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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: balapandian on September 03, 2012, 07:38:57 AM
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where do you inject the erythropoietin injection? shoulder, thighs, or stomach near navel?
which site gives the best absorption?
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We actually give it IV, before the heparin (we do home hemo).
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I inject in my abdomen. Not really close to the navel, but wherever I can grab a chunk of fat and inject. I was getting injections in my shoulder, but I find abdominal injections are much less painful. I'm not sure about whether one area absorbs better than the other,
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My husband does the same as justme15 grab some flab and jab, does not hurt.
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Yep, Greg did it that way too when on PD. Now it's through the machine at home on hemo.
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I use my thigh.
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I've always heard that an epo shot is going to be more potent if given intra-muscularly vs in the blood line. They were always big on this at my clinic, and even encouraged patients to stop a nurse if s/he was going to inject it into the line. The way I look at is, the drug is so danged expensive, I *want* to get it the most effective way possible!
I am no longer on D anymore, so my only choice is to get it in the arm or the stomach. I am 9 mos post-tx and am having issues with HGB and WBC. That means I may get to have TWO different shots!!! :urcrazy;
KarenInWA
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I give mine in any flab of my body, so arm-flab, upper leg-flap, belly-flab etc. If you warm the syringe up in your hand before you feel nothing. And I used 3x as much Epo in my bloodlines, than subcutaneous (under the skin, not in the muscle).
good luck Cas
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Anyplace you can pinch up a little fat. My pd nurse tells me it absorbs really well when injected in belly fat. I inject in the early morning so I don't risk dialyzing it out of my system overnight.
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In the abdomen for Mum...
As she says 'Puncturing the spare tyre'.....
Darth....
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I let them put it in the upper arm. If you are even considering PD, the advice I was given was to NOT allow any stomach injections. When I'm in the hospital and they want to do heparin injections, I have them use my thigh or upper butt.
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My PD team has me injecting EPO in the fat roll around my waist. Just grab the flab and jab, as has been shared.
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I have trouble using the flab around my stomach because I wear transitional lenses and I can't focus on my stomach unless I slide my glasses onto the end of my nose. If they fall off I have trouble finding them again - and I'm scared I'll stand on them. Oh dear - the joys of getting old!
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In his belly.
lmunchkin
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Not to give TMI or anything, but I have a little bit of flab right below my belly button, so I just grab that and poke the needle in. :)
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I give mine in any flab of my body, so arm-flab, upper leg-flap, belly-flab etc. If you warm the syringe up in your hand before you feel nothing. And I used 3x as much Epo in my bloodlines, than subcutaneous (under the skin, not in the muscle).
good luck Cas
Thank you for correcting me, Cas! I was writing my post rather quickly, and couldn't think of the correct verbiage. Yes, sub-q or "in the flab" is where it's at!
KarenInWA