LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
Okay, so maybe I’m not holding on quite like *that* anymore…but, you know what I mean. Today marks two months (or, 9 weeks) since I first started Humira on December 8, 2011. If you’ve been following my journey, you know that I’ve been struggling to determine whether or not Humira is doing any better than…
A friend of mine once told me that the motto of the #rheum-mates seems to be “we’ll see.” It’s true. There are a lot of unknowns with RAD–including how your body and disease will respond to medications–which often coincide with periods of simply waiting. Wait and see if the treatment works. Wait and see if…
I had a bit of déjà vu this week. If you’ve been following my story, you may recall the start of my “Sed Rate Saga” — my hesitation to get my blood drawn back in November and the immediate call from my doctor’s office after my lab results came in because my inflammation was high. …
Today marks one month (er, 4 weeks, anyways) since I started Humira as a new treatment for my rheumatoid arthritis. Since it’s an every other week injection for right now, that means today I take my third shot. I am really hoping that the “third time’s the charm” idiom holds true here. I hadn’t noticed…
Well, I am now into my third week of being on Humira. You can read about my switch from Enbrel to Humira to treat my rheumatoid arthritis here. And, if you’re not too squeamish, you can even see pictures of my first Humira injection here. I did my first injection on December 9th, and I…
I’m taking a bit of a photojournalistic approach for this post. Tom documented the process for my first Humira injection, so I figured I would share it. You can read about my switch from Enbrel to Humira to treat my rheumatoid arthritis here. Pouty face – time to inject myself with a new medicine Happy…
I had a doctor’s appointment to see my rheumatologist on Tuesday. It had been six months since I had seen him last, and I knew we were going to be up for an interesting appointment. The last time I was in was shortly before our backpacking trip to Isle Royale. I was feeling pretty well…