Well, the nurse just left and I managed to inject myself with two rather loaded needles of Cimzia. One in my belly and one in my leg. It went well even though I felt a bit nervous - it is rather a thick liquid so it takes a bit of time getting it all in but I did it! No more driving to the clinic, being hooked up to an IV, waiting for 3 hours, so that is the best part! Now, hopefully this drug will not give me any side effects like the awful joint pain that the Remicade was giving me and I can be ALMOST normal lol
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Cimzia injections
- Thread starter CrohnieCarolyn
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I don't have enough fat to do it myself so I'm having to get an appeal for a homehealth nurse to inject me. My doctor where I live isn't the best and alwasy hangs up on me and stuff so I switched to my primary doc at Vandy and they are very helpful. I'm glad you were able to do it yourself but I'm not so lucky. I just can't pinch any fat by myself and stick the needle in. I always have to hold my fat so the nurse can do the injection.
Way to go Carolyn!!:applause: It's that first shot you give yourself that's the hard part. I've been giving myself B12 shots in my thighs for about 25 years and I still remember the first one I did. I sat on the floor so if I fainted, I wouldn't have far to go, LOL. Didn't faint! I was on Humira for a year or so and that medication burned like fire. I changed from self-injecting pen to pushing the med in myself and it was alot easier when I could control how slowly I put it in.
I have a horse and he needed shots way back when and I figured if I could give him a HUGE shot, I could give my self this tiny little one
I have a horse and he needed shots way back when and I figured if I could give him a HUGE shot, I could give my self this tiny little one
Good to hear, Carolyn! I was on Cimzia up to a couple weeks ago. I was never permitted to give myself the shots because of the mixing. I had to have a Home Health RN come in.
I quit because the shots were making me miserably ill the first day of the injection and I didn't feel that I was getting any overall benefit from the drug.
I hope you have more luck!
I quit because the shots were making me miserably ill the first day of the injection and I didn't feel that I was getting any overall benefit from the drug.
I hope you have more luck!
Sorry you don't have the body fat to pinch dude..that sucks...Jeff D. said:
Thanks Peaches lolShantel said:
Thanks Guys - my husband is supportive but no one really understand but fellow Crohnies! Keep you all posted - so far no reactions...