i have a friend taking progesterone shots every night for pregnancy, but the shots are leaving welts, soreness, and bruising (on top of her already having chronic pain). she’s tried heating pads but she experiences hot flashes, so that’s not entirely feasible. any other suggestions? - ThreadSky

gawdz0rz.bsky.social • 53 days ago

i have a friend taking progesterone shots every night for pregnancy, but the shots are leaving welts, soreness, and bruising (on top of her already having chronic pain). she’s tried heating pads but she experiences hot flashes, so that’s not entirely feasible. any other suggestions?

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gawdz0rz.bsky.social•53 days ago

#disability

elizabeth.blog•53 days ago

She maybe can do progesterone suppositories. They don’t proscribe them as much anymore because I’m guessing they’re not quite as effective and are annoying, but they still work fine, and if she’s having that much trouble with the shots it’s worth asking about.

tharsull.bsky.social•53 days ago

the suppositories are actually superior, at least for anything trans women need them for, so they'd prolly work just fine if they can be accquired

gawdz0rz.bsky.social•53 days ago

is there any other way to help soothe the injection sites that isn’t a heating pad?

tharsull.bsky.social•53 days ago

my body has a sensitivity to the carrier in my medicine, and my doc suggested otc diphenhydramine, aka benadryl, to help with red itchy welts at the injection site

gawdz0rz.bsky.social•53 days ago

thank you so much

tharsull.bsky.social•53 days ago

was advised to take the med about 30-45 minutes before doing the injection, so the medicine has a high enough concentration in the blood to do its magic when it's needed

floppyflower.bsky.social•53 days ago

Switching to a different carrier wasn't considered?

tharsull.bsky.social•53 days ago

basically the only way to get it would be from a boutique company who has to mix it themselves, so it's not covered by medicaid, which is what im on 😅😭

elizabeth.blog•53 days ago

I paid out of pocket to switch…and then was just as allergic to the alternative carrier oil. 🙄🙄

elizabeth.blog•53 days ago

If her skin is irritated she might be allergic to the carrier oil and OTC cortisone could help a bit, but otherwise not that I know of. My source is that I had similar issues with them, so she has my sympathy.

gawdz0rz.bsky.social•53 days ago

damn. thank you.

foxdie.bsky.social•53 days ago

Antihistamines? Either topical or oral, preferably second gen

gawdz0rz.bsky.social•53 days ago

hmmm i’ll have to mention it to her, thank you!

foxdie.bsky.social•53 days ago

Otherwise making sure she's using the thinnest and shortest appropriate needle could help, but I couldn't tell you off the top of my head what that would be, only that doctors often don't bother to consider it and give unnecessarily thick ones causing more trauma to injection site than needed.

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