Priming Tymlos pen?

@osteopatient2026 will do and thanks for the information.

@alidamc I'm not clear. How do you know it doesn't work? You click the pen and insert it into your skin, right?

@alidamc
Just for your info…every other day doesn’t allow the Tymlos to work the way it should…ask the Tymlos nurse.

@osteopatient2026 I’m calling the first thing tomorrow. I have already registered.

@alidamc
Let us know how it goes and what you find out. I had a similar issue but my husband gives me my injections…not that it matters but he has a medical background and knew right away that the pen wasn’t right.

@alidamc Are you using the word "priming" correctly? Priming simply means that you are shooting ONE 80 mcg full dose of the Tymlos med into the air ONE TIME, before that pen's first injection. After that, you twist the dial all the way to the 80 mcgs and inject each morning. For that one and only initial priming (aka squirting the medicine into the air), you should flick the cartridge with your finger to raise any air bubbles to the top. Do not unnecessarily squirt anymore medicine into the air to waste it. That is a one and done move for each pen. If for some reason you think you screwed up that one time priming when you first pull the pen out of the box, there are actually seven extra doses in each pen for "mess-ups," so you can immediately shoot a second priming dose into the air, before completing your first injection. If you happen to see some air bubbles later during the month, that's absolutely fine. I'm not following how you can twist the green knob at the end to load a dose and shoot it in the air, but twisting the green knob every day to inject into the belly does not work. How does the pen know to work, when shooting into the air vs skin/fat? If this is really happening, contact yoir pharmacy ASAP to report a defective pen. Is it the Indian or the arrow?!?!? 😉 Good luck!!

@cathyf31 my Tymlos pen only works from the priming mode. It never switched to a number. I called the Tymlos Clinical educator, but my registration has gone through yet. I did that last night. I had to leave a callback number, so now I am waiting to hear from the specialty pharmacist.
They will probably want me to come see them.
The whole thing is a hassle.

I always prime with every new cartridge on its initial use with the full (80mcg) dose. I have also noticed small drops on the end of the needle, post injection, when removing it from the skin. Is this normal?

The Thymlos Educator called me and said I was giving myself injections the correct way by moving the pen into the priming mode from zero. The specialty pharmacist had told me the same thing. I Inject when it turns back to 80. That was the priming mode for my pen. So, I have been doing everything correctly. The pen never goes past zero. So, good, I have been doing it correctly since I got the pen. I did read the warnings. But the study only used mice for two years as they were growing up. The study was so flawed, I am really not worried about getting cancer or any of the other side effects. Time will tell, I guess.

@alidamc
The nurses at Tymlos have been pretty good…go with them. They will get back to quickly…
This is the proper way to pursue this in case you have any insurance issues. You will have done things the right way.