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Posted 2/21/2011 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
anyone else hate it when needle day comes? Humira is working for me, i am feeling pretty good (but really bad joints- had ana test- all ok) so i know i have to do it but it is after 8PM here and i usualy get it over with in the morning- I keep putting it off and i hate the thought of it. just wish i could snap my fingers and it would be over. UGH

sorry for complaining, just wondering how others motivate themselves on needle day 'cause i am running out of great ideas... maybe i am just a little self-pitying today because I wish I didnt have to depend on the stupid things...

B

Posted 2/21/2011 2:06 AM (GMT 0)
Just do it. Or do it tomorrow morning if you really can't handle breaking the routine. You may well get sicker if you don't.
Posted 2/21/2011 2:06 AM (GMT 0)
ps. Fear of feeling worse can be a great motivator.
Posted 2/21/2011 2:11 AM (GMT 0)
I'm not on Humira, but should be starting it soon. I do take B12 shots once a month. Are the needles different between the two or the same?
Posted 2/21/2011 2:23 AM (GMT 0)
Clonehead,
Though the needles are similar in Humira and B12 shots, the humira stings when the medicine goes in. I do both Humira and B12 and use the preloaded pens for Humira and they hurt more.

Becktoria-Just go get it over with. Thinking about it all day probably hasn't helped you get it over with. GO NOW! Then you can go to bed and it's over and done with!
Posted 2/21/2011 2:25 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for comments... :)

ok i did it, it's done for another 2 wks- don't want to get sick again- was being a little childish I suppose :)

Plus I motivated myself with a big giant bowl of icecream as my reward- after all the pounds I gained with predisone a few extra calories won't hurt me.

Needles aren't bad clonehead. I can't compare to B12 'cause i don't take them but I don't mind the Humira too much- there is a short bit of pain at the time it is done but it's only a few seconds every 2 weeks,,, however everyone is different- I do syringes not the injector pens and I can gauge the pain that way :)

I personally just hate that I depend on anything other than food water and shelter to get by.... not sure if that makes sense but I hate being dependant... ugh

However, being sick and completely dependant was worse so I should suck it up buttercup and just get on with it- now I got 2 whole weeks not worrying about the %^&* needles:)

Thanks again

B
Posted 2/21/2011 2:28 AM (GMT 0)
Oh Becky, I think u were typing when I was- yes I know waiting all day made it worse. ugh I hate it but am glad to be well, thats for sure. Thanks for your comments.

p.s. seeing surgeon in March for my GB issue, likely getting it removed that week, so how have things been since removal?

B
Posted 2/21/2011 8:30 PM (GMT 0)
I feel that way every time! Maybe set up a little rewards system for yourself – something to look forward to that you can have when you’re done. (Positive motivation works for everybody, after all.) My boyfriend gives me my shot, and always gives me a little snuggle afterwards. Yes, I’m in my 30’s, but sometimes the things that worked as a kid still do. :)
Posted 2/21/2011 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
good point! i will have to discuss this with hubbie... :)

B
Posted 2/21/2011 11:34 PM (GMT 0)
Maybe I'm just lucky but no real pain or stinging when I inject my Humira. I use an auto injector and just feels like a cat scratch, so am lucky in that it doesn't really worry me. Good job really as husband not good with needles, so prob best not to ask him to help! lol
Posted 2/21/2011 11:47 PM (GMT 0)
I know how you feel! I hate giving myself the shot also. It hurts really bad. I take mine out of the refrigerator @ 1/2 hour before. That seems to not hurt as much. I usually put it off also. I should have taken my shot yesterday. I guess I'll take it out now and give my shot in @ 1/2 hour. Ugh!
Posted 2/22/2011 12:24 AM (GMT 0)
I've felt a lot better since getting my gallbladder out! Was having lots and lots of nausea and a couple weeks before surgery I started to have a lot of pain, and that is all gone now!
Posted 2/22/2011 2:16 PM (GMT 0)
(((HUGS)))) to you! I hated doing the shot too. HATED. IT. I would put it off, but then I'd flare and so feeling like crap was enough of a motivator to make me "just do it". I'm glad you got it over with. I wish there was a trick for getting used to it. Hang in there!
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