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LadyAlaise


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they never told me to pull back on the plunger... I just pucker up a fatty spot and stick it in and inject and dispose...I have had some bruising but usually the day or two after; only once did i hit a vien and it bruised immediately but otherwise have had no major issues since sticking to the belly region.

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I've heard that because the needle is so short and it's injected into a fatty/muscular area, the chance of hitting a vein are minimal.

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No, you pull back on the plunger. You should always pull back on the plunger once the needle is bottomed out. If you pick-up blood you're in a vein if you don't get blood then then it's safe to inject. You don't want to inject in a vein, you want to go under the skin but above the muscle. 



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Kellyw


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Omg you pull back on the syringe ?

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Shep


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Me too--had the plunger come out but was able to get right back in--I was just not paying attention. I am much more attentive NOW!

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I had that happen once and managed to get it back in.

My back up was a spare supply of Syringes & Needles so I could withdraw

the Med from the broken Syringe into another one. The bore of the replacement needles was a size bigger, but any port in a storm?

 



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I had a mishap of accidentally freezing one while out of town. Luckily I had a brother back home who could send me a replacement (Same day Shipping) and I was only a day late for my injection. Pegasys sent me one replacement too! :D


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Wow, I can't beleive it.  I have completed 9 weeks and 9 shots!  

I also was UNDETECTABLE at week 7.  Yay me!

I also had a Pegasys malfunction a few weeks back I thought I'd share with you:

I had the needle in, pulled back on the red plunger to make sure I wasn't in a vein and the plunger CAME OFF in my hand.  I couldn't inject without the plunger, so I disposed of the injection.

Luckily, I just received my next shipment of Pegasys, so I had 4 pre-fills to choose from as a backup.

If this happens to you, call the Pegasys nurse line and report it.  Then call your pharmacy and request a replacement.  My pharmacy took some info, called Genetech and made the arrangements for the replacement.  Genetech did call me in the process too, but all in all it wasn't too time consuming.  

I should be getting the replacement syringe later this week with my next Pegasys refill.

Just thought you all should know this info...



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