Things are lookin up!

I am happy to report that for the second time in a row, I sucked it up.  I've learned something this week - positivity = NO PAIN!

I've been doing it all wrong.  As you can see from my recent posts, injections have been horrible for me.  Not the after effects, but the actual act of the injection.  I'd work myself up and let the anxiety get the best of me.  By the time I finally did the injection, I was so worked up that it stung and hurt.  These last two injections, piece of cake.

As with Monday's injection, I prepared myself in the morning.  Told myself it wasn't going to hurt, and I'd be fine!  It has been more than 7 days since I injected into my leg, so we originally decided that my leg would be a good place.  My boyfriend talked me into trying a spot I hadn't done before, so we cleaned the little spot on my back above my butt.  I was a little anxious because it was a new spot that I've never done, and I wasn't sure if it would hurt.  But we did it quickly and TAAAADAAA!  Best spot yet!  I didn't even feel the needle go in and NO stinging!!!!

I really feel that my change in attitude this week has been the sole reason that things have become easier to deal with.

The red spots don't bother me nearly as much.  They've all faded for the most part except for one.  A couple injections ago I decided to try numbing cream.  The red spot from that injection is BY FAR the worst.  It's twice as big as the other ones, super bright red, and raised above the skin like a bug bite.  Never again will I used the numbing cream!!  I can't be sure if the red spot is just a bigger regular version of the red spot, or if the numbing cream had something to do with it.  I won't risk it again though.

Other than that, all is good right now!  Nothing new to report.  I'm looking forward to my Neuro appt on Feb 28th to discuss the findings of my most recent MRI.  This MRI is different than the ones I have had in the past as it was of my neck and spine, and was done to see if I have any clogged arteries or veins.

I hope all is well in cyber world!!!  Keep commenting, I really enjoy reading everything!!

~Sarah