Nurse Delvin spent about an hour with me to show me exactly how to take care of my own injections. Luckily, almost anything that could go wrong, did. Now I know not to panic when things do go awry - I know exactly what to do. The needle didn't eject properly (required dislodging with tweezers) and the medication appeared as a droplet above my skin at the injection site (required a quick wipe with the alcohol pad and applying pressure).
Thank goodness the actual injection didn't hurt. I was amazed. Of course I was expecting it to be quite nasty, but in all honesty, I hardly felt it. The injection site was a bit tender a few minutes later, but that was taken care of with a cold compress.
Also, it will take a little while to ramp up to the full dosage. For the first two weeks I'll be receiving a 25% dose at each injection, followed by two weeks at 50%. Afterwards I'll be receiving the full dosage, by which time I should be used to the medication.
Sounds like a success! Good news.
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