Very odd, just before I woke up this morning I recall dreaming about disease modifying drugs in all their glory. Not sure what the dream was I just know when I woke up I had the words rebif and copaxone floating around in my head. I think I might have dreamt of injecting myself in my leg. Very nice dream! This is what happens when you read books about the subject before bedtime.
I am due to see my neurologist in a month, and last year when I saw him, I told him we were planning on having a baby, but after pregnancy I was very interested in starting on DMT’s. I used to be quite against the idea before, but talking to more and more people that are on them, and also reading up a lot about what they actually do, has made me change my mind.
Since I won’t be able to start until next year anyway (you can’t be pregnant or breastfeed) there is some more time to think about it. When I first heard about these drugs I remember being terrified as I really don’t deal very well with needles. I am fine going to the doctor for injections and blood tests, as long as I don’t have to see what they do. So the idea of injecting myself is scary.
A friend of mine started on Avonex last year, and I think her attitude towards the whole thing helped me see it wasn’t that scary. After she had taken the first injection she had a friend taking some photos of her, and she sent a few to me. One photos has her sitting on the sofa, with her jeans pulled down to her feet and a needle jabbed into her thigh and she is making a crazy laughing face at the camera. The photo was called “druggie”(I’d post it here but I am sure she’d kill me then!). It was very silly and funny, but it kind of took the scariness of injecting out of the whole vision that I have of it
Soooo I will keep on reading and talk to my neuro, I just think it can stay out of my dreams for now, there are more fun things to dream about.
Now off to enjoy the sunshine outside!
xoxo
Hellie
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