The class

This afternoon I went to my shot injection class. I was worried that the class wasn't going to take place, but thankfully the instructor was there when I showed up. It turned out that I was the only one who showed up. There were settings for two other people, but they never came.

The class was geared towards hepatitis C people. (I have Hep B). That meant that the syringes and medicine that the instructor was demonstrating weren’t going to be the same type of syringes I would be using. It didn’t really matter anyway since I was just there to learn how to poke myself.

There was a spongy orange thing that I put around my leg to practice giving shots. Giving shots was pretty simple. Just inject yourself with a “dart-like” motion. Yep, just a little poke and the needle slides all the way in. Then push on the plunger to inject the medication. We’ll see how I do in real life.

The class was pretty helpful today. I got most of my questions answered and got to play with some needles. Plus free stuff is always nice - a tote bag, bandages, pamphlets, needle disposal box...