Broken humira

I took my bimonthly injection about 30 minutes ago, waited the ten seconds wondering how I didn't feel anything, pulled the pen up, and lo and behold! Half a broken syringe was sticking out of my leg with the medicine still in it.

I tried calling humira but they're closed, and I called my pharmacy to see if they could replace it which they said normally they would but that there were some 'issues' lately so I would have to wait and call back Monday. SO, I thought well, I'll just call in my prescription for my next two pens, but it needs doctor's authorization the automated voice tells me...

I'm stuck basically. I wouldn't mind too much except humira does seem to peter out before the two weeks are up. The only benefit I can see to this is that a friend was over recently and, we had no idea until the night after he left, had bronchitis so I could be avoiding something pretty bad here.

I'm just wondering if this has happened to anyone else? I figured it would be easier to replace something like this...then again, it is the weekend. Kind of a shame that medical problems don't take that break along with the rest of the medical community...or the help desk rather. Goodness knows what it's like to be a doctor on the weekend.

It doesn't look like any was injected..it's just sitting beneath the rubber stopper.

I'll just call them again tomorrow and hope something more can be done than 'let's wait and see.'

Abscesses on holidays...agh that sounds fun. :(

I often believe no one -- particularly, doctors have a clue what to do with us. I took Remicade for 7 years and sincerely do not believe it works any longer. The doctor suggested a double dose, and the Hospital said no way. I've taken Humira, Pregnisone, Pentasa, Imuran 100 mg, Bentyl of course, 5MP, 6MP, and too many others to remember. I was great on Remicade for so long, I thought I'd always be okay. What a joke to myself that was. The Gastro just gave me a Probiotic, Florastor, last week, and Imuran. I have not been out of the house in over 18 months, the time of this current flare, except to go to the doctor (s) and hospital. I am very depressed, and just don't know what to do at this point. I have to wear diapers because I just never know. I am losing weight as I basically can't eat anything, anyway, so I eat very little -- and drink a lot of water. I have not had Remicade in 7 months and Humira for a long time before the Remicade. I have been to the Cleveland Clinic, and four times to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. I have had 16 inches removed from my intestine and some carcinoids, and also a so-called simple operation that was when they go through your belly button -- and I can't remember the name of it. I'm sorry, I am just very depressed and just can't think of the name of that procedure. Sorry.

You haven't left your house in a year and a half? Is another surgery an option?

I'm glad to hear yours worked!! Haha..I wish I could hide my head under a pillow and let someone else do it though..but my fiance gets even more frightened than me. I wish you could have seen his face tonight when it was broken. Poor thing, but I can't help but laugh >_>
Good grief you stay even smaller than I do though...I generally stay between 105-115 and then worry more when I am in the 90's. I've never heard of scandishakes, but they sound for you like what ensure was for me. I seriously think I would have wasted away but for those. They were the only calories I could get in..

LMills, that's horrible. I've nothing to say, beyond how shocked and sorry I am.

You must be panting for it - like you, I peter out in my second week and *really* need it by the time it's due.

Much sympathy.

I.