Wednesday, December 5, 2012

self-injection

I cannot physically do the Humira self-injection myself. It sucked getting it by the nurse. It also sucked even more when my husband just did it. It does seem to be helping with pain, though. (I was warned it could take much longer to see any positive result.) It's a huge dose, so I don't think a syringe is going to be any easier. I've bruised both times (but nothing compared to the ones still all over my lower legs from last week's fall), and it makes my heart pound hard and slow for a few minutes, and my vision blurs momentarily. This has happened both times, and both of those things could be a reaction to the shock and brief (<1 minute), intense, stinging pain of the shot itself. sigh.