Had my first experience with a needleless injection

SBma · February 2011

This will be a post and run. My migraine medicine now comes in a generic injection, which happens to be needle-less. Not only did it hurt more than the Imitrex injection pen, but it left a big welt on my leg that bled a good amount. I have to say, I prefer the needle version.

cookie_queen · February 2011

How does a needless injection even work?

NavyClan · February 2011

aw, sorry it hurt you

. Do you have to shoot the gun yourself? The ones in our vaccination line were HUGE. I can't imagine shooting up with one yourself. I always thought they were freaking cool, but none of the drugs we got hurt when they did it.

joanithegreat · February 2011

cookie_queen:
How does a needless injection even work?

In my mind I am imagining the hypospray that they use on Star Trek.

kittybits21 · February 2011

joanithegreat:
cookie_queen:
How does a needless injection even work?

In my mind I am imagining the hypospray that they use on Star Trek.

I cannot wait until we catch up with Trek and start using hyposprays. I hate needles.

NavyClan · February 2011

cookie_queen:
How does a needless injection even work?

the ones we got shot with were like this:

only they had tubes attached through the ceiling to the compressed air thingy. It just shoots the drug through through your skin.

SBma · February 2011

cookie_queen:
How does a needless injection even work?

Here's what I found about it. My theory is it gets the medicine inside by scaring the crap out of you. Once you move this plastic piece back, you hold it to your skin and wait for what feels like forever (few seconds).

"When SUMAVEL DosePro is pressed to the skin, the compressed gas pushes a ram that drives a piston through the filled drug capsule. The drug is expelled under pressure through a precision drilled hole at the end of the glass capsule. This creates a thin stream of liquid with just enough pressure to penetrate into the subcutaneous tissue. Delivery occurs within one-tenth of a second."

joanithegreat · February 2011

SBma:

cookie_queen:
How does a needless injection even work?

Here's what I found about it. My theory is it gets the medicine inside by scaring the crap out of you. Once you move this plastic piece back, you hold it to your skin and wait for what feels like forever (few seconds).

"When SUMAVEL DosePro is pressed to the skin, the compressed gas pushes a ram that drives a piston through the filled drug capsule. The drug is expelled under pressure through a precision drilled hole at the end of the glass capsule. This creates a thin stream of liquid with just enough pressure to penetrate into the subcutaneous tissue. Delivery occurs within one-tenth of a second."

Yeah, I'd rather just have a regular needle.

cookie_queen · February 2011

OMG I think I'll stick with injections. I've gotten fairly good at those. You are a brave, brave woman.

SBma · February 2011

NavyClan:
cookie_queen:
How does a needless injection even work?
the ones we got shot with were like this:

only they had tubes attached through the ceiling to the compressed air thingy. It just shoots the drug through through your skin.

Holy crap. This thing is the size of an epi-pen or a large sharpie.

SBma · February 2011

cookie_queen:
OMG I think I'll stick with injections. I've gotten fairly good at those. You are a brave, brave woman.

I'm actually just a sucker. I was naive thinking something with a needle wouldn't hurt that bad. The Imitrex injections have very small, thin needles.

NavyClan · February 2011

SBma:

Holy crap. This thing is the size of an epi-pen or a large sharpie.

dang! I guess it has been almost 6 years since I had mine done. Crazy how fast technology changes. Still a big fat booooo if it hurts that bad though

mmkaye · February 2011

Dude, I will take needles any day. That is scary sounding.

giaM28 · February 2011

I have a serious fear of needles and i would rather one than that. the idea just gives me the creeps

Excitedtostart · February 2011

We had a needless system to use before IV's - it injected lidocaine into the spot to numb it, and then we put the iv in and supposedly it didn't hurt. Some kids were totally fine with it, but I tried it on me and I thought it hurt like a Mutha! And it left an enormous bruise that lasted forever!!

I will always stick with needles - and ironically, I really, really hate shots. I come very close to hyperventilating and crying.