Well I had my first injection today. Although everyone is happy enough for me to self inject, for the first time they figured it was safest to get my GP to do it, just in case of any reactions. So I am $9,196 more expensive than I was this morning. LOL, that sum of money is just beyond my comprehension.
Went like a breeze, didnt even feel the needle go in (they use those tiny insulin needles) although I didnt look LOL.
I have joined the Freedom support group at Janssen Cilag and have chatted to them a couple of times. Got a Stelara nurse who I giggled with on the phone yesterday for about an hour. She wants to do my next shot so she can meet me. She sounds absolutely lovely. She is going to call this arvo to see how this morning went.
I have severe pustular psoriasis, both palmoplantar pustolosis as well as generalised pustular, including nails and scalp. Plus I have another ulcerative auto-immune disease.
From today I will be weaning down on prednisolone just to make things interesting. I really really hope Stelara works and kicks in quickly to help me deal with this.
So fingers crossed this is the start of something wonderful. This will be my last biologic so I really hope it does the trick.
Oh and I picked up the Stelara kit this morning from the Post Office. Got another baggie.
