It was a bitterly cold day, but I didn't care. Today was the day I strolled across to Women's College Hospital's pharmacy, with a slight spring in my step, and picked up my prescription for Enbrel. I could not be happier. Two boxes, enough to last me a month, with each box containing four Enbrel dose trays of 25mg vials of etanercept, one diluent syringe, one 27-gauge needle, one vial adapter, and one plunger--all waiting for assembly and usage. Given that I need to inject Enbrel subcutaneously twice weekly, I need to pick days that are convenient. I am thinking Wednesdays and Saturdays would be suitable: I could inject my abdomen at work on Wednesdays and find someone to inject my arm on the weekend. Saturdays are great because it would preload my body before my long runs on Sundays, which tend to cause my body to experience a systemic inflammatory process (aka flare) that lasts well beyond the day.
Tomorrow I will post photographs of myself preparing the medication and injecting it. This would allow those contemplating taking this medication some insight as to the process that must be carried out twice weekly. For people who have difficulty preparing the medication, it also comes in 50mg pre-filled syringes for once weekly injection. Stay tuned.
It was a bitterly cold day, but I didn't care. Today was the day I strolled across to Women's College Hospital's pharmacy, with a slight spring in my step, and picked up my prescription for Enbrel. I could not be happier. Two boxes, enough to last me a month, with each box containing four Enbrel dose trays of 25mg vials of etanercept, one diluent syringe, one 27-gauge needle, one vial adapter, and one plunger--all waiting for assembly and usage. Given that I need to inject Enbrel subcutaneously twice weekly, I need to pick days that are convenient. I am thinking Wednesdays and Saturdays would be suitable: I could inject my abdomen at work on Wednesdays and find someone to inject my arm on the weekend. Saturdays are great because it would preload my body before my long runs on Sundays, which tend to cause my body to experience a systemic inflammatory process (aka flare) that lasts well beyond the day.
Tomorrow I will post photographs of myself preparing the medication and injecting it. This would allow those contemplating taking this medication some insight as to the process that must be carried out twice weekly. For people who have difficulty preparing the medication, it also comes in 50mg pre-filled syringes for once weekly injection. Stay tuned.
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