I swear, self-administering an intramuscular injection is like flying a space shuttle. It seems so simple - all you are trying to do is move an object in space from Point A to Point B - and yet there are so many little variables you have to keep track of; any which of one could result in a catastrophic failure if not accounted for.
Tonight I did my Estradiol shot; and I swear in short order I:
Couldn't relax my thigh muscle (despite my best efforts);
Inserted the needle at an angle;
Hit a vein on the way in (unavoidable, but annoying).
I'm not sure what the problem was with (1) - maybe the way I was sitting? I suspect (2) is because you are supposed to make the skin taut, and I've been doing that by pulling it in a single direction... Maybe I need to stretch it taut instead?
The things I put myself through for the sake of aligning my mind and body...