Hi Sigrid!
OK, so here has been my Enbrel experiences...
The first injection that I did was into my left thigh - that was a bad idea for me because unfortunately I don't have very much adipose tissue on my legs. That injection HURT!!!
So, I slapped the ice onto it right away and was sucky for the rest of the day.
The next week I went for the abdomen where there is considerably more adipose tissue
and found that it wasn't as bad as the leg. But there is no doubt about it, it feels like a vaccine going in.
My suggestion is that you let the injection warm up for 30-45 mins prior to injecting. I've heard that icing the spot that you want to inject helps as well. I also suggest that you make sure that once you swab the injection site with alcohol, that you let that area dry completely before injecting! Once I stuck the needle in right away after swabbing and the alcohol stung almost as bad as the needle!
Oops.
So, there are my experiences. I wish you luck my friend! You can do it!!
Trina
