Guest guest Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 I actually don't have to do much pinching up because I have a bellyroll from having kids, LOL. I don't check for blood in the needle. If I touch a spot with the needle and it hurts, I find another spot to inject into. I do sometimes get a small bruise, but I think that just means I hit a capillary. Sue On Monday, April 10, 2006, at 07:47 PM, wrote: > I'm new to Enbrel, too, and have a question. > > On the package insert it says to release the pinch of skin > after you stick the needle in, and then to pull back to > see if there's any blood. But I've talked to several > people (nurses among them) who say to keep the skin > pinched and not worry about checking for blood in the needle. > What do you all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 > They certainly don't provide any extra syringes and needles to use for > this. There's no way that I would throw away a syringe with that > expensive Enbrel in it. > > Sue Yeah, that was my worry, too. There's no way I can afford another $350 or so for an extra one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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