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.
Things I've Learned From Being On Cimzia:
- Arthritis sucks
- Needles suck
- Don't take an injection and go swimming the next day because it will suck
- Humira is not nearly as sore as Cimzia, because Cimzia sucks
- Don't youtube cimzia because you'll see a young, brave girl taking it, making you a wimp who sucks
- There are wayyy worse things than arthritis. Such as cancer. It sucks how much pain there is in the world
Soooo... yeah. My specialist put me back on Humira(the other, less sore injections). So I'm happy.
