corbanwolf
Active Member
Hi all
I have never really workout until recently. I decided to focus on my upper body like chest, shoulders, biceps and triceps. I was worried if this type of workout may irritate the sensor and cause any problems. And soon enough my worries came true. After 2 days of strong pain under my armpit and having limited movement because of the strong nerve like pain, I had to take the sensor out. When I checked the place it seemed most fatty, but I was never muscled. Even now to say I am muscled is an overstatement, but I guess the workout actually made the muscle more visible and the fatty part of the back of the arm wasn't muscle-free as before. I had to call in sick off work because the pain was unbearable. Today, around 12h after the sensor being removed I still feel severe pain and I am not sure if I will go to hospital/doctor, I guess I will have to wait and see if it gets better. Meantime I am using Deep Freeze gel which says is anti-inflammatory.
I am sharing a pic to show the placement of the sensor where it caused the pain and a new sensor placement.
To find the best fatty spot on the back of your upper arm is to actually go higher closer to the armpit. Try to extend your arm a bit, try to grab the armpit with the opposite hand, and go about 2 inches down the arm from the centre of the armpit, and then go outer direction of the arm 1inch. If you grab that spot you will see there is plenty of fat, much more fat than the centre of the back of the upper arm, the key is to go higher closer to the armpit.
It is the first time I am trying this spot, so far the application was painless like 99% of my applications and sleeping with it is good too, I feel no difference. I will resume workout after my arm has healed and will see if this spot in practice is good.
I have never really workout until recently. I decided to focus on my upper body like chest, shoulders, biceps and triceps. I was worried if this type of workout may irritate the sensor and cause any problems. And soon enough my worries came true. After 2 days of strong pain under my armpit and having limited movement because of the strong nerve like pain, I had to take the sensor out. When I checked the place it seemed most fatty, but I was never muscled. Even now to say I am muscled is an overstatement, but I guess the workout actually made the muscle more visible and the fatty part of the back of the arm wasn't muscle-free as before. I had to call in sick off work because the pain was unbearable. Today, around 12h after the sensor being removed I still feel severe pain and I am not sure if I will go to hospital/doctor, I guess I will have to wait and see if it gets better. Meantime I am using Deep Freeze gel which says is anti-inflammatory.
I am sharing a pic to show the placement of the sensor where it caused the pain and a new sensor placement.
To find the best fatty spot on the back of your upper arm is to actually go higher closer to the armpit. Try to extend your arm a bit, try to grab the armpit with the opposite hand, and go about 2 inches down the arm from the centre of the armpit, and then go outer direction of the arm 1inch. If you grab that spot you will see there is plenty of fat, much more fat than the centre of the back of the upper arm, the key is to go higher closer to the armpit.
It is the first time I am trying this spot, so far the application was painless like 99% of my applications and sleeping with it is good too, I feel no difference. I will resume workout after my arm has healed and will see if this spot in practice is good.