Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 For all I think. Remicade, Humira and Enbrel. I hate needles and its all I can do to get in their for blood tests and my infusion. Just the thought of giving myself a needle makes me walk the other way. EEEKS. My dr is keeping a close eye out doing blood tests to see if I manifest any of those either. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Deborah - I was that way too for many years, but now I just pop my Humira shot every week. I was taking a methotrexate shot too until the shortage. I just keep telling myself, that one stick with the needle will make my joints feel so much better. No one can tell you to do it, you have to work your way up to that decision. Good luck! Kathy -- In Rheumatoid Arthritis , dbargad@a... wrote: > For all I think. Remicade, Humira and Enbrel. I hate needles and its all I > can do to get in their for blood tests and my infusion. Just the thought of > giving myself a needle makes me walk the other way. EEEKS. My dr is keeping a > close eye out doing blood tests to see if I manifest any of those either. > Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: kathy_d87 > I was that way too for many years, but now I just pop my Humira shot every week. I was taking a methotrexate shot too until the shortage. I just keep telling myself, that one stick with the needle will make my joints feel so much better. My sister, who is a nurse, taught me how to give myself a shot when I had a hysterectomy at age 25. I had to take hormone shots. I was terrified. She taught me the way she was taught in nursing school. Now I can give myself shots, my dogs, my goats, my donkeys, etc. with no problem. Go to the feed store and buy some syringes and needles for animals. They are real cheap. Then buy some oranges at the grocery store. You can use plain water since it won't hurt the oranges (of course you can't eat them afterward). Give the orange a shot. It's much like trying to get a needle into a human. It takes a little more effort than one might think to get it through the skin, or at least it seemed that way to me. After I tried that several times and felt comfortable, my sister was my guinea pig. She brought home some B12 from the doc's office and would make me give them to her. That's how I learned. Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Oh me too! Do ya'll feel like a vampire has latched onto you whenever you go to your rheumy? Mine draws about 7 vials of blood at my visits - what about ya'll? kins -------Original Message------- From: dbargad@... Date: 04/11/05 13:26:35 Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: Re: RA & Lupus For all I think. Remicade, Humira and Enbrel. I hate needles and its all I can do to get in their for blood tests and my infusion. Just the thought of giving myself a needle makes me walk the other way. EEEKS. My dr is keeping a close eye out doing blood tests to see if I manifest any of those either. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 (((((((Nina’s Sister))))))) -----Original Message----- My sister, who is a nurse, taught me how to give myself a shot when I had a hysterectomy at age 25. I had to take hormone shots. I was terrified. She taught me the way she was taught in nursing school. Now I can give myself shots, my dogs, my goats, my donkeys, etc. with no problem. Go to the feed store and buy some syringes and needles for animals. They are real cheap. Then buy some oranges at the grocery store. You can use plain water since it won't hurt the oranges (of course you can't eat them afterward). Give the orange a shot. It's much like trying to get a needle into a human. It takes a little more effort than one might think to get it through the skin, or at least it seemed that way to me. After I tried that several times and felt comfortable, my sister was my guinea pig. She brought home some B12 from the doc's office and would make me give them to her. That's how I learned. Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: kins, learning to love my 40's > Oh me too! Do ya'll feel like a vampire has latched onto you whenever you go to your rheumy? Mine draws about 7 vials of blood at my visits - what about ya'll? kins I wouldn't care if they took a quart if they could just find a good vein! Last time I had surgery they put the IV in a vein on the outside of my arm next to my elbow. The time before that it was in the vein on the underside of my wrist. Last time I had blood drawn they had to use the vein on the underside of my wrist. :-( Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: Zoom > (((((((Nina’s Sister))))))) She's a heck of a fine woman! She's helped me through a lot. Last year when my husband had quadruple bypass surgery and I was down with so much joint and back pain, she and her husband drove five hours up here to mow our yard, haul feed, etc. Plus, she's a cardiology nurse so every time I had a question, I called her before I called hubby's cardiac doc. And being a cardiology nurse, she's taught me a lot about living every day as if it were your last. Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Some people are just (((((( AWESOME )))))) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Nina <ncampbell@...> wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: Zoom > (((((((Nina’s Sister))))))) She's a heck of a fine woman! She's helped me through a lot. Last year when my husband had quadruple bypass surgery and I was down with so much joint and back pain, she and her husband drove five hours up here to mow our yard, haul feed, etc. Plus, she's a cardiology nurse so every time I had a question, I called her before I called hubby's cardiac doc. And being a cardiology nurse, she's taught me a lot about living every day as if it were your last. Nina __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 You're both very blessed, me thinks kins -------Original Message------- From: Nina Date: 04/11/05 18:24:27 Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: Re: RA & Lupus ----- Original Message ----- From: Zoom > (((((((Nina’s Sister))))))) She's a heck of a fine woman! She's helped me through a lot. Last year when my husband had quadruple bypass surgery and I was down with so much joint and back pain, she and her husband drove five hours up here to mow our yard, haul feed, etc. Plus, she's a cardiology nurse so every time I had a question, I called her before I called hubby's cardiac doc. And being a cardiology nurse, she's taught me a lot about living every day as if it were your last. Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: Marcia Stoyle > Nina, the last time I had surgery (October) they had to use a vein inmy ankle and then strap my leg to a board so that I would not roll overand knock the needle out! gentle hugs, Marcia They talked at one time about using one in my neck. I told them absolutely not! I don't know about with RA, but those with Sjogren's generally have bad veins. It has to do with not being hydrated enough. Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: kins, learning to love my 40's > You're both very blessed, me thinks I definitely am! We were estranged for 15 years after my mother's death. When I was first diagnosed with all these diseases I phoned her and asked if she would come back into my life so we wouldn't miss any more time together. Thankfully, she wanted it, too. Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 That's wonderful! I have 3 older sisters - they are 16,17 and 19 years older than me - they grew up together and are still close, but they never really had much dealings with me. So I've started trying to reach out to them - calling each one every week just to chat - to let them know that I'm interested in being treated as their sister. kins -------Original Message------- From: Nina Date: 04/12/05 22:22:05 Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: Re: RA & Lupus ----- Original Message ----- From: kins, learning to love my 40's > You're both very blessed, me thinks I definitely am! We were estranged for 15 years after my mother's death. When I was first diagnosed with all these diseases I phoned her and asked if she would come back into my life so we wouldn't miss any more time together. Thankfully, she wanted it, too. Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 I can understand how you are feeling. My brothers and sisters dont seem to understand, they just think I am lazy and looking for excuses. I have my third rheumy appt this morning. So far they have put me on Zoloft, Amitriptlyn, Tramadol, and Diclofenac. After today they may have me on different stuff. One of the hardest things for me is dealing with the poor quality of my sleep, if i even sleep at all. A wryly funny to get a chuckle is to realize that there are a lot of people who think we are all just pill junkies looking for a fix. Im sure everyone here will be here to help you, I know I will be. You have a freind in me, Peggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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