But since some people may actually value the arthritis side of it (or may be going through the same thing) I thought, maybe I'll write some of that.
So here we go.
Cimzia.
Just when I thought arthritis couldn't get any worse, especially with the Humira injections, Cimzia hit me in the face like a brick.
...And I thought Humira was bad.
So the nurse whips out these giant needle and pretty much says "shove this in your tummy and you'll be fixed."
So me, being naive as I am, do as I'm told.
My jaw literally dropped at the pain of it. What they don't tell you is that it takes a good 30 seconds for this thick, stinging mouse protein(I'm not even joking- it's mouse protein) and it keeps stinging for about 3 hours afterwards.The worst part?
You don't just give yourself one injection.
You shove another needle into your poor little stomach, the first 3 times!
So as you can probably tell, the medicine isn't ideal.
But it works wonders for most patients.
I'm not most patients, though.
So 3 months, nine(but what felt like 100) injections, and no improvement later, I was allowed to stop taking it.
