Methotrexate Injections

jaspercat

Hi, I have just received my new batch of injections from Central Homecare, they are newer ones where there is less fluid and therefore the injection is smaller, also the needle is now attached to the syringe, so less fiddling about trying to attach a syringe. they have somewhat let me down, I ordered a new sharps box which didn't arrive so I have had to ring them again love Jaspercatxx

frogmorton

Hi Jasper
smaller and less eh? does that mean less discomfort using them
If so that's good and the sharps box will come......eventually!
Take care
Toni x

joyful164

Hi Jaspercat

I am expecting my new supply to come next week. It would be useful to be able to have the same thing. Theysound good.

When I started having it delivered last year (this will be my fourth delivery of 10 MTX of 15 mg each) I had about 100 needles, 100 swabs, 2 boxes of plasters and goodness knows how many rubber gloves.

I forgot to give them the last sharps box and they brought the new one, so if you live in Northamptonshire? The new box is about the size of large bucket. Will take ages to fill up.

joyful

joyous

hi there i have mine come from them 2 but enbrel not mtx they come from some where else the enbrel has changed like yours smaller syringe less fluid my mtx has changed yet but im sure it will if yours has ive not had my bin changed for ages waiting till its nearly full for mtx the enbrel bin is much smaller . i also have loads of gloves needles aprons left. dont think ive every used any of them as i do my own inj. all the best on this extremly hot day wasn very pleasant in work today we all were sufferin customers as well by arthur is good today mayb no rain today joy xxxx

madwestie

When i had my first session with the rheumy nurse to show me how to do the injections back in feb she said that they would be changing around July. She said that she had been instrumental in getting the injections changed. They used to come without the needles because they were originally injection into the muscle and needed longer needles and then they changed to Under the skin injections but were still give intra musclularly by the nurses. As they are now always subqutaneous they can just have the little needles and the amount of fluid cann be reduced as well.
I am waiting for my next batch of injections and hope that they will be the newer ones too. I do find getting the little grey stopper off a bit of a pain.

joyous

madwestie wrote:

When i had my first session with the rheumy nurse to show me how to do the injections back in feb she said that they would be changing around July. She said that she had been instrumental in getting the injections changed. They used to come without the needles because they were originally injection into the muscle and needed longer needles and then they changed to Under the skin injections but were still give intra musclularly by the nurses. As they are now always subqutaneous they can just have the little needles and the amount of fluid cann be reduced as well.
I am waiting for my next batch of injections and hope that they will be the newer ones too. I do find getting the little grey stopper off a bit of a pain.

hi all yes i have same prob with the stopper its to rubbery to get a grip of nearly used my teeth the other day prob would have stabbed myself at the same time so i didn he he have agood day joy x

jaspercat

Hi Everyone, they sent the new sharps box through the post, but have not collected the old one, I will give them a ring on monday love Jaspercatxx