Guest guest Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Hi .... Let me tell you my experience with Humira. I took it a few years back with hardly any side effect except mouth sores every once in awhile...so rheumy took me off. Then..after 2 years, he put me back on cause nothing else was working for me.... Well...I gave me my first shot.....4 days later....a huge purple, reddish bruise that burnt...just like the humira shot does when it is injected..but stayed that way. Called dr and he said to use benadryl 2 days before...2 tabs a day and 1 tab the day I gave myself the shot... Told him I was very leary cause I couldn't stand the burn with this. The benadryl helped my 2nd shot..not so bad but the 3rd shot (every 2 weeks...on July 27)...the reaction was sooo bad that I couldn't even put a sheet or anything on my leg...left my leg outside the covers with the fan blowing on it...it burnt so badly. Anyway...from July 27th till about 3 1/2 weeks ago..there had formed a scab and when the scab fell off, there was a pressure (decubitus) ulcer under it.. like a deep crater. Went to the wound care center and am now packing it 2 x a day.That's my humira story. I seem to be allergic to many meds now. dr just took me off of plaquinil because I broke out all over with a body rash. Scared to take anything anymore. I hope you can get some relief..... a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Wow, a, sorry to hear that! I guess my issue isn't so bad after all, although, yes when injecting it still burns like heck! Eliz > > Hi .... > > Let me tell you my experience with Humira. I took it a few years back with > hardly any side effect except mouth sores every once in awhile...so rheumy > took me off. Then..after 2 years, he put me back on cause nothing else was > working for me.... Well...I gave me my first shot.....4 days later....a > huge purple, reddish bruise that burnt...just like the humira shot does when > it is injected..but stayed that way. Called dr and he said to use benadryl > 2 days before...2 tabs a day and 1 tab the day I gave myself the shot... > Told him I was very leary cause I couldn't stand the burn with this. The > benadryl helped my 2nd shot..not so bad but the 3rd shot (every 2 weeks...on > July 27)...the reaction was sooo bad that I couldn't even put a sheet or > anything on my leg...left my leg outside the covers with the fan blowing on > it...it burnt so badly. Anyway...from July 27th till about 3 1/2 weeks ago. > there had formed a scab and when the scab fell off, there was a pressure > (decubitus) ulcer under it.. like a deep crater. Went to the wound care > center and am now packing it 2 x a day.That's my humira story. I seem to > be allergic to many meds now. dr just took me off of plaquinil because I > broke out all over with a body rash. Scared to take anything anymore. > > I hope you can get some relief..... > > a > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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