Tips
Every day tips and tricks for living with arthritis!
Biologics: Autoinjector or syringe?
When I started Humira, my doctor automatically put it in as an autoinjector prescription. That was a mistake. The first time I did the injection, it was okay. No big deal. Sure, it hurt, and it took awhile to get myself to press the button, but I could deal with it. The second time, though, it took a little longer, and definitely felt more painful. The third time took a little longer to do, and the fourth time… Well, I couldn’t do it. Each shot was like injecting burning venom into my body. It was so painful, I just couldn’t bring myself to press the button. It led to a breakdown… or…
Air travel with Humira or Enbrel
I’ll be visiting Arizona next week during the time when I’ll need to take Humira, so, of course, one of the first things I’ll have to think about when packing is how I’m transporting it. This will be the second time I’m taking Humira or Enbrel on a plane, so it doesn’t feel like that big of a deal (no bigger than the whole TSA fiasco normally is). The first time, though, I was very confused about what I would have to do bring my Humira through the airport (or my sister her Enbrel). This post contains everything you might want to know about flying with Humira or Enbrel. To find the key…
Pants for interstitial cystitis or hip pain
Finding pants I can wear when my IC is bad—the project that started this blog. I was at work recently when I had a bit of a crisis. I had basically been living in basketball shorts and leggings (and sweatpants when no one could see me). Now, I have no problem wearing these things sometimes. Sometimes I’m feeling those kinds of looks. But as someone who used to almost exclusively wear jeans, it was really getting to me. And especially for more professional situations, the workout look wasn’t sustainable. The number of pants I owned that I was able to wear was already cut down a couple of years ago…
