Why does my body feel the need to be so overly defensive?
It all started really well with Tocilizumab, no injection site issues just quickly effective RA control. The magic substance was found…
Over the past 3 months or so - it started with a bit of redness at injection site and a tickly cough that lasted just a few hours post injection - then the site redness lasted longer and become lumpy and the cough lasted long - the site redness became itchy for a day the cough more irritating, waking me at night but at first this only lasted a day or so. Now; the injection site is red, raised and itchy for 4 days and the tickly cough longer.
At the same time the RA gremlins are breaking free causing more pain and stiffness, but no swelling yet! Fatigue is returning to my life also...
Oh, how I enjoyed the freedom of such wellbeing, and still am, just not quite as good... Well, it’s still giving 80% health and well being… but I was at 95% in the first 4 months.
Should I try antihistamines? I may call the biological nurse on Monday?
Go gently