Pegasus interferon injection prepping

[Hughley]

Well I have managed to do my first injection st home but had a bit of a problem prepping the injection I couldn’t seem to be able to snap the needle holder in fear of breaking it but a neighbour helped me just hope the new medication works for me.

[JP1952]

Well done. Fingers crossed for you.

[Threelions]

Well done👍👍Interestingly I used to have an issue with taking the needle holder off for many months. Eventually you will get the knack required. A kind of subtle twist and pull is the best way to describe my knack.

You’ll get used to it I’m sure.

Well done again and let’s hope it does a good job getting your blood in order🤞

[Wyebird]

Lol the same thing happened to me so my neighbour said look you do this! The needle pinged out and onto the floor😀. I have spares and are hoping I can get a replacement needle. How are you doing with Peg?

[Hughley in reply to Wyebird]

Well I finished up having a real wobble and my husband ran across the road to bring a neighbour who was so good to me and did it straight away. I have only had two doses but the only side effect seems to be hot sweats hope it stays that way. I have my bloods done again in 10 days so fingers crossed. How are you doing with it.

[Wyebird in reply to Hughley]

Think my taste buds have altered. I’m a chocolate and biscuit fiend yet I’m not fancying them know. I just hope that continues 😀🤣.Can’t wait to have another blood test and see the results. Doing the blood test Monday x

[MPNBlog in reply to Hughley]

Hi Hughley. It gets easier after you've done a few injections so I'm sure you'll be OK. Just a note that some people can take a while for Pegasys to have an effect on bloods. I was fortunate and had a quick response, but others on this site have noted that it can take some time, and often people remain on HU until the Pegasys takes effect. Good luck.

[Hughley in reply to MPNBlog]

Thank you for your reply I’m just hoping that I will be better with it next Thursday I’ve got a tray already for it. At the moment I take 2 hydroxycarbamide a day and 45 of Pegasus interferon so hope it works on my platelets

[Hopetohelp]

First of all don’t worry. It gets easier. The preparation bit was more of a problem to me too than the actual injection. Regards snapping the end off it helps to firstly see where the end actually separates. I found it was closer to the main part than I thought. If you run your thumb nail round till you find the groove it will help to see where it separates. I kept the ‘lid’ of an old one so I could see next time where the break would be. Now it is easy. I simply gently wiggle it left and right and it snaps off. Hope that helps and good luck next time

[Hughley in reply to Hopetohelp]

Thankyou I don’t feel so stupid knowing other people have had problems

[Hopetohelp in reply to Hughley]

😂😅at least your first 2 injections were not half the dose and the other half air bubbles like me🤪

[Hughley in reply to Hopetohelp]

Well I do wonder how much I managed to inject 😁