Son fighting metho shots. Please HELP!

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Hi there,

I have been reading this group for a long time but have been too shy

to post. That should give you some idea about how desperate I am.

To make a long story short, my son was diagnosed with pauci two and a

half years ago (in both knees). Since then, it has spread to both

feet, both ankles, both hands, and one hip. He has been on

methotrexate for over a year but only started injections about six

weeks ago.

For the last month, my son (now 7) has been getting progressively

more anxious about his shots. Last week, he freaked out for two

hours - screaming, crying, running away from me, and telling me he

would never get shots again. He is normally a very mild-mannered,

rational child. I have never seen him like this before. He was

terrified! He even started counting the letters in my sentences under

his breath to try and calm himself down. His eyes looked glassy too.

Tonight, though I showed him the video taped message he made himself

last week after he finally got the shot, where he told himself that

it didn't hurt at all (thank you EMLA cream!) and it wasn't a big

deal, he is already saying he won't get the shot and that he was

lying to himself in the video.

I am supposed to give him his shot in 40 minutes. Anyone have any

ideas? Please???

Oh, his pediatrician's office won't give him the shot because they

didn't prescribe it and his rheumy is 45 miles away - so no help

there.