Kesimpta, second week

[redbird]

I injected the second dose of Kesimpta an hour ago, sitting in my living room. I asked Cattitude and Adrian to be there and observe, so they could do the injection in future weeks. This turned out to be a good thing, because I had misremembered what the nurse showed me, and was trying to press a non-existent button on the self-injecting device with my thumb. The way it actually works is, hold the thing firmly, press against your skin, and the device senses the pressure and does the injection.

I now need to buy a sharps container, one large enough to hold the self-injecting pens. (For the moment, I put the used injector back in the box it came in.)

Next Wednesday will be the third dose ("week 2"), then two weeks after that is "week 4" (and the fourth dose). I just called the pharmacy, and they told me I can order the refill a week from tomorrow.

ETA: I just bought a sharps container at CVS; the pharmacist said it's the only one they stock, and yes it's big enough for the Kesimpta injectors. I forgot to ask him whether they take sharps containers back for disposal; on the other hand, he forgot to charge me for the container, which I only noticed when I got home and looked at the receipt.

Comments

[sraun]

FWIW, we get this 3-gallon Sharps container - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UHTGIE

We really like the mailback feature. They do have sizes down to 1 quart.

[redbird]

The one I got is smaller than that, but big enough for the pen injector. I was at CVS filling a prescription, asked the pharmacist for a sharps container; he gave me one, and said it's the only one they stock. (I note that the Amazon link you dropped in here says that item is currently out of stock.)

[minoanmiss]

WD told me that police stations will accept sharps containers. (ergh)