What to actually track on your first shot day

that first day is a really specific feeling, a mix of hope and nerves and just wanting to get it over with. i remember it. before you get lost in all the side effect talk, i wanted to share a few things that are genuinely useful to write down right now, today, that you’ll be glad you have later.

this is your baseline. your day zero. so get really specific.

log the injection site (e.g., left thigh, upper quadrant) and the time of day. note what you ate a few hours before. any immediate sting or redness, even