Just advice please

grandadpaul
grandadpaul Member Posts: 33
edited 9. Dec 2013, 08:16 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hello to you all. i am new here and this is my first post..so here goes.
I have just had my last Infliximab drip and to be honest this no longer works for me.
I had a chat with my consultant and they are going to put me on self injections every week (in the stomach).
I could have had two weekly, but went for weekly first.
I have a appointment in the new year to show me how to do this and to inject a few joints.
Does anyone have this treatment and how do you get on?
Thank you very much in advance

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  • villier
    villier Member Posts: 4,426
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi

    Grandadpaul welcome to the forum, I am sorry I cant help you as it is OA I have but can offer support and sympathy. I am sure there will be others along soon to give you some good advice...................Marie x
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  • DebbieT
    DebbieT Member Posts: 1,033
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello & welcome,

    I haven't started biologics yet so can't help but I'd imagine plenty of members with experience will be along in the morning!!

    Xxx xxX
    Healing Hugs
    Debbie.x
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello grandadpaul and welcome from me too. I've not had any biologics though we have a few on infliximab. Self-injection sounds like humira or methotrexate to me and we have quite a few on them too. Hopefully some will be around tomorrow. I believe the stomach is one of the better places to inject. I've never heard of anyone self-injecting into the joints though. Are you sure? That's a very specialised task.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
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  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    :oops: I'm sorry. I've just re-read your thread and I think I misunderstood the bit about the joints being injected. Assuming you mean normal steroid injectioms, administered by a doc, yes a lot of us have had them. They tended to work very well for me but they don't work for everyone. It's a matter of luck, I'm afraid.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • trepolpen
    trepolpen Member Posts: 504
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Paul , welcome to the forum , sounds like Enbrel which is weekly , some are every two weeks & the one I am on is monthly (golimumab) , you can get information on the biologics from natioal rheumatiod arthritis society , you could use the helplines above if you have any questions

    alot of us have to change thier biologics because they no longer work & once they have the funding for you its a lot easier to change drug
  • Kittkat
    Kittkat Member Posts: 309
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello Paul I have never had this treatment but welcome to the forum :D x
    How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello Paul and a warm welcome form me...sorry I cant offer any advice but I see some of the others have ..I do wish you well with the treatment...
    Love
    Barbara
  • grandadpaul
    grandadpaul Member Posts: 33
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thank you all for your advice.
    paul

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