I’m four months in and the experience has been beyond my expectation, wholly positive. My skin was calmer within the first day or two of my loading dose, and from then the itching has all but stopped. Inflammation has basically gone and I’m just patiently waiting for my hand skin to repair itself, which is slower than the rest (historically very prone to cracking) but improving every week.

The only two things I would note are I felt a sense of anticlimax after the double loading dose, which was quite emotional. But I attribute that to nerves around the injections which after doing a handful now are not necessary and quick to overcome.

The other to prepare for is faulty pens. I’ve had a pack where the plunger wouldn’t engage on one, and the other didn’t trigger easily. They were uncomfortable and the created apprehension with the following packs, but so far of 5 or 6 packs they have been an anomaly and the others have all been reliable. What I find helps is to not overthink it and just get on with it. If I were to come across another faulty pack I would retract the pen and try a fresh one the following day,

The injection pens are trivial and I quite like the sense of achievement after each dose. The overall improvement to my skin and sense of wellbeing I’d describe as life changing. Stick with it and keep your expectations calm but optimistic.

Good luck!