Self Injections Suck!

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My Lovenox delivery.
In September of 2012 I started giving myself Lovenox shots to treat my pulmonary embolism that developed due to my cancer. Since then I've given myself close to 1,000 shots. It started out with 2 shots a day with a total of 120mg a day and then changed to 1 shot a day with a total of 80mg a day. I'll continue to do this for probably the rest of my life. No end in sight but I'm okay with that. I wouldn't mind someone giving me my shots for me once in awhile though. It's nice to have a break from having to stick myself and blame someone else for my bruise. Any volunteers?
10 days worth of shots.

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