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! :)