I'm so glad that this video has been helpful to so many people! ❤️️ I do want to mention that a couple of medical professionals noted to me in the comments advising against recapping needles. It's possible to poke yourself while recapping it the way I showed, which would be particularly unhygienic and potentially dangerous if you do so and get poked after administering a shot to someone other than yourself. If you still want to recap it though, it's better to use the scoop method where you place the lid on a surface like your countertop and then without a hand on the lid, point the needle into the cap so there's no way you could get poked by it in the process!
Sister can you tell about the baby what you got. iam also taking shots daily.iam worried of the fetus how it's going to develop.please🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏make a video about your baby health condition.pleas sister 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
A year later, I’m commending to say that I just did my first Lovenox injection and it went great! The instructions were SO sparse. Thank goodness for your video. Thank you again! Officially at 6 weeks and counting ❤️
This made me cry. I'll have to do this during my pregnancy and I've been so nervous about it. This made me feel so much better and I've saved it for when we do conceive. Thank you!
I watched this video with my first pregnancy (he’s 19 months now😭) and am now coming across this again while pregnant with my second. Every time I inject myself, I hear your calming voice saying “it’s no big deal!” In my head. Thank you so much for putting me at ease during both pregnancies!
I want to thank you so much for this video. Your voice was so calming and gentle and the fact you talked slowly helped me to calm my nerves. I’m on my 4th shot today and alone, but you gave me more confidence. God bless you and your baby.
Thank you for your video. I’ve been doing this for a week and still have 6 months to go. After managing to give myself a huge hard bruise yesterday, I’m in tears trying to give myself this shot. The tip about the needle slant up and going in a line was so helpful. Thank you!!
I'm glad this was helpful! I too got a ton of bruises doing this, but I continued to get a little better at it over time and eventually the bruises were very rare! I hope that will be true for you as well. ❤️ Please subscribe to see more videos coming up!
Thank you so much for the video. I now feel I’m not the only one going through this. I’m scare of needle, so it’s not easy giving myself the injection. I’m only 12 weeks and have at least 378 more injections to go for this pregnancy and maybe another 3 months after I give birth. 😭
I feel ya. 😔 You know what else I did that helped? I started looking into the box of shots and as it got emptier each day I would say to myself, "I'm almost another 10 days closer to seeing my baby already!" And when I'd throw away an empty box I'd remind myself that it wasn't so bad, and again how now I was that much closer to seeing my baby. ♥️ It will get easier. *Hugs*
Thank you for this. I am on my 4th pregnancy (one healthy baby boy, two angels in heaven) my ob prescribed me this to help prevent a recurring MC. Praying it helps! Thank you, it’s wonderful to see your big belly ❤️🌈
I know this is years later but I want to say thanks. I just did my first injection by myself thanks to you. You gave me confidence. I needed this this pregnancy and you really helped my nerves.
Thank you so much for this video. I'm currently 16 weeks pregnant and been on the shot for a month now. I felt so alone but after seeing this video I feel more confident. God bless and once again thank you. ❤
You're welcome! I hope everything goes smoothly for you! ❤️ I'm at it again now, actually. I'll be sharing about it in my next video if you want to subscribe and follow along. 😊
Thank you so much for sharing this video!! I just started the lovenox shots and I watched your video like 3 times to calm myself down. Not as bad as I expected, this video is extremely helpful!
I give myself Lovenox shots, and I hadn't heard about having the needle pointed up, so thanks! I wanted to point out that the shots don't sting afterwards if you let the alcohol from the wipes dry for about a minute. I actually fan the site (without touching the skin) to dry it quicker.
I’ll be starting injections once it arrives. I was terrified today when my doctor said I had to do this myself. While I am still nervous, seeing your video has given me some sense of relief that it isn’t a horrible experience. If anything an annoyance, which I can live with. Thank you!
Thanks SO much for posting this! Because I got Covid, my OBGYN prescribed these shots but since I was in quarantine, he said to just look up a tutorial online :( This was sooooo helpful!!!!
First person I've watched that talks 100,% truth I'm on these now reguarding needle going in you feel it sometimes it hurts going in sometimes you literally feel it go in but with literally no pain at all but 100% every time you inject you get that stinging burning sensation due to what the liquid actually is you can try to manage it by going slower or faster like you said faster works best for me put the needle in slowly but then press it down fast just gets it over and done and doesn't hurt as much personally but of course everyone's different , I've watched multiple videos before your one and they all said they same lie " it doesn't hurt at all you cant even feel it " and it's not a fair thing to say because people who are watching before taking this injection for the first time will expect no pain to be greeted with that horrible stinging pain so thankyou for being detailed and honest it helps people out alot, alot of people like to play it out and make out " you can't feel a thing " it's an injection of course you can feel it but due to what's in this stuff it stings where as other normal injections like COVID injections ect ect don't sting at all when they inject
Thank you for sharing your demonstration on administering Lovenox Injection. I had used your video two years ago, and searched until I found you again. It was a cinch, & you made me very secure & I just wanted to thank you. Last time I was having a Knee Replacement, this time it's for a Hip Replacement...Blessings for sharing your very calming video.
I'm 16 and I had a really big blood clot in my leg so I do twice a day lovenox injections. I've always had the hugest fear of needles. My dad is a type one diabetic so he takes 4-6 insulin shots a day, I remember when he explained to me when i was little why he does that I remember thinking what any 2nd grader would think "I'll never have to have a shot every single day." When my hematologist told us In February would need to do twice a day injections I was terrified and so were my parents. The first few injections were horrible. The needle going in hurt super bad and the lovenox going in stung really bad so I cried super hard after the first few injections. I remember getting nervous hours before the injections. I remember about 12 minutes after one of my night injections in the hospital I was already getting anxious about the next one then the next day about 8 hours before my injection I was already nervous. I thought these next few months were going to be miserable. However, I remember telling my last day nurse about my needle fear and she told me about something called buzzy. It's this little buzzing machine with a small ice pack on the back and she said it's supposed to numb your skin. So I bought one and tried it out. I put it on an injection site 7 minutes before the injection and it has worked so well ever since. With buzzy, I still feel the needle going in but it doesn't hurt. I'm so thankful that nurse told me about buzzy, my anxiety would be so much worse If she hadn't told me. I'm a little over 3 months into my injections and at most it'll be 3 more months but I might be done sooner. My friends plan on making me a lovenox free cake and having a lovenox free party when I'm done
Stephanie thank you so much for sharing this! Maybe you're already all done by now? I'm glad the little buzzy helped you so much! I definitely had a bit of anxiety at the beginning as well, but I took slow, deep breaths to help me stay calm and as I got better at it I found that I didn't need to do that anymore. It's so important to find a good solution though, because our mental wellness surrounding these things is important too.
Oh my gosh you calmed me so much. I hated doing it this time. It wasn't painful going in but it stung after wasn't bad at all. Just stung a little.xxxx
Thank you so much for this. When I went to pick up my lovenox RX i was so scared. My dr didn’t tell me this was an injection I literally cried at the counter. This really helped me and made me feel better
I'm so sorry you were caught by surprise like that! This was a big thing for me to wrap my mind around doing, so I can only imagine how shocking that must have felt! I'm so glad this helped!
Kayla Baker are you taking the injection once a day or twice and how many mg ? Sorry my doc just told me I have to take it since I’m pregnant but 40 mg daily sounds high plus aspirin on the side
Darlene Gomez I’m taking the injections when I get home I’ll check and comment back. But I found out next week that my paleontologist will probably be upping the dosage
I’ve done over a month of these shots, talked to two doctors, and NO ONE mentioned the sharps shield! Holy cow. I’ve been recapping (how the nurse showed me, though I know it’s “wrong”) and putting in a empty plastic bottle. Thank you for showing that, and sharing.
Thank you Thank you Thank you. Just had shot number one today at a clinic.Not usually scared of needles but this time I found my self so nervous and was visibly shaking at the sight.I even blocked the nurses hand as she was trying to get it in (I know not cool at all) But my boyfriend and dad to be sent me this video.Atleast seeing someone pregnant gave me hope that its not that big a deal. So shot one down ...376 to go lets do this!
I had saddle pulmonary embolism in 2018 where I was prescribed xarelto for six months. Now I’m about to have a hysterectomy and the doctor is prescribing Lovenox shots once a day for two weeks after surgery to prevent blood clots. I’m so nervous. Thank you for the video, it helped to calm my nerves.
I'm on clexane injections for the last week of my pregnancy and I'm positive that I won't have to go through that horrible experience again after my C-section. I pray for all mothers and pregnant women out there to safely go through this journey aswell.
Thank you so much for this! I have a fear of needles and having to give myself this shot was so difficult. I tried yesterday in the abdomen and I couldn’t break the skin. Today, on my hip after watching your video was a breeze! ❤❤❤ Thank you! It helped so much!
I have Factor V Leiden. And my doctor's have all told me I'll be on low-molecular weight heparin during any pregnancies. I am 30 I want a baby but I am so afraid of injectable blood thinners. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come upon it. I am saving this video for the future. 💖
@@TangerineBliss Thank you so much! We were going to start TTC this year but due to COVID we benched those plans as I lost my job. It's the last part of the puzzle before we start trying. I am trying to focus on my fitness in the meantime and I hope once I get a job we have a tentative plan to start TTC in May 2021. 💖🤞😘🌻
@@phunkyvida that's sounds like a really solid plan. This pandemic has certainly been making everything more complicated! 😩 Feel free to subscribe, I'll be sharing some updates soon! 😘
This is very well done and thank you for doing this. One note is that people should be very cautious about putting the gray cover back on the needle. While you clearly take care in doing it, if one does not take such care it can be quite easy for the needle to go through the needle and into a finger. I would recommend that people not do that but I completely respect your reason for doing it.
Thank you for this video! I have a few more years before pregnancy, but I will have to take these shots during pregnancy due to a clotting disorder and a history of blood clots. I’ve been really scared about these shots, but it doesn’t look too bad.
You're welcome! 🙂 Please subscribe to see more videos coming up, I will be making videos about my birth stories and miscarriage experiences that you might want to check out as well. ❤️
You are awesome! I just arrived home come being in the hospital for 15 days and surviving Covid-19 and am on the blood thinner for the next month 2 times a day. We wasted my first injection not knowing how to give it to me. The second we weren’t sure we did it correctly but after watching your video we realize we did. I love the slow;y tip. My injection sites are all over my stomach. Thank you so much!
Thanks, TH. I was prescribed this after surgery, but had no idea how to use it. No instructions, no diagrams, no website, nothing, and of course it's Saturday so I can't call anyone. I'm familiar with epipens and tried to find a removable pin or something, but couldn't. Finally I remembered the internet and found you showing me exactly how to use this thing. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for sharing this video! It has been extremely helpful! I'm pregnant in 16 weeks and just started my injections and your advice has been just what I needed. I was very anxious, but you gave me courage. Thanks and all the best! :)
I know this video is two years old, but I put it on in the background so we could do our injection "at the same time." I put it off until right before bed because I dread doing it but it definitely helped doing it "together."
This is a great video! If I can make 1 suggestion I would ask that you crop out the part recommending re-capping the needle. That is a big medical no-no because people often stick themselves trying to get the cover on the used needle. This is less important when self-administering shots but is important when administering to others. Otherwise great work!
This is a great video! Thank you for sharing. Im 7weeks3days and will be starting shots tomorrow. I do have a fear of needles but watching your video helped ease my nerves. Im still scared but I keep telling myself itll all be worth it. Im going to save this video for when I need calm down. You are so brave!
Thank you so much for your very informative video. I have watched several and I like yours the best. I watched one where the patient was afraid of needles. You do not want to show someone how to administer a shot when the person is freaking out.
Thank you for this video. Got my prescription for this today and I'm anxiety striken just thinking about it. But this... I will watch everyday as I do the shots. Thank you.
Aw, good luck Maureen! My experience was that the first one was the hardest, but it will get easier! A pain coping technique I did early on with these shots (and forgot to mention in the video) is slow breathing like in the RU-vid video you can find by typing "Penny Simkins breathing". It should be the first one, about the 3 R's and breathing. Slow breathing and a low moan is a really helpful comfort measure during birth, so I tried it to distract and calm myself when I was first getting used to these shots and it was really helpful. I hope that might help as well! ❤️
Wow thank you this video was so helpful! This is my 1st baby and my 1st time doing these injections I feel a lot better taking them now seeing how at ease you were!
Aw, congratulations! Shameka, it definitely got easier as I went along! You may be able to get a feel for which areas receive the pokes best as far as stinging the least and being the least likely areas to bruise. I hope it goes smoothly for you! 🙏
Thank you so much for sharing your video, you seems so calm and relaxed. I just started on lovenox injection today, after watching your video I understand why it was sting, hopefully I'll get used to it. I'll do it slowly tomorrow morning and hopefully is not that bad like today 😊
@@TangerineBliss The first one stung really bad because i didnt realise just how slow to go but by now it's mostly painless. Thank u for the tips it really helped alot. :)
I'm really glad it helped! I was taking injections again for a while this summer, so it actually doesn't feel like long ago since this video was just from the first time. 🤪
i just started this medicine and iam so scared to do it and iam 10 weeks pregnant your video help me iam starting to calm down about it thank you for your video.
Aw, hang in there! 💓 I'm sorry. The beginning is the hardest part. Taking slow deep breaths helped me calm down when I was nervous about it in the early days.
I am having a high risk pregnancy and had to go on hormones so he started the lovenox now. I had a hemorrhage and PE with a miscarriage a few yrs ago. I had a miscarriage the beginning of this yr and with me being 33 he said the hormone would be best now to help prevent another. Scary stuff. The video helped me thank you.
That was very helpful. I have to give pre-surgery Levonox shots to my mom beginning this morning and I am nervous. So this was quite helpful. Thank u!!
This was so helpful thank you! I was so scared to do this today (it is my first time) and my husband did the injection per your advice and was painless! (this time lol). Thank you SO much!
I am so glad i came across your video. I recently stopped taking the Xeralto, after 5½ months of treatment for the blood clot which now is gone praise the Lord🙏🏽. However, my husband and I want to have a baby and since my history of blood clot my doctor said that i will be taking a blood thinner injection throughout my pregnancy. I confess that i am scared but i know i am not the only one. And your video will be very helpful when the time comes. 🙏🏽
Thank you for sharing that! I would love to hear how things go for you, and I'm rooting for you! I hope you have a healthy pregnancy that goes smoothly. 🙏💞 Feel free to connect with me on Instagram if you want to chat more. ☺️
Hi, so I took my last injection yesterday. Had a great pregnancy and my daughter is well and healthy 💕 She is 6 weeks old. Thank you for this incredible video. It truly helped me and I know it'll continue to helps other women. God bless you💞
I am starting Lovenox in 2 weeks for my next frozen embryo transfer. I had to take SEVEN different injectable medications with my first IVF cycle. The ones with the weird pen contraptions make me so nervous. I dont know why that is! For some of my injections, I had to draw up saline to mix into a vial of powder, draw that back into the syringe, get rid of bubbles, change the needle tip, and then give myself the shot. I found those less stressful than the ones with the "handy and simple" pens. I found out Lovenox has a weird pen and it creeps me out. :( Thank you for sharing these tips!
You are so brave! It's amazing the things we are capable of doing. These things can be so challenging, but I am certainly very thankful for the modern medicine we have access to! I hope all goes well for you. ❤️
Thank you so much for this video i found out today I will have to take this medication. I’m scared but after watching your video I feel a little more confident and I know once I start doing it daily I’ll feel better about it. 💙
I find the place you inject odd, because i see this picture with the spots u can do the shot and thats not it. But i will do it your way since i have quite a bit o fat in the front😬😬😬. Thank you!!
The Lovenox info I got from my doctor said anywhere you can "pinch an inch" of fat, and my hematologist said love handles were fine. 🤷🏽♀️ You can double check with your doc but I'm guessing you'd be told it's okay. ☺️
Thank you so much! My stomak is growing and I am afraid to inject it into arms or legs, so I was looking for an alternative... This is very helpful! Cheers
If you stopped the lovenox shots at 36 weeks, what were the next steps leading up to your delivery? If induced, were your doctors encouraging of that route or what that something you pushed back on? Obviously an induction would be ideal if you can since then you would be able to have the option of having an epidural. Thank you for this! We are three months (out of six total) into eliquis after suffering a DVT and multiple PEs due to a heightened AntiThrombine IIII Activity & Antigen. The plan would be on nothing for a month following the six months of eliquis and to then begin trying. Onece we confirm the pregnancy is viable, i would begin lovenox for the entire pregnacy + six weeks postpartum. Your video has put me at ease and I am very grateful to have time to mentally prepare. I did receive lovenox in the hospital back in October and (maybe I am a baby but) I found them pretty painful.
I do feel like although the shots are no fun at any point, I eventually got used to them. You can even breath slowly through them the same way people teach you breath through contractions. ☺️ It's an effective way of dealing with various pain, I've found. You're definitely not a baby for feeling that way though, that's normal. I did not need to do anything in particular after discontinuing the use of these shots, but I'm sure your health care provider will let you know what the case is for you. I may have misunderstood part of what you wrote when you spoke about an induction being ideal to be able to have an epidural. To my knowledge, as long as nothing is going wrong, it's ideal to wait for labor to begin spontaneously so that the body of both the birthing person and the baby are most ready for the process. And additionally, to my knowledge, unless labor is extremely progressed at the time you arrive to the hospital, the birthing person would be able to receive an epidural no problem. It's good to ask these things to your health care provider, and also be aware that from one doctor or midwife to the next you might get different answers since some are more inclined to strongly suggest things that others do not. Some might make epidurals sounds like the way to go, but others might readily highlight reasons you may want to try without it, so hopefully you can find time to learn a bit more about some of those things from books/articles/videos in order to make the best choices for yourself. ❤️
I needed to apply quite a bit of pressure to get the needle to go inside, so I didn't do that since I didn't want to push into my skin any further or apply pressure at any weird angles. 😬
I know this is an older video, but I have a ? I'm 32 weeks and have been on lovenox shots once daily and I've been told a couple different ways of where to put the injection on my belly.. one way is on the lower side of my belly and of course rotate each side every day, and the other way is 2 inches from my belly button. But now I'm seeing you do it on your side/luv handles. Which is the best way if there is one? Am I doing this wrong?
Thank you! I hope I have the same kind of injection “device” you have. It’s much less intimidating. When I was first put on warfarin when I was 18, I have to use lovenox first, and they gave me the kind with the really short, fat needle you had to jab into your stomach. It hurt like hell! I’m not afraid of needles, but I have problems inflicting pain on myself 😂 so my collage roommate had to give me the injections. Hopefully I’m able to do these on my own when my husband isn’t home. I’m a little nervous.
@@karenmartyn6442 so what thinners are u on now? I'm on xarelto since Sept for PE's. They want me to stop the pill and use injections while they do some testing. How old are you? Normally people use coumadin for that right? Have u been on thinners since 18?
Thank you so much for making and sharing this. I am now on clexane injections. And my husband have another idea where to inject... which is not near the belly button, which the nurse told me to... so I am looking for where to inject. And you gave me ideas where to inject ^^ Thank you.
