There is an auto injector that comes with all of the meds except Avonex. in the begining, you can slide the needle into the injector, and choose how deep to set it, then place on your skin, and push the trigger. Wait for the indicator to tell you the syringe is empty, and ta da!

I advocate also learning to do a manual injection. Its scary at first, but at least you know if your auto injector breaks, or mis fires, you wont miss your shot, while you wait for a new one to arrive.

On my thighs, I use the SIDE of them. On the top of front is a huge band of muscle. I find I smack muscle every time. I grab off to the side, and find tons more fat.

Remember the little paper guide they give you is just that. A guide. its not written in stone.

On the arm, I use that bat wing area. much more fat there, than the top muscle area.

by the way Eric, Copaxone in the early days has a bee bite too it. This does get MUCH better. HAng in there.

DONT massage Copaxone for at least 24 hours. DO massage Betaseron and Rebif. Copaxone is a sharp crystal style med, and rubbing it breaks open the crystals. This causes tissue damage. With interferons like betaseron, and rebif you want to rub the meds in, so it is absorbed better. You may find pink splotches after. These WILL go away. It may take some time, but it will go away.

With all shots, keep good skin care. Keep lotioned, or oiled, and clean. LOOK before you poke! dont poke moles, warts, or stretch marks. Try to avoid the tatoo. If you must use a tatoo area, try to pick the lighter color areas, or shoot between the ink if you can.

Im so proud of both of you!