the syringe while using the other hand to pull slightly up on the plunger (aspiration) If you see blood you have hit a vein so pull straight out. IF NOT slowly push the plunger until all of the medication is administered. Pull straight out. If you can get an empty syringe fill it with water and Practice on an orange. Was this the kind of help you wanted or was is about the meds directly? Good Luck! God Bless!

I can't believe they make you do your first injection alone - here we do it with the nurse when we pick up our meds. it's really easy tho' I had the pegasys and it was Soooo simple to use. I did have an ugh moment just befor I did it but braced myself and it was fine. don't forget to take it out of the fridge so it can come to room temperature. The needles are the finest I've ever seen, and very short - so really not to bad.

The first one will be ok but the LAST one if fantastic. Good luck everybody!!

The pegasys are pretty user friendly youll get the hang of it quick!! I find it easier to do ab shots because you need x skin to shoot it into. Good luck with your TX here if you need any help. Been on TX 10 mos now. Genotype 1a doing 48 wks plus some. LOL

I did my first two injections in my abdomen and it bruised me, so now I do them in my thighs. I still have injection site reaction, but it's not bruising. For me, it's just not a big deal, it's really pretty simple. Best of luck to you, try not to stress about the injection. xoxoxo

its really easy.

set up the syringe, swab your belly and inject. do it fast at an angle and you wont feel anything.

i was scared like yourself, but im over it now.

im onto my 2nd month and havent had any side affetcs other than being slightly tired after my shots on fri night.

all the best

injections are no big deal(I have not done TX yet) however I`m very open about what I used to be.Frankly I`m better at introvenus than tissue(tissue is the least painful way)i`m usually the one at the hospital telling the trainee to watch and learn before he/she hurts me. Did my own IV last time in. Any way justa way to let you kow don`t worry about so much. Honestly,would they send just a video in the mail if it was a big thing? Not bashing ya,I like to make people think.There isn`t much you can do wrong.Watch your video and follow along. Soon you`ll be telling someone else to take it easy etc. CB3

FYI...Here is the website for pegasys and it is so cool. Any question you have you just click on it and there is a video with a nurse...including a video showing exactly how to give an injection. It is easier to learn by watching than to learn by reading (at least for me). Take a look... http://www.pegasys.com/

Hi, I started on Nov 5th, for the 1st four wks I have to do it at the hospital, and have weekly blood tests, I have my injection in like a pen and it's all prepared, I just keep it in the fridge, I just basically stick it in my belly and push the plunger, I have 2 Ribvin in the morning and three in the evening, you will get the hang of it, I hope it all goes ok for you, try not to worry to much, I'm sure yor get the hang of it. All the best. X

I did my first one with a nurse, but it goes in the fat and I have plenty of that lol. Anyway as long as you know the spots you should be ok. I just grabbed some fat on my tummy or on the side of my thigh and put the injection there and made sure all of the meds are out of the syringe before you take it out. Good luck, I am surprised they don't have a nurse doing it with you though.

I can understand-fear of the unknown-I hope the video shows very clearly how to do...I think it strange also that your Nurse won't show you how the 1st time...I have to go see nurse and let her tell me but have to do it myself!

This was a very good point you brought out dear cause alot of us are just starting jouney w/ya...I'm not starting till 11-26 so by then you should be a pro and I can learn from you....bless ya and best wishes everything goes great...always here for you dear friend!

Just thought of a probably silly ? that I've been pondering...I got my meds kit in mail and put in fridge but since never done it why is the silver packet that looks shaped like cheese - how to you get liquid out of it w/o it all spilling all over...again stupid ? that I'll learn from nurse...just curious!