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Hello - hope everyone is doing well. Just so I don't feel such a numpty.....  .......please tell me that everyone has one of the days and messes up their injections. After a couple of false starts with injecting when I started Humira, I'd got it down to a fine art. Obviously, I was getting too cocky - I just nipped upstairs to do my injection and was startled by it hurting more than usual....not sure exactly what happened next apart from my natural reaction was too remove the offending article resulting in the precious humira ending up running onto the bathroom floor!! Not my finest hour. Not sure how much I managed to inject or whether I'll notice any change in how I feel. 
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 3,157 Location: Huddersfield
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Oops! There's not much you can do about this, you can't really do another injection as you did get some of the first one!
Still, it stays in the system for longer than 2 weeks so you may not notice any change before the next one is due.
I swear they didn't used to hurt as much as they do now! I did mine today and I felt like doing the same as you, pulling it out!
I suppose if you do feel as though you are missing the humira you could have the next one in less than two weeks if necessary, but ring your rheumy nurse to check.
Doreen xx
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A similar thing hapened to me some time ago - I think I got a bit careless and had the pen at the wrong angle, and I lost some of the precious humira too! My rheumy said to take it again the following week, rather than wait the usual fortnight. Kathleen x
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Yes I've done that too. When I rang the nurse she said I shouldn't do another one till the next one is due as it's impossible to tell how much went in! (or dribbled down my leg!) Tummy is less painful than thighs I believe? Yet again this a good example of different advice depending on who we're speaking to! YES I'VE CHANGED, PAIN DOES THAT TO PEOPLE.
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Hi there,
When I was on Humira a couple of years ago, I was given a faulty batch of pens. The mechanism to insert the needle into the body wasn't working properly and I ended up not having much of the dose at all. I did notice that I was definitely feeling the effects of not having the full dose and was glad when the next fortnight came along (only to have it happen again). At the time of using the first faulty pen I was so sure I'd messed it up but when it happened the second time, I knew it wasn't me.
I'll agree that the tummy is definitely not as sore as the thigh.
Joanna
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 This is definitely making me feel better (although it's because of your mishaps - so sorry!). I think I'll wait until two weeks. The injection sight looks angry today so I must have done something strange. I'm sure that it was my mistake - I think I was tired and in a bit of a rush with it all.
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JulieM wrote:
Tummy is less painful than thighs I believe?.....
I would say you're right Julie although I've never done Humira. However I do all my insulin injections in my stomach, 4-6 a day, as I've found my stomach is less sensitive. My insulin needles are only 8mm though. How big are your ones??  A friend is someone who knows all about you but loves you anyway!
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I don't inject at the moment, but was on the Anti-TNF waiting list last year. Not sure I could bring myself to inject. Given the choice, I'd tell a Dr. or nurse to inject me in the backside/leg. I hated having those Clexane/Anti-DVT injections every day in the stomach after surgery. I told them I couldn't do them myself because of my fused spine! After 39 years I still hate blood test needles going in! Carol
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Tabbycat wrote:...... Not sure I could bring myself to inject..... When I come up Carol I'll show you how to put it in without hurting.  A friend is someone who knows all about you but loves you anyway!
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I'll look forward to you showing me your technique Stewart! Carol
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Sooooo glad you're back, young Stewart, and on form too by the looks of it!
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 okay-who woke Stewart up?!? Happigumble, I was just wondering-do you check if the needle cover has been taken off properly when you remove the purple (or is it grey!?!) cover? YES I'VE CHANGED, PAIN DOES THAT TO PEOPLE.
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I do now, as I had a faulty pen where the cap didn't come off properly so the needle couldn't go in. I'm afraid that I can't blame anyone or anything else for my mishap!
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Joined: 1/5/2010 Posts: 89 Location: Mereworth, Kent
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So glad you confessed to this!! I was very confident having done a flawless Humira injection with the nurse and completely mucked up my first solo one!! The trigger was more sensitive that I thought and i wasn't ready for the kick back, so half went in and half was left on my leg. I was so cross with myself for wasting the precious stuff, and not getting a good dose for that one. It didn't occur to me to do it again the next week as I knew i had some, but not how much. The next one went fine in my tummy - much softer!!!!  and didn't sting so much! Thought I couldn't be the ONLY one it had happened to! cheers Alison xx
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