I didn't say when!!!!!

After what happened on Friday night, I was not stoked on my injection tonight.  Luckily work was busy, and I didn't have too much time to think about it.  The minute I walked out the door from work and got on the commuter train, the anxiety started to set in.

My boyfriend was here to help me tonight.  I was rattled from being here by myself, so he set up the Rebismart and I laid in my bed.  I find it MUCH easier to do the injection if I'm comfy and surrounded by pillows and my big feather duvet!!  He put the Rebismart on the lower side of my back where all the padding is.  I felt the machine on my skin and once again came "don't hit the button yet!  I'm not ready!" - He didn't wait until I was ready.  He hit the button and the Rebismart started the injection.  At first I was mad, but I knew if I moved or twitched it would be much worse.  So I stayed still for 13 seconds which feels like eternity.  As with Monday and Wednesday's injections last week I had no pain, slight stinging, and that's about it.

I'm happy that it's over with.  A successful injection tonight helps me get over the anxiety of what happened on Friday!  Hopefully Wednesday will be uneventful too!

Wednesday will be my last dose of 22mcg.  On Friday my dose goes up to 44mcg which is the full dosage for me.  So far I have had no side effects what so ever except for injection irritation and the lovely red splotches.  My biggest fear with starting this medication was surprisingly not the needles.  I was more worried about the aches, pains, and flu like side effects that I was told could accompany the injections for months!  None of that as of yet.  I'm hoping that it stays this way.  I've been taking two regular strength Advil before every injection.  I'm not sure if it's the Advil preventing me from feeling the side effects, or if I'm not even having them to start with.  My body appears to be reacting to the medication fairly well.  I'm crossing fingers that things keep going as well as they have been.

Life has been very uneventful and boring lately.  I need to get away, even if it's only for the weekend.  Bedtime now - zzZZzzZz  My energy level has been lacking this past few days.

~Sarah