Day 1 on Enbrel

Enbrel Injection Site. First Time.

The shot in terms of physical pain was very minimal during the 15 seconds I had to hold it against the top of my thigh. A dash of blood which I expected and it swelled last night. This morning I rubbed the spot on the way to work and it did sting and still does sting/hurt when I touch it now. The hardest part was realizing I actually have to do this. I'm now calling it, "I'm dancing with the devil". My knee isn't getting any better so I needed to do something. It just stinks that it had to be this. So now I'm on max methotrexate and shots of Enbrel. Ugh. :(

Now onto the good stuff! When I woke up this morning, the swelling in knee had gone down since my first posting and overall my knee does feel better. I didn't expect to see any results overnight. But I do feel better today. And I'm walking better. We'll see what happens over the weekend. I should still be cautious, ice/elevate, but who knows. I'm optimistic that "dancing with the devil" could help my knee. Stay tuned.

Left Knee on April 04 2013