I am a s l o w injector! and piercer!

I don't think I hit muscle, but when the nurse shows up I'll let her check my thighs and see if maybe that was the problem!

Tonight, I'll have hubby do my top of my butt! I'm not looking forward to it!

LOL. I read this as "I'm looking forward to it!" and I thought, "Oh, Lord! Calm yourself girl."

That is my 2nd to least favorite spot only because it is hard to twist, pinch an inch, and inject.

Good luck tonight!

Hey guys!

Number three shot was top of but....hubby did it....it did hurt....but NOTHING like the leg and I think it was more tolerable than my tummy pain/itch!!!

I decided to try all the spots without intervention first to see what they all do....

So far all reactions seem to go away by 30 minutes....

I do have a bruise already from the butt (and if anyone dares to suggest I hit a muscle...clamp it up! I am well endowed in that area!!!! )

Copaxone two weeks so far - rotation today and yesterday thighs - lower down towards my knee hurt yesterday and got good lump - did it further up on thigh today without autoinjector and it was fine - injection in tummy hurts - not an option - upper arms and butt okay - get a spot of blood almost every time - only lumps are on my thighs - rest of me unlumped and unbruised - am well endowed in all subject areas -

Ok...number 4 shot....to the arm...compliments of hubby, manually... hurt like the dickens at first, calming down a bit faster than all the others...

Let me share with you a conversation with a SS nurse and myself today!

Nurse "How are your injections going?"
bird - all details of above lots of laughter
Nurse "I'm sure you hit a muscle on your leg and your tummy (since it bruised)"
bird - "I'm not so sure about my leg, but believe me I know fat on my tummy when I see it!!!" LOL
Nurse - "have you tried a warm compress before the shots?"
bird - ""Nope, I'm going to do each area first, so I can see what areas really feel like."
Nurse - silence
bird " I'm a gluton for punishment, aren't I?" LOL
Nurse - LOL "yes" LOL

But it is less than 7 hours since I spoke to her and I am changing my mind.... warm compress FIRST from now on!! I'm tired of the pain!!!

I love KarenMarie's documentation of her shots!

Karen, are you using the warm compress? Have the reactions already started to subside?

Hey,Bird
I've never have used a warm compress before I don't think, I just wipe with the alcohol cloth let it dry and then shoot and then after the shot I use a cold washcloth on the site for a few minutes and then I put aloe vera gel on the injection site I think it helps alittle bit.

LOL...Seems like shot advise is just as varied as everything else with this disease..My favorite shot discussion is still Twinketoes' description of how she remembers where the shots go..By doing the Macarena.. THAT picture's burned in my mind..

Twinkie's going to have to make a video of that one!!! LOL

As far as shots go and advice....all our bodies are a little bit different! Plus the more ideas there are, if one doesn't work, you just go on and try the next!!!