I Want to Stop Methotrexate

[Forest Walker]

Thanks for the support with this.  The nurse was enthusiastically helpful and encouraging like a cheer leader.  She didn't like the syringe the pharmacy gave me and checked with the dermatologist for a prescription for the kind she prefers, along with this useful "SmartSite Needle-Free Access Pin" that will stay on the bottle.  The syringe has a "luar lock" and twists onto this access pin before the needle is applied to the syringe.  She showed me how much air to push into the little vial and techniques for drawing the liquid into the syringe.  She had me practice this and also practice flicking my finger against syringe to dislodge a practice air bubble.  She showed me how to put the needle on the syringe after it's filled.

We practiced on a vial of saline.  She didn't want me to bring the methotrexate in because there are pregnant women in the office.  

At home, I used the techniques she taught me and drew the Methotrexate without a single air bubble, affixed the needle to the syringe, and injected under the skin as I do for Humira.  So easy.  No pain while injecting.  The familiar sting of the Humira is not part of the MTX experience.  Vitamin B-12 injections go into the muscle, a whole different approach and painful.  I got this!