That explains it! I'm not as fair skinned as most of my family is. (Irish-Luxembourg on my dad's side, English/American Indian on my mom's side)

I got more of my mom's coloring (dark hair, skin that tans instead of burning) I do have enough of my dad's coloring that I'm probably still considered fair skinned.

That would explain the bee sting reactions on my thighs. I dont always get the bee sting when I do my stomach...

I've had two or three C injections this week that didnt want to inject all the way. One because I'm pretty sure I hit a vein, I got a good portion of it to inject, but it was really difficult the further the plunger went down. So, I quit and removed the needle because I was worried that I would hurt myself if I forced it.

The others were in my stomach, and I encountered resistance when it got to the black line that's close to the needle end of the syringe.

I'm pretty sure most of my needles have been dull, because I've really got to push to get those needles in. I've only got 8 syringes left from that particular box, so I'm not sure if I'll call SS and complain about it.