Guest guest Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Debby I've been wondering why you haven't been writing. Don't feel so bad about the needle thing. I go through stages of, " what am I doing? " I go through guilt trips (Storm helps with those). I often struggle with all the meds too! I hate it! I hate that my child has to take so many meds just to not puke up his food every day, and I hate that I have to give my child a shot every night and that he cries and begs to stop taking them at least once a week, and he is not even awake when he gets his shots!!! Okay, sorry! See, it is not just you! I'm right there with you, only Storm will not give himself his shots! (He couldn't if he wanted to because his hands are not strong enough to push the button on the pen!) He wants to quit the shots. So anyhow! I'm there with you! I hate it! Did I say that I hate it! (haha) Hang in there! We all have our good and bad days, and there is nothing wrong with Mom not wanting to do it! It is good for Adam to be in control and in charge of his shots at his age. There is not a whole lot that an 11 year old can be in charge of so it will teach him responsibility! Don't fret too much! You are a great mom! Blessings, Carmen, mom to Storm, 8y 8m, 50#, 28 " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Debbie - why don't you just use the Injectease too??? That is the ONLY way I can give her shot. That way the actual needle part is hidden from ME as well as from her..... > Hi all > My computer is partially fixed.....as in I bought a new keyboard. But I have 1018 emails to read! So I'm not going to get through them all. If anyone was trying to reach me and didn't put my name in the subject, please let me know. > > I've been thinking about emailing this question for a couple of weeks now. > > Adam (for those of you who don't know) is 11 1/2 years old. He's been on GHT for 3 years. Some weeks he'll go through a bout where he does his own needle (with inject ease) and we'll go months where I will do it. > > The last couple of weeks I have had this horrible panic attack each time I give him the needle. I am fine putting it in, as usual.......but when it comes time to remove it from his leg.......I freeze! I get all freaked out and I can't pull the thing out!! I do it real slow, and it seems to me I can *see* the skin still stuck to the needle rising up......and I get all weird. > I end up giving him a bleeder and subsequently a bruise. > > How can I inject my son on a nightly basis for 3 years, without an inkling of a problem, and now it is bothering me to pieces? I told him at his last needle, I think he's going to have to take over for awhile but what kind of example am I setting? That this is too 'gross' for mom??? that's not right. > > Anyone else have this feeling? Or am I just going crazy " real " fast???/ > > Thanks\ > > Debby > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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