RE: On Topic Post: Black Marks at Injection Sites

[Guest guest]

Sally,

I within 7 weeks (6 more shots) of finishing Pegasys and I have not had any shot

site reaction of any type. Well, I knicked an artery or something once and got a

bruise, but that's been it.

Tatezi

I got the black marks at injection sites with each interferon injection when

I was on the straight stuff. Do those marks still happen with the pegylated

and any other type of interferon?

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your response. I suppose from the lack of any other responses,

that this is universal? The black marks are no longer present in treatment?

Sally

Re: On Topic Post: Black Marks at Injection

Sites

Sally,

I within 7 weeks (6 more shots) of finishing Pegasys and I have not had any

shot site reaction of any type. Well, I knicked an artery or something once

and got a bruise, but that's been it.

Tatezi

I got the black marks at injection sites with each interferon injection when

I was on the straight stuff. Do those marks still happen with the pegylated

and any other type of interferon?

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your response. I suppose from the lack of any other responses,

that this is universal? The black marks are no longer present in treatment?

Sally

Re: On Topic Post: Black Marks at Injection

Sites

Sally,

I within 7 weeks (6 more shots) of finishing Pegasys and I have not had any

shot site reaction of any type. Well, I knicked an artery or something once

and got a bruise, but that's been it.

Tatezi

I got the black marks at injection sites with each interferon injection when

I was on the straight stuff. Do those marks still happen with the pegylated

and any other type of interferon?

[Guest guest]

They were black spots at each injection site. They would take a couple days

to fully appear, and then take about 2 weeks to each of them fade. I am

pretty sure I wasn't nicking a blood vessel with each injection,

particularly since I also take insulin, and get no such marking from those

injections.

My doctor, and another list I was on, agreed that this side effect was not

uncommon.

Sally

Re: On Topic Post: Black Marks at Injection

Sites

Sally,

Sorry no one else responded because my experience might not be the same as

someone else's experience. Maybe some folks aren't clear on what you meant

by black spots and so have hesitated in responding.

I " assumed " that you meant at the injection site...is that right? And were

they black spots that stayed or could have been a minor hemorage at the

injection site from knicking an artery or vein?

Tatezi

RE: On Topic Post: Black Marks at Injection

Sites

Thank you for your response. I suppose from the lack of any other responses,

that this is universal? The black marks are no longer present in treatment?

[Guest guest]

They were black spots at each injection site. They would take a couple days

to fully appear, and then take about 2 weeks to each of them fade. I am

pretty sure I wasn't nicking a blood vessel with each injection,

particularly since I also take insulin, and get no such marking from those

injections.

My doctor, and another list I was on, agreed that this side effect was not

uncommon.

Sally

Re: On Topic Post: Black Marks at Injection

Sites

Sally,

Sorry no one else responded because my experience might not be the same as

someone else's experience. Maybe some folks aren't clear on what you meant

by black spots and so have hesitated in responding.

I " assumed " that you meant at the injection site...is that right? And were

they black spots that stayed or could have been a minor hemorage at the

injection site from knicking an artery or vein?

Tatezi

RE: On Topic Post: Black Marks at Injection

Sites

Thank you for your response. I suppose from the lack of any other responses,

that this is universal? The black marks are no longer present in treatment?

[Guest guest]

I dont remember black marks at shot sights.. maybe once or twice.. but

usually all of mine were a red circle all around..

trying to remember..

Dawn

[Guest guest]

I dont remember black marks at shot sights.. maybe once or twice.. but

usually all of mine were a red circle all around..

trying to remember..

Dawn

[Guest guest]

I dont remember black marks at shot sights.. maybe once or twice.. but

usually all of mine were a red circle all around..

trying to remember..

Dawn

[Guest guest]

I dont remember black marks at shot sights.. maybe once or twice.. but

usually all of mine were a red circle all around..

trying to remember..

Dawn

[Guest guest]

my spots that appeared.. like a couple days after the shot were red.. not

black .... and stuck around for a while.. that is how i remembered which spots i

had injected last.. LOL..

still trying to remember<short term memory>

Dawn

[Guest guest]

my spots that appeared.. like a couple days after the shot were red.. not

black .... and stuck around for a while.. that is how i remembered which spots i

had injected last.. LOL..

still trying to remember<short term memory>

Dawn

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/10/2004 2:43:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

claudineintexas@... writes:

idea of what you mean by " black " and what you actually mean could be

different. Or, perhaps it is something related to your diabetes since

diabetes affects circulation. (I would still be concerned about black

spots though.) Did you perhaps have low platelets which might have

caused you to bruise excessively?

Could blck spots be related to (I'm about to misspell this) pattecei? That

isn't a problem that I had, but a lot of people on ribavirin did. Anne

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/10/2004 2:43:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

claudineintexas@... writes:

idea of what you mean by " black " and what you actually mean could be

different. Or, perhaps it is something related to your diabetes since

diabetes affects circulation. (I would still be concerned about black

spots though.) Did you perhaps have low platelets which might have

caused you to bruise excessively?

Could blck spots be related to (I'm about to misspell this) pattecei? That

isn't a problem that I had, but a lot of people on ribavirin did. Anne

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/10/2004 2:43:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

claudineintexas@... writes:

idea of what you mean by " black " and what you actually mean could be

different. Or, perhaps it is something related to your diabetes since

diabetes affects circulation. (I would still be concerned about black

spots though.) Did you perhaps have low platelets which might have

caused you to bruise excessively?

Could blck spots be related to (I'm about to misspell this) pattecei? That

isn't a problem that I had, but a lot of people on ribavirin did. Anne

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/10/2004 2:43:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

claudineintexas@... writes:

idea of what you mean by " black " and what you actually mean could be

different. Or, perhaps it is something related to your diabetes since

diabetes affects circulation. (I would still be concerned about black

spots though.) Did you perhaps have low platelets which might have

caused you to bruise excessively?

Could blck spots be related to (I'm about to misspell this) pattecei? That

isn't a problem that I had, but a lot of people on ribavirin did. Anne

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/10/2004 4:19:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

claudineintexas@... writes:

If you mean petechia I wouldn't think that was it. They are small and

also red.

I did, and thanks for the spelling. That was the closest thing I could think

of. I do remember having a problem if I goofed and injected one shot on top

of the other. but I don't remember black spots and I tend to bruise.

Anne

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/10/2004 4:19:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

claudineintexas@... writes:

If you mean petechia I wouldn't think that was it. They are small and

also red.

I did, and thanks for the spelling. That was the closest thing I could think

of. I do remember having a problem if I goofed and injected one shot on top

of the other. but I don't remember black spots and I tend to bruise.

Anne

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/10/2004 4:19:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

claudineintexas@... writes:

If you mean petechia I wouldn't think that was it. They are small and

also red.

I did, and thanks for the spelling. That was the closest thing I could think

of. I do remember having a problem if I goofed and injected one shot on top

of the other. but I don't remember black spots and I tend to bruise.

Anne

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/10/2004 4:19:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

claudineintexas@... writes:

If you mean petechia I wouldn't think that was it. They are small and

also red.

I did, and thanks for the spelling. That was the closest thing I could think

of. I do remember having a problem if I goofed and injected one shot on top

of the other. but I don't remember black spots and I tend to bruise.

Anne