Humira
Hi all,
My name is Troy I am a 36 year old male from Wisconsin. I have been dealing with psorasis for most of my life. Like most of you I have been on all the topical medications I can, I took psoratiane (sp?) I am an emergency medical technician and a police officer. I will be exposed to a lot of nasty stuff. I was suppose to start taking Humira a couple days ago. I had a Humira nurse come to my house to show me how to take the injections. I chickened out. I see needles all the time, they don't scare me. It is the 100 plus side effects that scare me. It might all be in my head. I just don't know what to do. Am I over thinking the Humira thing? My dermatologist told me I wouldn't have anything to worry about. I see a lot of success stories with Humira. Any feed back would be greatly appreciated. I have large spots on my knees, elbows, on my head, in my groin, butt crack, fingers, finger nails, ears, face, under my right eye, etc etc etc.
Thank you for any help you could provide,
Troy
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Comment by Troy James on April 13, 2010 at 11:12am -
Hi Jason, thanks for responding. So far so good with my Humira. I did accidentally shoot one of the shots across the kitchen floor the first time i tried to take it. I didn't realize you can't recap once you open it. Oops!! Everything is going super, I have had no side effects to the Humira so far. I hope it stays that way. I actually went to my derm Doctor and her nurse give me the first injection. No pain at all. I did the second one. I do know if you don't let them sit out and get to room temp it stings really bad. I hope the injections continue to work. I feel so much better about myself. Again thanks for responding. Take care.
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Comment by Jason Ott on April 13, 2010 at 10:28am
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Hey, Troy,
My name is Jason, and I had the exact feelings about all the shots that I have taken in the last eight years. I am presently taking Humira with an oral Medication (Methotrexate) and the results are tremendous so far. I have been taking them since the end of Feb., and if you go on my profile and check my pics out, it is just a little look at my hands and arms. I will take a current photo tonight and post it in my profile to show you and anyone else, the effects of Humira. The way I am looking at being a (Lab Rat) for the up to date Medications is this; I am expecting some form of issue in the future, I can handle that at that time. For now if I can help to pave the way for future psoriasis patients (maybe my sons? you never know) to understand what these medications can do , and what not to do, I am happy to do so. I understand that this is a tough decision but, no one can tell you how you feel about your situation. Your affected areas, matched mine and now I have light pink spots on my fingers, thats it. In the past I have taken Enbrel and it too worked wonderfully for three months, thats it though. I tried taking it for three years and each time that was the maximum time the psoriasis would disappear for. If I can help out with anything. Please write me back I can try to help as much as possible. We are all on the same team here. Let's help each other. Good Luck
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