some info would be nice please

[melissabarnett]

hi all sorry i been out lately but steph had dr appts then suragery today and yes she is doing fine
what i need to know is did anyone else have large and i mean large lumps under there arms on the second injection
ive iced and iced and it will just not go down i have them in both arms they dont hurt just itch sometimes and warm to the tuch  they sometimes go away but come back they are about the size of an lemon  and its only under my arms  just wanted to know if anyone has advice called SS and they said it will go away soon and not to worry  well im not worrying and i know they will go away but can i help them to go away faster lol  my 4 year old said i had musclus  upside down on my arms lol i just had to lol at that  

bye all for now and thanks for all youe help  with the info  still on the COPAXONE TRAIN  hope u all r to  choo choo lol

keep those smiles comeing

[jensequitur]

The pictures are so off on the color balance that it's difficult to tell what's going on!

I have a site reaction to Copaxone - when I first started using it, the welts were the size of a peach.  Hard, red, itchy, and swollen.  After a couple of weeks, it got a lot better.  

[sllowe]

Hey Melis,

I looked at the pics, and the area around the injection side looks really irritated.  

Are the shared solutions nurses not the type to come to your house to look at the spots personally? I know the MS lifelines (Rebif) nurses make themselves available to patients for that.  If not, I'd call the Docs office to have them look at it just to be sure. Ask the Dr. how many patients he/she has on Copax? And, if this looks normal.  It's just not something that can be described away - it should be looked at.

ttys,
shell

[melissabarnett]

you will have to look at my pics in my album sorry  lol

[melissabarnett]

This is what my leggs look like as of today i just took the pics had to wait til i did my leggs cause i couldnt take any pics of my arms by my self  not enough arms to do so lol   soooooo my queston is  IS this normal ?? or should i be worried  about this  please let me know  

[HVAC]

On my eighth day on Copaxone all my injections sites blew up into itchy welts. This was my body saying hey this is a foreign substance, perfectly normal. I took benadryl and put benadryl  creme on the sites. In a day or two they went away.

I still have a  small bump appear at my injection site 24 hours after the fact. I have been on it since April.

Alex

[Lulu54]

I'm a copax user and am a bit confused here - are the lumps under your arms?  Do you inject there or on the side of your arm?  I use the side of my arm nd do get a small knot that takes a while to go away - usually about the time I'm ready to use that spot for the next shot! :-)

You should not have multiple lumbs/bumps from your injection.  That just doesn't seem right.   Does it happen at any of the other injection sites or just your arms?  

I'm sorry I've answered your question with more answers.

feel better,
Lulu

[sllowe]

Our Copax users have any tid bits mor Melis?

[sllowe]

Hi there,

I'm not on Copax - but sure they'll come along when they see this.  I didn't realize they suggest under the arms as a spot to inject. You may have to avoid those areas.  I don't ice with Rebif but the nurse said that most all her patients do better with some heat 1st not the ice as suggested.  Guess you have to keep trying different ways.

I've heard about the lumps and itching w/Copax and hope it gets better for you - and soon!

Nice to see you.  Very proud of you for sticking it out w/your meds!

-shell