Rebidose Injector

[yorkieville]

Has anyone else gotten the new Rebidose injector? I just noticed there is no way to adjust the depth setting. I was at setting 1 on Rebif. I'm a nervous wreck about injecting tonight, because at 76#s, I have no fat. (:

TIA

Sheila

[yorkieville]

Hi, Shell.

Thanks. I called MS Lifelines yesterday evening, and the nurse asked me where I have any fat. We finally agreed, I would be safe to inject into my tush, but she told me not to do another injection, until my MS Lifelines nurse comes out and checks me out.

She said I definitely need some fatty areas to inject.

The new Rebidose is set at 2.

I have a suspicion that I am not going to be able to do injections.

My tush hurt for hours, and due to the Lymphocytic colitis, I am not allowed to take any NSAIDS for pain.

Sheila

[sllowe]

HI Sheila -
Giving this a bump for you. I'm not on it, and would not know how to manipulate it. What I do know is that even though you are thin, adjustment is not always necessary.

It's important to ge the med in the sub-q layer because that is where its distributed from. That info I learned from a shared solutions lecture where a dermatologist spoke in-depth about it. He said many people adjust on their own because they are thin, but oftentimes they are not hitting the subq layer which causes them problems with injection sites and efficacy.

Have you called MS Lifelines?? You should be able to line up a nurse to come to your house for this....
Let us know how you make out.