Tuesday, February 19, 2013

We will blame this on hormones not neurological issues...

Today, I don't have to take BCP, but I have to continue to take my Lupron.  Does anyone else have issues with a small rash after administering it?  Anyways, on to my crazy story.  So here I am analyzing my drawn needle.  Yes there is an air bubble!  It freaks me out!  What if this air bubble causes my to die?!  My husband reassures me that this is only going into the skin and not a vein so it really doesn't matter.  Thoughts of my luck rush through my head.  I picture this little needle piercing my skin, and my rolling viens roll towards the needle- hell, it's my kind of luck.  My husband gives me that look that says, "No babe, you do not have testicular cancer.  I'm being ridiculous.  So I inject the meds, and when I pull out the needle, sure enough a bubble of blood follows.   Horrified!   My kind of luck!  Once I wipe it with a paper towel, I can't seem to figure where the blood came from- not even a little scratch.  This evenings episode is brought to you by Lupron- it's just a hormone.

4 comments:

  1. OMG! I think I would freak out too. My husband researched this one time because he had an IV inserted and it had tiny air bubbles and the nurse told him it was only a problem if they were really large air bubbles and he found tons of info online informing him of the same thing. So you are probably fine, but I would still be worried with or without hormones. I tend to freak out a little in regards to needles. Good Luck!

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  2. I've never taken Lupron, but being a nurse, I am always reassuring pts that you can in fact have two feet of air in an IV tubing and it still won't kill you. :)

    I think it's just your horrible luck ;) Stupid hormones.

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  3. I have had the same freakout MANY times. I had to give myself two shots/day during my whole pregnancy, so there were plenty of air bubbles. I'm glad Risa commented. Wow, two feet! That's good to know!

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  4. I've done lupron for 3 different cycles...it sucks...If you get a rash, rub an ice cube on it. I sometimes bruise, but rarely. I wouldn't worry too much about the air bubble. I just flick the syringe a few times, pinch some flab and stab! Hang in there!!!

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