Warming up the Kineret?

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Okay guys, I pulled out my AMGEN " patient information " packet on this

one because I can't believe anyone is shooting up Kineret cold. Cold

Kineret HURTS! Here's what the AMGEN instructions say: " Let the

Kineret solution warm to room temperature for 60 to 90 minutes prior

to injection. " By tucking it behind by ear (or in my bra... maybe the

guys could order a man-ziere?) I can speed that up to 10 minutes or

so. I usually use it when it's just slightly cooler than room temp

(maybe 60 degrees?).

Do you all ice before you inject? Seems like a hassle, but it's so

worth it. 10-15 minutes with a small cooler pack and I don't even

feel the needle going in. 45 degree angle is much kinder than a 90.

The wonderful nurse who showed me how to inject gave me the best

advice-- " a little at a time. " I push the syringe a bit until I feel a

little sting, then stop, wait a few seconds, push again, stop at

sting, etc. I can usually empty the syringe in about six

pushes--about 1-2 minutes.

Sounds perhaps a bit more complicated than sitting on the toilet or

just jabbing yourself in the leg, but the whole icing and injecting

process takes about 15 minutes and doesn't burn, sting, itch, or leave

a mark. If I'm shooting into my stomach, I can actually do this on my

commute to work (ice pack in underwear, kineret warming on dashboard,

pull over at the toll plaza for the injection, then back on the road).

Diane, my site reactions from kineret took a while to go away... I

think maybe 6 or 8 weeks? They were nasty--big, hard, red, itchy knots.

in Maine

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> Diane..42,

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> My God, where did they teach you to make the injection is my first

question? Did they toss a paper at you and left you on your own?

> Ackward for me to spell out, but just making sure we're on the same

track ok... and what works for me is me yea,,

> Sit on the toilet, a left hand to right leg upper side thigh area

near the seat but not on it, grab pinch of skin making about a two

inch pile, alcohol wipe, hit with shot. I found that I can pull the

rubber protector off by holding it with my teeth and still hold the

pinch of skin and inject using my right hand.next day left leg.

> I was about three weeks before the redness would pass. I think we

are all at some sort of different levels of tolarence to shots. you

might be having a Stills reaction.. if so, as time marches, the

keneret will take hold and your body will not react to the shot so

harshly..I had some itching at first yes like the size of a pancake.

> Make sence? at least thats my happening..

> my body goes nuts to the shot in the side of torso.

> Keneret from the frig to injection can be another problem, injecting

at 38 degrees is really hurtfull, hold it in your hand for a minute.

> Now why on the toilet? cause if you hurt yourself you can piss

without getting it all over. As a male I can really make a mess of the

floor.... LOL

> Alan

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> Alan,

> Your red marks go away from the Kineret shot?

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> Mine aren't and I have been doing this for awhile....I have these

reddish/bluish welts that hurt!!

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> I tried just injecting in one thigh until that was ''filled with

welts'' and then switching to the other...that seems to help a little.

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> Did you get the itching from Kineret too?

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> Diane..42

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