I asked my dr and I don't qualify as my platelets are fine (which surprised me as they are usually low as well), so he's got me an appointment with a woman too talk over options.

I have decided (and I hope my dr will agree) to keep having them (the jab's) if they help. I hate the new giant tablets I have been given to take and they aren't subsidisied so they will be costing us $20 a month and I will probably have to take them forever now and we can't really afford that much at the moment, and the jab is costing $4 for 3 weeks worth.

It feels a lot better today.

I hope its feeling much better today. I would take an injection in the butt over the deltoid anyday!! Thamnkfully you got it in the butt

I just took the plaster off and there is a little mark (a dot) where the needle went in. The nurse said that if any spilt then it would leave a mark on the skin but nothing spilt.

Its a good thing I don't drink tea or coffee now (went of coffee big time when I was pregnnat with Josh), but I think the diet coke may have a effect on it so I have to cut back on that.

The tablets I have been given have stuff in them to help with constipation - i've had these once before and didn't have issues last time.

But you would think I had the jab at 12 that I wouldn't still be hurting but no my butt still hurts.

I had to go back to the dr today as he is not impressed with my iron levels so instead of just been given a script for iron tablets, I get given a script for super iron tablets and for 3 viles of iron to be injected into me once a week for 3 weeks. So i'm the lucky person who gets to have a jab every Friday morning and a blood test every Monday to check the levels. I'm hoping that this will also helps all my other problems.