1. Watch the YouTube video where the woman insists it is the most horrific shot she's ever taken- specifically, way worse than PIO. (Seriously-- do not watch this video if you are about to try Lovenox.)
2. Read the back of the packaging. Think about pig intestinal mucus.
3. Carefully examine the huge, spring-loaded syringe.
And, to be fair, here's the even simpler "How TO take a Lovenox injection" tutorial:
1. Pinch an inch and do it quickly just like any other subcutaneous injection. No biggee.
Yes, there's a little burning as the medication goes in, but it's no big deal and goes away within a minute or so. The big, scary spring just retracts the needle after the injection. And yes, it creates a bruise. But I was expecting big, black and blue and the reality is tiny (maybe half the size of a pencil eraser? or less even) and, for now, red.
One down, several hundred to go?
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