I Did It

RitaW
RitaW Member Posts: 83
edited 12. Oct 2012, 04:50 in Living with Arthritis archive
I did my first MTX jab myself today at the hospital :D I only have to go there one more time next week then I can do them at home. :) I did it in my tummy this week and next week have to show them I can do it in my leg.I am so pleased with myself as as I have said before,I cannot usually even watch injections on the TV even when they're not real. :shock:
I will be able to watch them on TV now too without turning away.LOL x
R.A. FMS IBS RLS IGD with honours.

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  • Milly8
    Milly8 Member Posts: 114
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    That's great news.first on over and done with.Well i guess just the thought of injecting yourself can be so scary and i just thought of the benifits it would make.my daugther would freak out and was home for a few days and asked if I could do my jab in the bedroom incase she walked in the living room when I was doing it.good luck next week
    Bye for now
    Milly
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done the first one is always the worst.Mig
  • SorePaw
    SorePaw Member Posts: 19
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Congratulations! X
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done Rita and a big pat on the back as well. Cris x
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hey, well done, Rita! You sound so pleased with yourself and so you should too. You've put a smile on my face. You're doing brilliantly.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • RitaW
    RitaW Member Posts: 83
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thankyou all for your lovely replies. :) Roll on next week. :) x
    R.A. FMS IBS RLS IGD with honours.
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Rita you will do it Girl :D Tis something that does get a lot easier the more you do. Cris x
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    brilliant.... :D
    It's not great that you have to do them but at least it saves trips to and from the surgery.
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  • 7worlds
    7worlds Member Posts: 302
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done Rita. It can only get easier from now on.

    7Worlds
  • salamander
    salamander Member Posts: 1,906
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done, it took me a few times to get confident enough to do it myself!
  • LignumVitae
    LignumVitae Member Posts: 1,972
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yeah! Well done, I'm proud of you. Love LV xx
    Hey little fighter, things will get brighter
  • villier
    villier Member Posts: 4,426
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done Rita you have every right to be proud of yourself plain sailing from now on............Marie xx
    Smile a while and while you smile
    smile another smile and soon there
    will be miles and miles of smiles
    just because you smiled I wish your
    day is full of Smiles
  • Loulou11
    Loulou11 Member Posts: 86
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Congrats Rita the first is always the worse. You will be an expert in no time and you know your body better than anyone else!!
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    That is a major step forwards - well done you, you brave girl. :D I prefer to do them in my tummy as there are fewer nerve endings but I also use the upper thigh. When it's that area's turn I take everything I need to the bedroom and sit on the bed with my legs up - this relaxes the thigh muscles and makes the process easier.

    Good luck - you have done the hardest part and I wish you well. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • Numptydumpty
    Numptydumpty Member Posts: 6,417
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done you!
    That's the worst over with.
    Good luck with the next one.
    Numpty
  • DebraKelly
    DebraKelly Member Posts: 398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Doing the first one yourself is a major step.

    I speak from experience having started Meth jags in January.

    It will get better the more you do it, but I still don't like it.
  • RitaW
    RitaW Member Posts: 83
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thank you again for all your support. :) x
    R.A. FMS IBS RLS IGD with honours.

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