new shots

Monday, January 17, 2005




It has arrived....we have praticed loading it and injecting water into the air mutliple times so now I guess it is time to get it on.

Pray for us as everytime I do new things it really scares me. Tonight's shot goes in my left thigh, the thigh hurts the most because I have lots of muscles from skating BUT my left thigh is more numb because the tumor was on the right side of my brain. My left side is fairly numb from the top of my head right down to my toes....but it still hurts. Maybe it is just all in my head (pun intended folks) but even if it is the pain and stinging is real. So are the tears.

Here I go. Be brave girl. Be real brave.

The shots don't bother Charley at all because he says they don't hurt him.

Chump.




~I don't have these new thinner needles yet, maybe with the next shipment of shots. I get three months at a time. Talk about daunting, everytime I open the fridge there they are. I swear they STARE at me from the fridge door. They do.



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I think I'd imagine them staring too. :(
Angela


Comment from readmereadyou - 1/18/05 10:56 AM



Oh, honey I will pray for you. I can only imagine how difficult this must be for you. If it were me I know I'd have a lock on the fridge door, which wouldn't help a thing, except stall for time. I' don't mind shots too much but the thought of having to getting one on a regular basis would turn me into a Chump too. BIG HUGS, and know you're always in my prayers. *Barb*
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Comment from barbpinion - 1/18/05 10:18 AM



hey girl, :) ((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))) thats what i hated about the rebif... the fact that it was right there every time i opened the fridge. my husband and i were about a nano-second away from buying a mini fridge just for the shots then i became allergic to them, lol. hives, swelling... nice. i hope everything goes well. you are in my prayers. sara
Comment from ceschorr - 1/18/05 10:02 AM



God bless you, dear! I thank God that you have treatment. Illness is hard, isn't it? You will be in my prayers...xox
Comment from valphish - 1/18/05 9:34 AM



I WILL be thinking about you.
you ARE a brave girl, you are. :)
Comment from babyshark28 - 1/18/05 9:18 AM



Maybe you should get one of those itty-bitty fridges just to keep your Rebif in...then you'll only have to see it when you need to. {{{{{Christina}}}}}Lisa :-]
Comment from mlraminiak - 1/18/05 9:01 AM



looks like something out of Star Trek... Pretend you are in the movie and have Charlie make a whoosh sound as he is injecting you to make it fun.

You are brave.. I hate needles and don't think I could go threw that everyday.. but we dont know what kind of strenth we have threw the Lord until he puts us in the hard places. Sing his praises as you are getting your injections? Maybe that will help with the pain?

Love you and Proud of you!
Mary
Comment from hunybea4him - 1/18/05 7:07 AM



You'll be in my prayers. I'm proud of you for taking this on, and I know you'll handle it well.
Comment from sistercdr - 1/18/05 6:13 AM



Hang on honey, you are doing so well! ! ! !

{{{{{Hugs}}}}}
Comment from dbaumgartner - 1/18/05 3:53 AM



Chrissy,
What are those injections for? Ouchy in the thigh. Does it have to be the thigh? The thinner needles look like the lovenox or B12 shots I need to give myself periodically. And, I give them to myself in the belly. Hugs Sweetie. Love bunches LuAnne
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Comment from thebaabee - 1/18/05 2:48 AM



I said the same thing to my doctor, "it's all in my head" and it really was. I have a growth that is inoperable but I have lived with it for thirty years. For the first 20 years, I took so much medication. But now, I am seizure free and pain free thanx be to God. I have since stopped all meds with doctor's permission. You are always in my prayers. It was nice visiting this a.m. This computer has been touchy and it shuts down on me without warning - just the connection was lost... Guess what? I am so elated, I have to share with you. I just had an email from someone who said Kevin's journal helped he/she get thru the night. Isn't that just too wonderful. Praise God! Makes all my pain worthwhile... Hugs, gloria
Comment from gbgoglo - 1/17/05 11:28 PM