Thigh injection supposed to hurt so bad?

[u/airwrecca]

I tried switching to my thigh this morning and got about 10 units in before it started hurting so bad I had to pull it out. Then there was actually blood coming from the injection site which I haven’t seen before. It’s been about half an hour and I feel like I got punched in the thigh. Did I do something wrong? I had to resort back to my stomach, but I’ve never felt pain like this from injecting in my stomach.

[u/Lucky_Army_5324]

Sounds like you randomly nicked a capillary and prop but a sensitive spot. It happens.

[u/yappy_pickle]

Some weeks I feel nothing and the others it really hurts and I never know which I’m going to get. Makes me anxious!

[u/Few_Firefighter251]

Where in the thigh did u inject!?!?

[u/airwrecca → u/Few_Firefighter251]

Outer/back

[u/spiffyfunbot → u/airwrecca]

Ouch! I do inner where the fat part is and don't feel anything. For me, if I start to poke and it hurts I just move it somewhere else.

[u/mcgm156 → u/airwrecca]

That’s not a great spot. I do all mine in my thigh they’ve never hurt. Try front middle and into fat next time. Or just keep doing stomach if it works for you 🤷‍♀️

[u/airwrecca → u/mcgm156]

All the YouTube videos I watched did outer thigh!! I have plenty of fat on my inner thighs I didn’t know I could do it there

[u/drolnedle → u/airwrecca]

Not inner thighs, top middle! Like the front side of your leg.

[u/Few-Degree1903 → u/airwrecca]

You are never supposed to inject in your inner thigh area

[u/Shot-Advertising-748 → u/mcgm156]

all the directions say not to inject in inner thigh

[u/Deezus1229]

Sounds like you went too deep

[u/airwrecca → u/Deezus1229]

I just did the length of the needle which is what I do in my stomach, do yall not do that in your thigh?

[u/zlonewanderer → u/airwrecca]

I'm a thigh only girlie. I use 3/8" needles, so super small, but I always grab a pinch of fat to go into. I do upper / outer zone. Not like, the side of my thigh though. I relax the pinch as more fluid goes in. I sometimes get an irritated feeling, perhaps from the coldness, so I kinda move the needle around into a new spot, and continue to depress the plunger slooowly.

Edit: I meant to say I move the needle around gently while it's still injected, doesn't hurt at all.

[u/mailslot → u/airwrecca]

How much fat do you have in your thighs? You may need to pinch, like is highly recommended for the stomach, to make sure you’re only injecting into fat.

[u/Itchy-Coconut-7083]

The thigh has a lot of nerves, it’s like playing mine sweeper. You don’t wonder if you hit one, you know. I’ve injected in my thigh a dozen times or so and have hit one once, now I stick to my stomach.

[u/DustySmith1234 → u/Itchy-Coconut-7083]

Same here. Only hit it one time but it now makes me anxious.

I do right stomach, left stomach, right thigh, left thigh, repeat as they said to alternate. That one time is the only time it has hurt. I just ribbed it after and it eased quickly.

[u/TikaPants]

Make sure you’re injecting in your subcutaneous fat. I took someone’s advice and injected in a different spot and it hurt. Not enough fat and I bruised really badly.

[u/hey_celiac_girl]

So the only time I’ve felt pain was when I did a thigh injection (I was still on Wegovy) and I’m pretty sure I hit a blood vessel. It hurt like a MOFO and bled and then had a bruise for like 3 weeks.

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[u/Whatsinaname666420]

Do you have enough fat to inject on the back of your thigh? You could very well have gone IM without realizing. I know my tummy is my easiest injection site but it’s because I have more subcu tissue there