My doctor gave me two options for drugs, one being Enbrel, and the other being Humira. He said they were just different brands, but worked the same and cost the same. I chose Enbrel, and looked forward to getting my prescription filled so I could be pain free again.
Doctor Gremillion said Enbrel is a shot that should do myself and weekly, then after a few months when I felt like it to stop taking it until the pain came back. He said this way I could see how long a shot would last me.
Hearing this was a shot mortified me. I hate shots, and have a very low tolerance to pain. I almost would rather be in pain than to have a shot. I sucked it up and decided all the pain being gone would be worth a 30 second shot. Once I was home I tried to give it to myself and couldn't do it. My sister in-law, bless her soul, would come over and give me the shot in my arm every week. Finally after my husband watched her give me a shot, I was comfortable with him doing it for me.
The pain was gone the next day! It was truly a miracle drug for me. I slept great, and walked as if there was never any pain to begin with.
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