injecting
I’m just wondering if anybody knows the long term affect of injecting
I’ve been taking Copaxone for over two years now and I was on rebif for six months before it started affecting my liver and had to change. I’m worried that having to inject everyday might affect my skin in some way I do rotate the injection sites so it’s a while before the site is used again.
Sometimes when injecting it can leave a red mark or a small lump these do go away after a while I am getting better at injecting myself but I do worry if I’m damaging my skin in the long term
Hi @motorsportpete, I only injected copaxone for a few months, but as I had very limited fat in other areas, was forced to inject my bottom repeatedly. Consequently, my muscle and fat atrophied on my said backside, so significantly that my MS nurse called the makers to witness it, as I was extremely non plussed to have indentations on it being at that time very happy with my figure. She eloquently stated to them "half of her bum's fallen off!" It took me a considerable amount of time and effort to rebuild my backside through heavy weights and kettle bells, and copaxone was swiftly discarded as the Neuro was also concerned at the site reactions. Have you considered an oral tablet such as tecfidera (if mild MS) (Gilenya if stronger) or Lemtrada (if brave enough to take the risks with the SEs as a pay off against it's significant benefits)?
@motorsportpete Good afternoon. I call my inj sites the '3d 50pence pieces'. That's what they look like but red, not silver. My belly and arm ones take the longest to go (around 4wks) but I just use them as pointers to go elsewhere in the area. Is copaxone subcutaneous or into muscle? Hope you are having a nice day. Lisa xx