Progestrone Injection vent!!

Julylovebug2011

I started my progerstrone injections last week.  I am so pissed because my insurance would only pay for a 1 time teach with the nurse and I had to have my mother and husband there to learn to do the shot each week.  So yesterday was my first shot without a skilled nurse there and my husband was the one that did it.  While he was getting the shot ready I kept telling himt that I really thought he was way too closed to my hip bone and it would hurt more.  I asked him several times to not do the shot in that area and to move over more.  Of course he thinks he knows everything and did it where he wanted to do it anyway, which turned out to be very painful!!! Which in turn made me very angry because he doesn't listen. So after all the progestrone was in, he pulled the needle out and I was really bleeding and some of the medice was coming back out, I had to say can you give me something to apply pressure to it?  He gets this funky attitude when I told him that really hurt and was too close to the bone and just says well I won't do it anymore.  Maybe you need to have your mom do it. Then he just walks out of the room and goes down stairs.  I was livid!! As I am sitting on my side trying to open the first aid kit to get a band aid.  Then he comes back upstairs about 45 minutes later and tries to talk to me like everything was fine which is bull.  I am so beyond irritated with him right now. I mean lets look at the fact that even when the shot is given in a good spot they already suck!  The medicine is super thick and takes minutes to go in and it burns, the least he could do is show more compassion and stop thinking he knows it all. Does anyone know of anything I can do to take some of the edge off of this injection?  I do not want to have to loose it on my husband over this.

bride2be.austin

wow sorry about that!  sounds like the wrong spot!!  i've been having my friend/neighbor giving me the shot for 12 weeks now with no problems.  it doesn't burn at all for me...never bleeds..etc.  where did your nurse give it?  mine are in my upper butt cheek like just below my bikini line.  it goes deep into the muscle there...and i seriously dont feel a thing really!  some times i have a bit of "injection irratation" where it itches...but that's about it!

Julylovebug2011

The first time the nurse gave it in the below the bikini line upper butt cheek too but my husband oh he was way off this time.  The first time I got it, the medicine burned going in but getting the needle in was not as traumatic.  I guess I just have to grin and bear it until he gets better at it.  I know it will be worth it in the end. 

MommaA117

I give shots at work. A good indicator for me is to make sure it's going in lower than where the top of the butt crack starts and farther in than where the the hip bone starts ...this also helps to avoid the sciatic nerve. I start at the outer upper hip...moved in and then down to right below the crack line. Hope that helps. Sometimes certain people are more prone to bleeding and sometimes they will visit one day and none 4 days later. It's odd.

SweetieD21

My husband gives mine to me.  Basically in the butt cheek, a little to the front towards the hip.  It burns when it goes in and sometimes a little bleeding afterwards once the bandaid is on.  And it's sore that day but other than that, no problems.  right after my husband pulls the needle out I have a cotton ball ready and apply pressure, just in case any medication leaks out or I start to bleed.  He then puts a bandaid on it.  I'm sure your husband was nervous, I know mine gets nervous that he's going to do it wrong.  Our nurse explained it to us to find the right spot to inject if you have to feel for the hip bone with your finger tips then place your hand flat on the hip with your thumb spread apart from your hand, and inject it in to the spot between your fingers and your thumb.  Should be the fatty part of your hip/butt.  Next week explain to your husband how important this shot is and that it needs to be done in the correct spot to avoid excess pain or bleeding. 

buggles

I was taught, the upper right quadrant of the right butt cheek or upper left quadrant of the left cheek. Grab a hold of the cheek and just stab the chunk ALL the way in. You could also ice the spot (use an ice pack held there) for several minutes to numb the tissues in that area just before injection.

I'm so sorry that it hurt. It made me nervous the first few times my H gave it to me, but now he's more confident, is better at it and thinks he's a pro.

Try these suggestions if you want. You could also see if someone in L&D of a local hospital can show you and him again. I wish you well.

lemen99

I'm not sure - mine doesn't hurt at all really - a friend (nurse) does it.  My dr office said that we could call any time with questions. I would have your DH call and have the nurse walk him through it step by step.