How I self-inject Orencia Medication (with bonus life hack for injecting with thumb pain)
Channel: Arthritis Life
Date: 23/05/2019

In this video I break down the steps for giving oneself an injection of Orencia, a biologic medicine for rheumatoid arthritis. I also provide a life hack for self-injecting medications when you have thumb pain. Many patients with autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis  take medication that requires them to self-inject it, or give themselves an injection. 

Here are the steps in order:
1) Let the medication come to room temperature
2) Gather your materials
3) Wash hands and prep materials
4) Clean the injection site
5) Actually inject it (this is where the life hack occurs - minute 2:25)
6) Clean up

Also, stay until the end to see a cute out-take with my 5 year old son Charlie :)

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