Anyone on Enbrel have injection site reaction??

Question:

I have been on it for about 5 weeks and it burns like fire when I do the injection. Then about 3 hrs later I get a red puffy circle around in injection site area. By the end of the day the circle grows to about 4 inches around the injection site, red, hot,swollen and puffy also itching like crazy. And it continues to spread until it is about 5 inches around. It usually last for about 4 to 5 days. And then by the time it is completely gone it is time for another one. Is this normal??? Other than that I LOVE THIS MEDICINE. I have had RA for 6 1/2 yrs and been on lots of medicine plus pain pills at least 3 times a day for the past year and 1/2. Ad now since Enbrel I am off of everything. NO pain, I have my energy back and things are finally coming together. I feel like a person again and can enjoy life now and my kids. So just wondering is this normal does anyone else do this or is my body allergic to it? Thanks in advance

Answers:
I, too, have been on this medication for about 4-5 weeks now. I get exactly the same injection site reaction you describe! From what I have read, it's totally normal and I've also read that it should stop happening after a few months. When I first started on the medication, the nurse told me I might get a reaction. The first two injections I did had no reaction, but the past 3 or 4 have given me bruises and large, itchy, hard, hot welts that get bigger, but are usually gone by the time I give myself the next injection. Here's to hoping they go away in a few months! Good luck, and I hope you keep feeling better! P.S. I did read someone else's post on another site and they said the doctor told them that if they injected straight down (instead of at an angle) that the reaction is less.

Anyone on Enbrel have injection site reaction??

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