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Permalink Reply by Karen on October 3, 2007 at 7:19pm

I have never heard of this before, but....... a couple of infusion sites ago, I did put a site close to the belly button and had the worst numbers ever and had to change my site ASAP.

I am thinking absorption issues.

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Permalink Reply by Libby on October 3, 2007 at 7:38pm

I thought it was the opposite: that you should inject at least a couple of inches away from the belly button.

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Permalink Reply by Manny Hernandez on October 4, 2007 at 4:03am

You are right. I wrote it incorrectly. :S

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Permalink Reply by Ken Winters on October 3, 2007 at 8:13pm

The tissue within 2" of the belly button is tougher than the rest of the tissue on your abdomen. So the absorption rate will be quite different and unpredictable.

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Permalink Reply by Karen on October 3, 2007 at 8:14pm

Ahhhh the tough belly rule.

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Permalink Reply by Chrissie in Belgium on October 4, 2007 at 3:14am

Ah - so that is why! I have wondered too, but Manny thought to ask! Thank you both of you.

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Permalink Reply by Jenny on October 4, 2007 at 5:05am

Well, I've never seen any formal explanation, but I have generated some horrible big black bruises that took a long time to heal by injecting a bit too far away from the belly button. So maybe it is that the vasculature changes there.

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