I've been using the Humira pen for the past 16 months with no problems. Then today, my pen failed to inject properly. I used the same procedure that I've always used, but today I noticed that when I pushed the plunger to initiate the injection, the click wasn't nearly as loud as usual, and there was no pain. As usual, I waited until a few seconds after the yellow marker appeared in the window, and pulled the pen away. When I did, a bunch of un-injected medicine dribbled onto the floor. I did have a tiny needle mark, so it's possible that some of it injected, but I don't know how much ... if any. There was no sting when I pressed down with a cotton ball, so, I suspect that little or no medicine was injected. Abbott is going to send me two free replacement pens, and I'm going to call my doctor tomorrow to ask him what to do. I have one pen left, but I'm hesitant to use it tomorrow (even if my doctor says it's OK) because I have no idea what amount of Humira may have been injected. I've had such great success with Humira that I hate the idea of messing up my bi-weekly routine. I'm thinking that the safe thing to do is probably to just wait until next Wednesday, take my next injection a week early, and do my best not to psyche myself into a flare.
Has this happened to any of you? If so, what did YOU do? Thanks!!
We've had that happen...but we realize it was messed up before we tried to use it. They sent me a replacement on Monday.