Ok, you were all right ! I got through the first shot this morning with only a couple "weepy, I feel sorry for myself" moments. The nurse was fabulous! After a few "practice" times, I just went for it and I hardly felt the needle either.....

My arm did have some weird feelings for the first 15 minutes or so, I wouldn't describe those as painful, but more of an ache.

Now I feel a bit silly about being so anxious about it, but I got through it, just like you all said, and Yes....I am proud of myself!

Thank you everyone for your support, it really means so, so much to me!

WOO HOO !!! you rock star!

We have ALL had those first time jitters. its really scary to poke yourself with a needle full of who knows what.

Congratulations! way to go!

That's great news!! I'm sure we all did the same thing with our first shot. Getting the dx of MS is scary enough.....then to have to give yourself a shot, too. It's alot to get used to. I'm so glad the first one went smoothly for you. Getting past that first day is a great relief and a reason to be proud of yourself.

i'm glad your first shot went well amy. i'm proud of you.
i've been on C since '03 and it's gone very well. it does get easier. i had shot reactions (locally) at first but that has subsided very much. and, my MS has been pretty stable.

it will be come routine after a while.
once you get into a system it'll fall into place.

it's ok to be angry. any emotion is normal. i understand. feel free to come here to unload. we get it.

We KNEW you could do it!

CONGRATULATIONS! I was really nervouse the first time too. I have never been afraid of needles untill I had to poke myself. Tha twas hard to do, but it didn't hurt and I got through it.

Amy, sending you (((HUGS))).

Hello again! So I did my first "at home" injection by myself this morning and I chose my left thigh. That hurt so much worse than my left arm and it is still swollen tonight. I sat on the floor with my legs stretched out, so my muscles wouldn't be engaged, however I stood up right away because it really hurt and I wanted to get an icepack on it and of course, the ice packs were upstairs in the freezer. Do you think it hurt and then swelled up because I got up too fast....or is just an injection sight reaction and something to get used to?

Arm = didn't feel the needle, hurt as meds were settling into my arm and I have a small black and blue bruise.

Thigh= didn't feel the needle, hurt way more and swelled, but no bruising....... I just think it's weird.

Now I have to decide where to choose where to do it tomorrow...I just know that it's not going to be my right thigh!

Where on the thigh did you do it?

The tummy and the hip were my fav spots. Hated the arm and the thigh.

Better luck tomorrow..