Pulmonary Embolism Support Group
By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when a blood clot, generally a venous thrombus, becomes dislodged from its site of formation and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain during breathing, and more rarely circulatory instability and death.
Hi all,
When I was admitted to the hospital for my bilateral PE in May, I was started on Sintrom and Fragmin (Dalteparin) injections.
I am really afraid of needles, but this was not a problem when I got these shots. The issue was that they hurt like hell :( I could not feel the needle going in, but the fluid gave me a bee sting sensation for 20 minutes after the shot. Sometimes I even cried for the pain (something rather uncommon for myself). Some nurses at the hospital were surprised by the amount of pain I felt and said that the majority of people feels next to nothing. I tried having the shots in my belly and in my thighs, pain is the same.
When I was discharged I was given the shots at home by a nurse who advised me to take Paracetamol before the shot in order to feel less pain, but it never worked for me.
I will have to fly soon and the doctor said that if my INR does not stabilize (it has been kind of low lately, and I still get checked every week even if I am 2 months since PE occurred) by then I might get a shot before the flight as a precaution.
Do you also experince such pain with these shots?
Do you have any idea why it happens and have any suggestions to make it less painful?
When I was admitted to the hospital for my bilateral PE in May, I was started on Sintrom and Fragmin (Dalteparin) injections.
I am really afraid of needles, but this was not a problem when I got these shots. The issue was that they hurt like hell :( I could not feel the needle going in, but the fluid gave me a bee sting sensation for 20 minutes after the shot. Sometimes I even cried for the pain (something rather uncommon for myself). Some nurses at the hospital were surprised by the amount of pain I felt and said that the majority of people feels next to nothing. I tried having the shots in my belly and in my thighs, pain is the same.
When I was discharged I was given the shots at home by a nurse who advised me to take Paracetamol before the shot in order to feel less pain, but it never worked for me.
I will have to fly soon and the doctor said that if my INR does not stabilize (it has been kind of low lately, and I still get checked every week even if I am 2 months since PE occurred) by then I might get a shot before the flight as a precaution.
Do you also experince such pain with these shots?
Do you have any idea why it happens and have any suggestions to make it less painful?
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For me, it always hurt more than when a nurse injects me.
I haven't figured out what works or doesn't in terms of pain. I do know that I can't have anything touching the injection area for 20 minutes or so after the shot or it just feels awful.
I think the nurses may be confusing "not complaining" with "not feeling." I think most of us have had some pain with those injections and some days it really can be uncomfortable. Of course, next to the anxiety and fear of more clots, I'll go with the pain.