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Hi folks!

I’m 23 years old as I write this and 1 week from now I’m going to embark on a biological treatment course for my Inflammatory Arthritis. Currently I’m dosed up on: 2000mg of Sulphasalasine daily –...

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Some pre-injection jitters.

I know I said the next update would be injection day but I feel this is relevant. Over the last week or so I’ve been dwelling on the injection and the 15th July is hanging over my head like a hangman’s...

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Delivery and Injection #1 – A Day Early, Here’s Why.

Delivery Originally the delivery was due sometime this afternoon (Tue) but yesterday my Healthcare at Home nurse called and asked if she could reschedule our Wednesday as her day was rather full and...

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Post-Injection #1 and Injection #2

I’d heard some great stories about folk recieving their first injection and within the first 24 hours felt amazing. I’ll be honest, I was a sceptic. Mostly because I’d read very similar stories about...

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Post Injection #2 and Injection #3

Things are going really well. The noticability of the benefits weren’t as full on as they were after the first injection, but something more gradual. The realisation that you can do some things...

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After a month and a half…

It feels like so much longer…maybe it’s the length of time between each injection that makes it appear so. Who knows, the main thing I want to update about is my increased fear of injecting myself....

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Hospital Appointment.

I have some very good news I feel compelled to share here at my blog. On Wednesday I had my first appointment at the Rheumatology Clinic since starting Humira. It was the six week mark after the first...

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Goodness, how time has gotten away from me!

Howdy folks! I can’t believe how tardy i’ve become in updating this journal, things have been VERY hectic for me since early September. In my last post I was very excited about my inflammation levels...

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