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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / October 2008Enbrel in vein, not sub-Q
Hi! Has anyone ever accidentally given themselves their shot and hit a vein? The infusion nurse said I could inject a little off to the side into the saddlebag area. When I did it, didn't notice I was too close to a spider/varicose vein. Got a larger bead of very dark blood after the shot and now that whole area's varicose vein is far more visible. So how did that affect the medication? I will admit I have more energy and focus today than I have had in more than a few weeks. But its also the first sunny day after a rain - so my allergies aren't as bad. Pain level is the same as the past few days. Also think that the experiment to reduce site reactions by taking the Enbrel every 8 or 9 days is what may be causing the return of my symptoms. I felt so great over the summer, but when the site reactions started and we shifted to a longer interval - things started to move downhill.  SignatureAdelle No answers. I know sometimes when I inject my MTX I'll get a little blood back but nothing significant. DeeTee > Hi! > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > I felt so great over the summer, but when the site reactions started and > we shifted to a longer interval - things started to move downhill. > Hi! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > So how did that affect the medication? Not at all,,,,, I got a little more bleeding at the injection site,,, otherwise no change or difference. Harv > I will admit I have more energy and focus today than I have had in more > than a few weeks. But its also the first sunny day after a rain - so my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I felt so great over the summer, but when the site reactions started and > we shifted to a longer interval - things started to move downhill. >Hi! > >Has anyone ever accidentally given themselves their shot and hit a vein? I did. It bleeds for a bit, but in the end is fine. My thinking is that it is more of a process of going through the vein than of injecting into the vein. It all seemed to be fine. Rose @}->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. Please remove "Ima" to reply. I think I did a couple of times, though I'm not sure. I can't judge by blood as I bleed easily and always had some from Enbrel shots - used to amaze the allergy nurses with how much I bled from those shots. Anyway, the only difference I noticed was a bit of a "rush" after the shot. Nothing exciting, but it was a different sensation from the usual. I noticed no difference in the shot effectiveness. It may well be hat it was developed as a sub-Q shot because most folks can manage that at home rather than because there's any difference with the med when it's injected into a vein. --- Nann remove the Gator cheer to email me Change everything. Love & forgive. > Hi! > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > so great over the summer, but when the site reactions started and we shifted > to a longer interval - things started to move downhill. >I think I did a couple of times, though I'm not sure. I can't judge by >blood [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > --- Thanks, Dee Tee, Harv, Rose, and Nann! Nann - I noticed that rush, too and wondered whether I was just imagining it. Guess it was real. Was a little concerned but it's turned out to be a non-issue. I did notice an increase in energy the next day, as well. After weeks of fatigue which turned me into a 'sofa slug' I did laundry all day and actually got close to being caught up. Adelle adelle, this happened to me occasionally when i used to use enbrel. most of the time, no blood at all. then occasionally a bit of a gusher (well. . . slight exaggeration). i attributed the "rush" to my anxiety that i'd done something terrible to myself. who knows? but i never seemed to have a lasting problem from it. diane > Thanks, Dee Tee, Harv, Rose, and Nann! Nann - I noticed that rush, too and > wondered whether I was just imagining it. Guess it was real. Was a little [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Adelle caught up on laundry even with 2 kids?!?!?!?!? can't beat it! lOL --- Nann remove the Gator cheer to email me Change everything. Love & forgive. >> Thanks, Dee Tee, Harv, Rose, and Nann! Nann - I noticed that rush, too >> and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > caught up on laundry even with 2 kids?!?!?!?!? can't beat it! lOL Said I got *close* to catching up. But I don't count the hampers in their rooms - just the series of hampers sitting by the washer. Given I've been busy the past three days and have done no laundry. I'm no longer even close. Adelle > Said I got *close* to catching up. But I don't count the hampers in their > rooms - just the series of hampers sitting by the washer. Given I've been > busy the past three days and have done no laundry. I'm no longer even close. oh well.......... laundry is annoying that way! And itdoesn't help when we have to run up and down the basement stairs to do it. (LOL, our cat holds out hope through much of winter that whenever I start doing laundry it means we will be going outside to hang it on the line - a job he likes to supervise, on his 50 ft. rope leash. He parks himself in front of the door to the breezeway whenever i head up the stairs with clean clothes...... very optimistic!) --- Nann remove the Gator cheer to email me Change everything. Love & forgive. > oh well.......... laundry is annoying that way! And itdoesn't help when we > have to run up and down the basement stairs to do it. (LOL, our cat holds [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > to the breezeway whenever i head up the stairs with clean clothes...... very > optimistic!) The latest thing out here is to put the laundry room on the same floor as the bedrooms - must have been a woman who thought that one up :) One of the things I love the most about living out in WA is that the apartments all have washer/dryers in the apartment. I definitely do NOT miss going to the laundromat. I love being able to throw the laundry in and then do something else :-) Carole > The latest thing out here is to put the laundry room on the same floor > as the bedrooms - must have been a woman who thought that one up :) One of my cousins did that several years ago when they remodeled their house - after learning an unplanned 3rd child was on the way. At the time all her friends thought she was nuts for putting the laundry on the second floor, but she just wanted to ease things as a working mom of 3. A couple of years after they did it, the idea suddenly took off and she became the envy of all her friends! > One of the things I love the most about living out in WA is that the > apartments all have washer/dryers in the apartment. I definitely do NOT > miss going to the laundromat. I love being able to throw the laundry in > and then do something else :-) I had hookups in one apartment, but have never had a washer & dryer come as part of the package! now in Bay City, we had one of each for each building with 8 apartments which worked fine - and they were just outside our door off the interior hall and so very convenient. For now we have the washer & dryer that come with the house that comes with Mike's job. One of these days I'll have a larger washer again, preferably a front-loader! --- Nann remove the Gator cheer to email me Change everything. Love & forgive. > One of my cousins did that several years ago when they remodeled their house > - after learning an unplanned 3rd child was on the way. At the time all her > friends thought she was nuts for putting the laundry on the second floor, but > she just wanted to ease things as a working mom of 3. A couple of years > after they did it, the idea suddenly took off and she became the envy of all > her friends! It definitely makes sense since the majority of the laundry comes from bedrooms :) > I had hookups in one apartment, but have never had a washer & dryer come as > part of the package! now in Bay City, we had one of each for each building > with 8 apartments which worked fine - and they were just outside our door off > the interior hall and so very convenient. In my apartments in NYC, the washers and dryers were in another building...not at all convenient. I used to drop off my laundry at the laundromat and pick it up after work as it was a LOT easier. > For now we have the washer & dryer that come with the house that comes with > Mike's job. One of these days I'll have a larger washer again, preferably a > front-loader! I have a full size stackable and I LOVE it :) Carole Having the laundry on the main floor was one of the prerequisites when we were house hunting. I love my ranch! DeeTee >> oh well.......... laundry is annoying that way! And itdoesn't help when >> we have to run up and down the basement stairs to do it. (LOL, our cat [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Carole > Having the laundry on the main floor was one of the prerequisites when we > were house hunting. I love my ranch! that is DEFINITELY on our list for the next time we are *choosing* our living quarters. In fact, we truly don't plan to buy into any stairs - even a sprained ankle can become a big problem if you have stairs. With neither of us getting younger and with my issues, we want our home to be gentle! Our house in Gainesville was small, but it was a very friendly house in many years. Some days I miss it intensely! --- Nann remove the Gator cheer to email me Change everything. Love & forgive. > Having the laundry on the main floor was one of the prerequisites when we > were house hunting. I love my ranch! > > DeeTee Yes, if I ever won the lottery and could buy a house, it would be a ranch. I can't see people who have apartments with stairs. I love being on one level. I do have stairs to get to my floor, but it's quiet once I get up here. I got so tired of people walking on my head, and the last woman I lived under was a nightmare! I just go slowly up the stairs, although it's gotten easier since I lost weight :) Carole > Hi! > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > so great over the summer, but when the site reactions started and we shifted > to a longer interval - things started to move downhill. How do you know you went into a vein? Ari Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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