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Re: progesterone injection concern
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed Jul 27 17:38:52 2005
Heather and Angel, I appreciate your quick responses. Thank you. I
feel better now that I know it will go away with treatment from a warm
cloth and massage. I didn't want it to be an allergic type reaction and
have to be treated otherwise. I'll check with my doctor next week if
this continues.
Leah
At Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Heather wrote:
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>Sit on awarm face cloth for 20 minutes 4 or 5 times a day, and it will
>help the bump disapear sometimes it can be abuild up of the fluid
>sometimes it can just be swelling from them shoving a needle in your
>butt, it's perfectly normal, if it continues to stay itchy and tingly
>after the face clothes for 2 or 3 days give your doctor a call it could
>be a slight reaction to the progestron.
>
>At Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Weebs wrote:
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>>Hi Leah
>>
>>While I've never had a progesterone shot, I have had many other shots
>>into the muscle. Sometimes the swelling afterwards is great, sometimes
>>it is hardly noticable. It usually disappears within a few days to a
>>week for me. Everyones body is different and heals different.
>>
>>I was once told by a nurse that the best way to help the injection site
>>is to massage it with a warm cloth. I was also told that tensing up the
>>muscle during injection can lead to more pain at the injection site. I
>>know it is very hard to relax when a needle is being shoved in your bum,
>>but it does help.
>>
>>-Angel
>>
>>At Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Leah wrote:
>>>
>>>I miscarried 5 months ago. Since then I haven't had a period. I saw my
>>>doctor a week ago and he gave me a progeterone shot to jump start my
>>>period. It's been a week exactly and I have no period. What I do have
>>>and notice is that the side of my bum where the shot was administered is
>>>tingly and swelled just a little. It's also sore. When sitting for 30
>>>minutes, that side of my bum and leg start to feel like it's fallen
>>>asleep.
>>>
>>>I read almost everything on the forum about progesterone and other
>>>articles and can't seem to find anything about the tingly on my bum. Is
>>>this normal? Is this part of the side affect that I was not aware of?
>>>Please help.
>>>
>>>Thank you.
>>>Leah
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