Re: Re: Hi All!!! from ken

[Guest guest]

Hi, Tracie!Just read your note to Ida. Mind if I " buttt in " ,for your sake? I

have found that injecting that darned Humira always feels like injecting acid!

It burns so! (I take it, too, obviously!) Well, I talked with Marina troi, and

the suggestions she gave me really helped: First, get an ice pack, and put it on

your leg, while you let the Humira " cool down " to room temp. Then, after you

have used the alcohal swap on your leg, and pinched the skin really tight, and

inserted the needle(boy am I having a time typing this! My lil bird has decided

SHE wants to " help " by walking all over the keyboard! Shje don't know she's a

bird, haha!). Where was I? Oh yeah, after inserting the needle into your leg,

push the plunger justa little at a time....that way, it doesn';t hurt so much!

Thought I'd share that with you! I do it once a week! All my love to yopu, and

good luck with that.....kenacierae143 <tracierae@...> wrote:HI Ida,

You came to the right place. These people are all wonderful, like

family and they truly understand your pain. It is so nice to have a

place to come to that is like this when so many people in the

outside world just don't get it! I find that frustrating. I too

just started a new drug, Humira, and am very nervous about the whole

thing. I am not crazy about giving myself shots, but I figure I

cannot feel much worse right? I am just not sure now if I am having

a reaction to the shot or if I just caught a bug and it is a

coincidence, but I have had a viral upper respiratory thing since

about a week after my first injection and I have lost my voice,

etc. Feel lousy, tired, etc. I wish I knew for sure if it was the

med or not, but a lot of this I guess is trial and error because

each of us reacts differently to different meds.

Anytime you need to talk or whine, just email me. I would be happy

to listen. My email is tracierae@... and I think most of

the group would vouch for me. We do understand here what you are

going through and you have just done one of the smartest things you

could have ever done, joined this group!!!

Take care and God Bless,

Tracie in Maine

> Hi, My name is Ida and I am new to the group. I felt that I

needed a

> support group to help me deal with the fact that my RA is very

much

> alive in my body. For a few years I was kept pretty stable and

things

> were almost normal. Then about 2 months ago I had a really bad

flair

> from my RA and I haven't been the same since. Today I will start

> taking Enbrel injections and I am scared to death. For one I don't

> like needles and the thought that my disease is so active right

now is

> so depressing to me. I just hurt all the time and am so wiped

out. I

> am sure many of you understand. I think I am just at a very low

point

> right now and I just needed someone to listen who understands. We

> ended up having to adopt our children because when I got off of my

> meds. to try and get pregnant my disease went on the war path. I

am

> very happy with our two boys but I can't help but be angry with my

> disease. Right now I am just angry and sad. Any ideas on how some

of

> you deal with all this would be greatly apprectiated. Thanks for

> listening!!! Take care,Ida

[Guest guest]

Hi, Tracie!Just read your note to Ida. Mind if I " buttt in " ,for your sake? I

have found that injecting that darned Humira always feels like injecting acid!

It burns so! (I take it, too, obviously!) Well, I talked with Marina troi, and

the suggestions she gave me really helped: First, get an ice pack, and put it on

your leg, while you let the Humira " cool down " to room temp. Then, after you

have used the alcohal swap on your leg, and pinched the skin really tight, and

inserted the needle(boy am I having a time typing this! My lil bird has decided

SHE wants to " help " by walking all over the keyboard! Shje don't know she's a

bird, haha!). Where was I? Oh yeah, after inserting the needle into your leg,

push the plunger justa little at a time....that way, it doesn';t hurt so much!

Thought I'd share that with you! I do it once a week! All my love to yopu, and

good luck with that.....kenacierae143 <tracierae@...> wrote:HI Ida,

You came to the right place. These people are all wonderful, like

family and they truly understand your pain. It is so nice to have a

place to come to that is like this when so many people in the

outside world just don't get it! I find that frustrating. I too

just started a new drug, Humira, and am very nervous about the whole

thing. I am not crazy about giving myself shots, but I figure I

cannot feel much worse right? I am just not sure now if I am having

a reaction to the shot or if I just caught a bug and it is a

coincidence, but I have had a viral upper respiratory thing since

about a week after my first injection and I have lost my voice,

etc. Feel lousy, tired, etc. I wish I knew for sure if it was the

med or not, but a lot of this I guess is trial and error because

each of us reacts differently to different meds.

Anytime you need to talk or whine, just email me. I would be happy

to listen. My email is tracierae@... and I think most of

the group would vouch for me. We do understand here what you are

going through and you have just done one of the smartest things you

could have ever done, joined this group!!!

Take care and God Bless,

Tracie in Maine

> Hi, My name is Ida and I am new to the group. I felt that I

needed a

> support group to help me deal with the fact that my RA is very

much

> alive in my body. For a few years I was kept pretty stable and

things

> were almost normal. Then about 2 months ago I had a really bad

flair

> from my RA and I haven't been the same since. Today I will start

> taking Enbrel injections and I am scared to death. For one I don't

> like needles and the thought that my disease is so active right

now is

> so depressing to me. I just hurt all the time and am so wiped

out. I

> am sure many of you understand. I think I am just at a very low

point

> right now and I just needed someone to listen who understands. We

> ended up having to adopt our children because when I got off of my

> meds. to try and get pregnant my disease went on the war path. I

am

> very happy with our two boys but I can't help but be angry with my

> disease. Right now I am just angry and sad. Any ideas on how some

of

> you deal with all this would be greatly apprectiated. Thanks for

> listening!!! Take care,Ida