tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864451184450782923.post3967621487358232053..comments2022-03-06T07:09:45.510-08:00Comments on CrohnsLivesWithMe: Did I Mention That I HATE NEEDLES!!!Sweetpeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946475982800292027noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864451184450782923.post-26554648287146265082010-03-11T14:48:08.750-08:002010-03-11T14:48:08.750-08:00Hi Ragamuffin, That is a great strategy, I never g...Hi Ragamuffin, That is a great strategy, I never gave it much thought but the phlebotomist may pick up on my anxiety and perhaps be over cautious which can lead to needle trauma. I will try your technique the next time. Thanks!<br /><br />Hi Lindsey, My sister in law who works in a doctors office and is very awesome with a needle gives me my Cimzia shots every four weeks. I can’t bring myself to do it either, plus they burn and sting so badly. She has started injecting me with Lidocaine before the Cimzia. I love it, I don’t feel a thing now. Just had them last night.Sweetpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946475982800292027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864451184450782923.post-21769265310172335872010-03-11T13:01:45.915-08:002010-03-11T13:01:45.915-08:00I have to get humira injections and I still have t...I have to get humira injections and I still have to close my eyes and let my stepmom or Thom do it. I can't do it at all.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227210420507418993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864451184450782923.post-31015950402453084102010-03-11T09:42:59.381-08:002010-03-11T09:42:59.381-08:00you know, i guess i'm quite fortunate in that ...you know, i guess i'm quite fortunate in that i don't mind needles. when i was younger and was poked more often (because my disease was more turbulent), i was scared like any other child. but i started challenging myself to be the most badass patient my nurses had ever dealt with, and it didn't take long before i'd convinced myself as well. now i consider myself an esteemed veteran of poking (as are you, i'm sure!), and when i'm in the chair/bed i pump my fist, point to the vein that i want them to use, and hawk-eye my arm as the needle goes in with this attitude of, "i know what i'm doing; do you?" <br /><br />since i started that practice, no one has missed :)Ragamuffin, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561769322524106600noreply@blogger.com