Well...the HAH nurse came into my place of work this week and spent an hour and a half with me, during which I administered my first 2 loading injections of Cimzia. It was fairly uneventful : I chose my stomach, either side of my belly button (avoiding stretch marks!) I had a metallic taste in my mouth and my throat was a bit uncomfortable for a while. The injections stung a little but nothing too bad.
That was on Wednesday and I'm ok so far as regards to side effects etc. I don't know if it's just my imagination but I'm feeling slightly less sore.....here's hoping for great things ☺
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That all sounds great to me, if ur getting stinging try slowing down a little or possibly let jab come out of fridge a little earlier, the colder it is the denser it is. Really admire you for going through this while holding down a job. Well done you!
I really hope CIMZIA will work for you. It has enabled me to get back control over RA and my life. Any medication I take, I never think about side effects unless I notice a marked sudden change in my body or mind. All the very best.
Thats fab news im due to start benepali never heard of this befor i think its quite new i was on enbrel for 7 years but it stopped working as anyone else in the group used benepali would like to hear how its working thanks
Hi I'm on Benepali been on it since August and it's helped my RA ,I take it along side mtx and I don't feel as sore as I was but still get a lot off fatique, I was at a my specialist nurse last week and she said it's usually 6 months before you feel the full benefit
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