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!
