I'm about to start Bicillin injections and wondering if anyone knows anyone who has injected into an artery or vein? I've been reading the safety and precautions for this med and it's a bit scarey to think of this accident happening. FOr those who've used it, how easy do you find the injections or should I say, how easy does your carepartner find giving you the injections?
Thanks,
Posted by Rianna (Member # 11038) on :
As with any IM injection make sure they insert then draw back to check for any blood - THEY MUST DO THIS - this will ensure they are not in a vein. Mind you if its in your butt then that will be OK anyway but if they are trained correctly they will always draw back when giving any IM Injection. INSIST ON IT, I did
Rianna
Posted by lymie tony z (Member # 5130) on :
I don't think it's a problem....
DID'NT you ask your doctor how to do it? Give his office a call and they'll be happy to tell you where you can stick it!
zman
Posted by CaliforniaLyme (Member # 7136) on :
I've never known or heard of anyone who did this and there is no one on the Lyme Memorial Page for it!!! It is entirely preventable and you can always follow proper procedure to avoid it!!
Posted by listenswithcare (Member # 10719) on :
I have a friend who is a nurse and in her 41 year career, she has only had ONE instance where she got blood in a deep IM injection like bicillin.
In that instance, she did not even have to pull back on the plunger to see the blood, it just showed up in the top of the needle/bottom of syringe.
I have given myself injections for months. I started out with some help the first time I was on Bicillin, but this second time around, I just do it myself. It is good to do some activity after the shot to get the medicine spread out into the muscles fibers. This cuts down on the "knotting" that can happen. Also, massaging the area perhaps the next day or a few hours after the shot helps this.
One thing the nurse helped me understand was that when you pull back to check for blood, you barely pull back at all. It is not like you are drawing something into the syringe, it is like you are just giving the least bit of pressure in the opposite direction to see if blood shows at the top of the needle.
Bicillin is a great way to go. Spares your gut and it is very managable.
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