First Enbrel injection using Autoinjector Pen

Please don't mind the extreme level of gayness in this video but wanted to document my first injection for others to see.. Hoping this is going to lead to a whole knew quality of life i've been missing out on!

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• Enbrel
• Autoinjector
• Ankylosing
• Spondylitis

[PrettynPink124]

Thanks for making this! You put a lighter feel on doing this for the first time! I'm 16 and I did this for the first time yesterday and to be honest it was kind of a traumatic experience. I am now terrified of doing it again this Saturday. Are there any therapeutic exercises that you do to calm nerves?

[KyChristopher23]

@PrettynPink124 Do you use the auto-injector? Honestly at this point, i usually just have something on the TV or i'm blaring my favorite music and I just push the button.. :-) Don't watch as it's being injected just hold still until you hear the "click" and you're all done! :-) It gets much easier.. Best advice I can give is to let it sit out for about 45 minutes.. They say 15 is sufficient but i feel the closer to room temperature it gets, the easier of an experience it is.. :-)

[averygoodsoulhasshe]

P.S. Christopher, are you blogging about your experience? Thanks : )

[KyChristopher23]

@averygoodsoulhasshe I'm not really.. Thought about it.. But at this point, over 2 years in, there's not much to blog about.. I can make a follow up video tho for those who are interested.. I find it to just be 30 seconds of my time now once a week.. No real issues.. But if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to hit me up! :-)

[averygoodsoulhasshe]

Hi everybody!

I've just taken my13th shot, every one taken w/ Christopher : )

The rheumy said I've begun to show negative RA readings..."empiricaly," l but I'm not feeling *any* difference, esp. pain/limitation-wise. (The rheumy looked at me **very** strangely for not being excited about it.)

When do you start really feeling much better with your RA? After how many shots, usually?

Thanks Ever so Much! ♥

Aussi, salut! Comment sont les résultats pour Enbrel où que vous soyez?

[KyChristopher23]

@averygoodsoulhasshe haha!  I'm so glad i could be an inspiration to as many people as I have been.. It gives some validation for me making this video.. :-) Keep up the good work! I take it for AS and I honestly felt a bit of relief after a couple and now i'm basically pain free (with the exception of a bit stiffness from time to time).. Keep going and hopefully it will work great for you as well! :-)

[brooklynlulu]

@opinionated99 Yeah, Iwill be honest, I still yelp from time to time. Sometimes it's more barable when I take it out of the fridge and wait hmmm about even near an half hour, seems to take that stinger down some. I think sometimes if hitting on a vein, that makes it hellish lol. Doc wants me on it every ten days now, but I am like, na, I can wait on that LOL.

[opinionated99]

@brooklynlulu I did the humira pen also and the medicine hurts like i dont know what. I'm dreading doing enbrel every week at least with humira its every 2 weeks. When its injecting I SCREAM!!

[fox278]

This is the first EMBREL injection video I've watched that doesn't scare the shite out of me. Ok, now I think I can do it:) thanks!

[brooklynlulu]

I do the Humira pen shot and it'slike shooting fire into your leg, no where to run lol. Needle is ok, med, agg! But I thought at the start, RA hurts a lot worse ,I took a deep breath and Pop, a little yelp, count to ten, and bada bing lol.

[jrmgg]

@bensaund I use Humira syringes and yes you are hurt they do hurt like heck. Dr told me to leave the syringe in room temp for a while before injecting it,but it still hurt like heck. So I have found what worked for me is injecting it quickly and it does not hurt as bad.