Re: Starting Enbrel tomorrow, advice?

[Guest guest]

Dear Kate,

Enbrel really works for me, I have been using it for 2 years, started with

the kind you had to mix. My best advice would be to take the shot out of the

frig about 20 minutes before you have to inject. When I would inject it

cold, I would get like a severe muscle cramp pain, but with it room temp it is

not as bad. Hope this helps.

Gentle Hugs & Prayers,

Carol M.in CA

[Guest guest]

After zillions of phone calls, I finally got preauthorization for Enbrel and it

should arrive tomorrow. Does anyone have advice on using the sure click

injector, or using Enbrel in general? This is my first round of serious

medicine. I'm currently on prednisone and Celebrex. Thanks tons, Kate

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[Guest guest]

I took enbrel for a while, and didn't have any major problems with

it. I used the regular injectable kind, but I was used to giving

myself shots already with my Mtx. It stings a little bit, supposedly

from the preservative in the needle, but it's not bad. In your case,

with the sure click thing, my guess is it's even easier.

The only problem I had was a small, itchy rash right around the

injection site, sort of like a mosquito bite. I found that if I put a

little bit of Benadryl lotion on the area, it went right away.

Enbrel didn't work very well for me, but I didn't have any problems to

speak of taking it!<g>

>

> After zillions of phone calls, I finally got preauthorization for

Enbrel and it should arrive tomorrow. Does anyone have advice on

using the sure click injector, or using Enbrel in general? This is my

first round of serious medicine. I'm currently on prednisone and

Celebrex. Thanks tons, Kate

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I just started the mtx shots, , because the pills were tearing up my

stomach. I can't take any of the newer r.a. drugs because of my history of skin

cancer, my rheumy said they don't know yet how the newer drugs hamper fighting

diseases like cancer. I like the mtx shots so far, they're cheap and that's the

best part.

[ ] Re: Starting Enbrel tomorrow, advice?

I took enbrel for a while, and didn't have any major problems with

it. I used the regular injectable kind, but I was used to giving

myself shots already with my Mtx. It stings a little bit, supposedly

from the preservative in the needle, but it's not bad. In your case,

with the sure click thing, my guess is it's even easier.

The only problem I had was a small, itchy rash right around the

injection site, sort of like a mosquito bite. I found that if I put a

little bit of Benadryl lotion on the area, it went right away.

Enbrel didn't work very well for me, but I didn't have any problems to

speak of taking it!<g>

>

> After zillions of phone calls, I finally got preauthorization for

Enbrel and it should arrive tomorrow. Does anyone have advice on

using the sure click injector, or using Enbrel in general? This is my

first round of serious medicine. I'm currently on prednisone and

Celebrex. Thanks tons, Kate

>

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[Guest guest]

Kate, I haven't used the sure click injector with my Enbrel, so you'll

have to report back to us on how that works. I use the 25 mg. Enbrel

that has to be mixed and is to be injected twice a week. When I tried

the 50mg, it didn't seem to last for me the entire week. I have been on

Enbrel for over two years. I can't take methotrexate along with it,

because mtx causes my white blood cell count to get too low. Enbrel

works for me by itself, very well. I have very little pain and

stiffness. I also take arthritis-strength Tylenol and occasionally take

Tramadol. I hope that Enbrel works for you as well as it does for me.

Sue

On Thursday, December 7, 2006, at 11:48 AM, Fair wrote:

> After zillions of phone calls, I finally got preauthorization for

> Enbrel and it should arrive tomorrow. Does anyone have advice on

> using the sure click injector, or using Enbrel in general? This is my

> first round of serious medicine. I'm currently on prednisone and

> Celebrex. Thanks tons, Kate

>

[Guest guest]

>

> After zillions of phone calls, I finally got preauthorization for

Enbrel and it should arrive tomorrow. Does anyone have advice on

using the sure click injector, or using Enbrel in general? This is my

first round of serious medicine. I'm currently on prednisone and

Celebrex. Thanks tons, Kate

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I agree, fpr me the MTx shots are a HUGE improvement over the pills

in terms of the side effects. And the shots are really easy once

you get used to them. Unlike the biologics, the Mtx doesn't even

sting.

>

> I just started the mtx shots, , because the pills were

tearing up my stomach. I can't take any of the newer r.a. drugs

because of my history of skin cancer, my rheumy said they don't know

yet how the newer drugs hamper fighting diseases like cancer. I

like the mtx shots so far, they're cheap and that's the best part.

>

>

> [ ] Re: Starting Enbrel tomorrow, advice?

>

> I took enbrel for a while, and didn't have any major problems with

> it. I used the regular injectable kind, but I was used to giving

> myself shots already with my Mtx. It stings a little bit,

supposedly

> from the preservative in the needle, but it's not bad. In your

case,

> with the sure click thing, my guess is it's even easier.

>

> The only problem I had was a small, itchy rash right around the

> injection site, sort of like a mosquito bite. I found that if I

put a

> little bit of Benadryl lotion on the area, it went right away.

>

> Enbrel didn't work very well for me, but I didn't have any

problems to

> speak of taking it!<g>

>

>

>

> --- In @gro ups.com, Fair <kalfoley@ .>

wrote:

> >

> > After zillions of phone calls, I finally got preauthorization

for

> Enbrel and it should arrive tomorrow. Does anyone have advice on

> using the sure click injector, or using Enbrel in general? This is

my

> first round of serious medicine. I'm currently on prednisone and

> Celebrex. Thanks tons, Kate

> >

> > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for the Enbrel advice. I hope I find it sitting on my porch

when I get home tonight. I think my rheum would be giving me MTX, but since I'm

trying to get pregnant, it's a no no. My master plan is to get off prednisone,

it's making me very puffy!

Randall <krandall@...> wrote: I agree, fpr me the MTx

shots are a HUGE improvement over the pills

in terms of the side effects. And the shots are really easy once

you get used to them. Unlike the biologics, the Mtx doesn't even

sting.

>

> I just started the mtx shots, , because the pills were

tearing up my stomach. I can't take any of the newer r.a. drugs

because of my history of skin cancer, my rheumy said they don't know

yet how the newer drugs hamper fighting diseases like cancer. I

like the mtx shots so far, they're cheap and that's the best part.

>

>

> [ ] Re: Starting Enbrel tomorrow, advice?

>

> I took enbrel for a while, and didn't have any major problems with

> it. I used the regular injectable kind, but I was used to giving

> myself shots already with my Mtx. It stings a little bit,

supposedly

> from the preservative in the needle, but it's not bad. In your

case,

> with the sure click thing, my guess is it's even easier.

>

> The only problem I had was a small, itchy rash right around the

> injection site, sort of like a mosquito bite. I found that if I

put a

> little bit of Benadryl lotion on the area, it went right away.

>

> Enbrel didn't work very well for me, but I didn't have any

problems to

> speak of taking it!<g>

>

>

>

> --- In @gro ups.com, Fair <kalfoley@ .>

wrote:

> >

> > After zillions of phone calls, I finally got preauthorization

for

> Enbrel and it should arrive tomorrow. Does anyone have advice on

> using the sure click injector, or using Enbrel in general? This is

my

> first round of serious medicine. I'm currently on prednisone and

> Celebrex. Thanks tons, Kate

> >

> > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __

> >

[Guest guest]

I think it's great that you can take the Biologics and still get

pregnant! I've heard of other people here who have just had to try

to do without any DMARDS, and just take prednisone when/if they

flared during pregnancy. I'm glad that my baby-making days were

past when I came down with this crummy disease. Good luck to you...

I _can_ say for certain (because I had a HORRIBLE pregnancy for

other reasons) that the end result is well worth anything you have

to go through during pregnancy. I will even say that now, when they

are both teenagers!<g>

> > >

> > > After zillions of phone calls, I finally got preauthorization

> for

> > Enbrel and it should arrive tomorrow. Does anyone have advice on

> > using the sure click injector, or using Enbrel in general? This

is

> my

> > first round of serious medicine. I'm currently on prednisone and

> > Celebrex. Thanks tons, Kate

> > >

> > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __

> > >