Day 1

June 2, 2011

I had my first injection of Humira. I am so happy and excited to have the opportunity to be involved in this new research study. I met Dr. Bosch and Carol for the first time on Tues. WOW! How refreshing... They had so much empathy. They really knew what they were talking about. They cared about me and wanted to help IC patients in general. It also helped that Carol, the research director was an IC sufferer herself. The first appointment went smooth. I filled out some paper work, had my blood drawn and got a TB test. Carol explained everything so well and walked me through everything step by step so I knew exactly what was happening and why. The study will last 12 weeks. I will be keeping a blog of my experiences and hope that others will find the information useful. 

Immediately following my appt. I took my daughter to get some pancakes at a local restaurant that Carol recommended. Not sure if it was due to stress or the meds or maybe both but after I ordered my food I had to make a rush to the restroom. I have IBS but usually I have issues after I eat. My stomach was so upset that I had to ask the waitress to make our food to go. I went home and took a nap and when I woke up felt much better. The rest of the day I felt ok. A slight headache and overall tired but other then that no big changes.