Pain gone!

Well, I had my Humira injection last Wednesday and yes, it was like a bee sting, but only for 15 seconds. My head also felt fuzzy and heavy but by the evening this had gone. The nurse told me I would feel like a new woman the next day and I was extremly sceptical! I woke up the next day and I got out of bed, realising suddenly that I wasn't doing my usual ouch ouch dance to the bathroom. My pain had gone! My leg pain and shoulder pain was much better. Eureka!

It's been a week exactly since my first jab and I am still feeling pretty good. I do get a bit of pain in the joints but no where near enough to bother me. I can get up from an hour and a half train journey to work, without limping and hobbling off the train and up steps. I can now run up steps!

I went up the gym at the weekend and did 20 mins of stretches, 10 mins of cross trainer at level 3, 10 mins on the rowing machine and then had a small swim in the pool. Monday I was back to my aqua aerobics class for an hour and today I have just come back from the gym to do another big workout. It's nice to get back up the gym and try and get a bit fitter. I was just putting on  more and more weight sitting at home watching tv.

My next injection is next Wednesday. The nurse told me that I must come off the Humira if I get a chest infection. A cold is ok, it's just if I am bringing up lots of green phlem. I've also got to be careful not to eat raw egg products like mayonnaise, mousse, runny eggs.

Watch this space!

Humira day is here!

Just had my first Humira injection at Bognor hospital and it wasn't too bad at all. It was painful like a bee sting, but pain went after about 20 seconds. I have to go back to the hospital in 2 weeks time and they will let me do it myself under supervision. It's a pen like thing where you place against the skin and then push down the end of the pen where a needle comes out and injects you. You have to wait 10 seconds then it is all over.

I do have a bit of a fuzzy achy head afterwards, but should go by the evening. I should start to feel the benefits very soon as early as tomorrow. I will keep regular updates so that I know whether it is working or not.

At the moment I have pain in both hip joints and my right thigh and left shoulder. Let's see how I am tomorrow.