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Posted 4/27/2013 10:39 PM (GMT 0)
So I'm on my second loading dose today. 2 pens. Wowzer! That hurt more than the first four. One thing that is different is I premedicated with Tylenol that first time and I didn't this time, that could have been a good choice. Also I tried the ice method but that in fact made it hurt worse. It turns out that I guess I have thick enough flesh on my thigh that the ice doesn't numb as deep as the needle goes.

So I realized why it hurt when I looked at the box and saw that it wasn't "Humira Pen" but it was actually "Humira Pain" I was taking.

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No no this is fake. I photoshopped it to express my feelings for it. I do feel better after making that image, although I am feeling nauseated and weak after this weeks dose, unlike the first time I didn't feel much at all.
Posted 4/27/2013 11:57 PM (GMT 0)
It gets better as you get used to it! One injection every fortnight isn't so bad! I just take it out of the fridge 30 minutes before injecting. My boyfriend does it as I just built up a mental block after the 6th shot ha. I find sometimes its really really stingy - so much so that yhe tears immediately start streaming down my face! Other times its a sting but not as bad! I found the thigh much much worse! Can you inject into your stomach? I have a pretty flat stomach but still able to pinch enough fat to inject! Good luck with the Humira, I hope it works for you!
Posted 4/28/2013 12:00 AM (GMT 0)
xeekk, i've had a lot of pain in my life and humira was just too much for me. i honestly couldn't imagine giving myself those shots after the first loading dose. i was in so much pain that i fainted on the couch. so the loading dose was the last time i took it. just too much pain for what it's worth.
Posted 4/28/2013 1:34 AM (GMT 0)
I think I can handle one every 2 weeks. My left leg seems to be less painful for some reason. I just can't get myself to do it in my stomach, I don't know why. I guess I find my stomach a more sensitive place.
Posted 4/28/2013 1:58 AM (GMT 0)
You guys are scaring me. I am sure I couldn't handle it, I am a bit of a wimp.
Posted 4/28/2013 4:35 AM (GMT 0)
I think it would be nicer if I could inject somewhere else, like the side of my arm... that way I can be in a much better position to take it and brace myself for it. It's hard to brace yourself in a position that requires you to inject in your thigh or stomach, they're more vulnerable spots. Honestly if you go into this without knowing about the pain you can probably take it, it's knowing whats to come that will drive you up a wall!

Knowing there will be pain when that button gets pressed magnifies the actual pain x 2.
Posted 4/28/2013 12:28 PM (GMT 0)
Honestly, the abdomen is so much less painful than the thigh- just stick the pen an inch or so below your belly button & do it, you'll be amazed at how much less it hurts than the leg. I did the loading doses in my leg, & have been doing all other shots in my abdomen since then! And that was like 3 years ago. I just can't bring myself to do the shot in my thigh, it hurts too much.
Posted 4/28/2013 12:30 PM (GMT 0)
I know everyone is different . Ive been giving myself the shots for almost a year. They sting for 30 seconds. No big deal! No real pain.
Posted 4/28/2013 9:34 PM (GMT 0)
It's definitely definitely not unbearable pain. Just a sting for a minute or less! I would definitely recommend the stomach - it'll be much better! Notsosicklygirl I am such a wimp, always been terrified of everything and a big cry-baby! I think if I could do this, then anyone could ha! Believe me, I would tell you if it was really bad! I think you reach a point of desperation with this disease that you'll do anything that will make symptoms subside. Xeekk, is there anyone that could do the shot for you? I started taking too long to do mine which is why my boyfriend does it now - when you expect the sting, it's gets hard to overcome that mental block! It's kind of like sticking your hand in an oven - you won't physically do it as you know it's going to hurt!
Posted 4/28/2013 9:46 PM (GMT 0)
I try not to think about my shot. I get it out of the fridge and keep an eye on the time. It still stings like crazy. I do it in my thighs as I have both an ileo and tons of stretch marks from pred weight gain/ weak skin (you can't do a shot within 1/2 an inch of compromised skin or something?). After you get past the loading weeks it gets sooo much better. Just one shot, thank goodness!

I've found it slightly less painful than those Heparin shots while I was in the hospital. Blech.

I'm sorry they bother you so much Banana. I've read some of your other stories and you go through alot of painful crap, so those must really hurt for you. It's strange how one particular thing can be so painful for one person, but not too bad for another (and then vice versa on other things).
Posted 4/28/2013 9:46 PM (GMT 0)
I try not to think about my shot. I get it out of the fridge and keep an eye on the time. It still stings like crazy. I do it in my thighs as I have both an ileo and tons of stretch marks from pred weight gain/ weak skin (you can't do a shot within 1/2 an inch of compromised skin or something?). After you get past the loading weeks it gets sooo much better. Just one shot, thank goodness!

I've found it slightly less painful than those Heparin shots while I was in the hospital. Blech.

I'm sorry they bother you so much Banana. I've read some of your other stories and you go through alot of painful crap, so those must really hurt for you. It's strange how one particular thing can be so painful for one person, but not too bad for another (and then vice versa on other things).
Posted 4/28/2013 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
active, yeah, it's no fun, but you know how it is. i figure things affect me so much because i'm small. the nurse didn't really have any fatty areas to pick from and i hate havinig anything near my belly. she did it in my thigh. i remember i was limping for 2 days afterward... and then the c diff started. that was a bad month haha
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