copaxone injection lumps

[loverofdogs]

i have been using copaxone for two years now and seem to be getting some , well i call them bumps, under the skin where i inject. the top of my thighs and the back of my arms are real bad. i dont want to wear shorts or short sleeve shirts any more.  i am doing the shot wrong? or is this a common side effect ? is this what they refer to as scar tissue build up?  i know, lots of questions.  

[deb250]

I haven't been on the site for a very long time but when I saw the post about Copaxone bumps I had to comment. I've been on Copaxone for about four years now. I was told about the lumps and the dents that were caused by destroyed fat tissue. I just hoped that I could spread out the destruction over my whole thigh and therefore have smaller thighs - RIGHT. They look like washboards now and even my stomach has these b ig indents. And itch! When I first started, the sites would itch so bad the day after that I thought I'd hurt myself scratching. I play bingo on Thursday. Wed was my belly shot. I was so embarassed at bingo because I would itch so bad I'd finally have to scratch down the front of my pants. I'm sure people thought I had some kind of disease. Finally had to change the order of sites. I know its not really funny but doesn't it help to laugh? Anyway, most of the itchy, red, painful stuff stopped after a while. In fact, my legs and arms seem kind of dead now. I can't even feel the needle going in.

[chris787254]

Hi Mary! Just joined this site

[chris787254]

At least your doctor was aware of this. I just went off copaxine today after 7 years. No one had asked to see if my body was being scared, fat tissue desolved. All my years of work out time seems worthless now. I am very angry. I feel that plastic surgery (fat replacement) is necessary. I am going to look into getting legal help. Any suggestions?

[chris787254]

These injections for the last 7 yrs have left my body with pockets and divets all over. Fat tissue desolved and looks disgusting. I have to now figure out way to reduce this terrible disfigurement. I have worked out my whole life and I am now off the injections. I now feel like I need plastic surgery to repair all this damage. The neurologists or share solutions should advice patients to have their doctors examine the sites at least every 6 months. Guess no bathing suits for me anymore. I am going to find an attorney who will work with me on this. Please be careful. These shots cause permanent damage.

[weltsandms]

I have tennis ball size welts that itch terribly have been on Copaxone autojec for 3 months. I didn't have this problem the first month but this is unbareable.  I tried heat first, then cold, and all the suggestions by Shared solutions.   I have tried all itch creams to minimal benefit.  I am miserable.

[Heather1987]

I am currently trying to decide which injection to start and it is all very confusing. I had decided on Copaxone just because there were no flu like symptoms associated with it. Now wondering how it will go with the injection site. I did see a youtube video post on injection techniques with copaxone and it showed you must remove the air bubble before injecting and by doing this it greatly reduced the stinging. Might be worth a go. Can anyone tell me whether the avonex injection  cause the same injection site reaction, saying that it is only once a week but you also have to deal with the flu like symptoms. This is becoming a very difficult decision to make! Any help advice really appreciated. Thanks Heather