My First Shot
 

Last night I did my first shot of Ribif. :mad:

Used the auto-inject, this way it sort of felt like someone else
was doing it. :D

Surprised I didn't feel anything and wondered if I did it right. After a
few minutes I felt a slight stinging. :(

Today the weather is miserable rain,cold, nasty-nasty. So I am feeling
in the dumps, I can't say it is the med. because when the weather is like
this I felt the same without the med.

Friday is my next shot :eek:

I take this dose for 3 weeks and every 3 weeks it is increased to a
higher dose. This they say is to let the body get used to it slowly.

Time will tell what will happen.

Jappy :(

Well done !! You did good.

Where did you do the shot the first time?

And congrats. I used to put a warm cloth on the injection site after the shot. That felt good.

First cold to numb the skin and then heat to sooth my soul!

I did it first in my right thigh, it seemed furtherest from my
eyes. :D

I just massaged it and as time went by the stinging stopped
but pain was going down the thigh and today when I got up I felt sore.

As of now I feel OK.

Jappy

Good for you, Joyce. I hope it works for you and without bad side effects..:hug:

Congratulations - sounds like your first shot went well. I hope all your next shots go just as well.

YOU ROCK Jappy!

That first step is the hardest step and you have taken it!

We are praying that this works for you and that your road is smooth. :hug::hug::hug:

Congratulations Jappy.:)
To go slow with small dosages is the best way to go. I started on half a dose of Avonex, but I had wished I had started on a lower dose. I got symptoms even on the half a dose.

Some people react, others are lucky and don't. I hope you don't have any problems and it works well for you.

Good luck for Friday. 3 weeks is the way to go.:)

You're a rock star! woo hoo! congratulations! :hug:

Congratulations! I hope this med turns out to be the one for you! :)

Rock on, Jappy! The worst is over and it's upward and onward from here. Kudos on you!






Now, go get busy on my pies before DM wanders back into the picture.

Kudos to you, Jappy dear! Here's hoping it does the trick for you! :hug:

I was just thinking about the pies yesterday.
were is DM anyway? :confused:

Pies? You're making pies for people?:Starvin:
Sorry..I got distracted. Glad to hear the shot went well (first one's always the hardest). Hope it works great for you!

Last night had my second shot. Things didn't go as well as the
first. :eek:



I bled more and woke up in the middle of the night with more
pain then usually. It felt like I had the ms and fibro pain with flu like
aches. This morning didn't feel to good. But happy to say that about
10am I was feeling better.

I take an aspirin a day for my blood to help keep it thinned because
of my heart problem Maybe that is why it was bleeding more.
I wonder if the first time I did it right because I didn't bleed
and have a black & blue mark like I have now :confused:


Well Monday is when I am due for the next shot. We will see what
happens then.

Jappy :(

You probably hit a capillary, nothing to worry about. It could be a vein too but I don't know how big your needle is since Jim never took Rebif. The bruising comes from the blood under the skin and the fact you take an aspirin. No one can tell where those pesky little veins are so it happens time to time. Just apply pressure when it happens and all should be fine.

Here's to a better shot on Monday! :hug:

Try your stomach.

Even if you are thin, it has the most fat and is pretty painless. It took a lot to stick what I thought of as my soft underbelly but it was actually the best.

I got the courage due to a friend of mine that is diabetic and has to give herself shots 5-6 times a day.

I figured she was an expert.

You will bleed less and there will be plenty of places to trade in respect to areas.

I promise you will like it!

Yeah, the tummy's the best shot cushion..:)

Yea!!! Congrats!!! :hug: