The PIO shots still make me cry. Not every night. But enough to suck. I’ve tried a few different things. Of course I still ice the spot and warm the oil and all that. But during the actual injection, I’ve tried envisioning a positive test, being pregnant, having the baby with me. I’ve tried looking […]
The cramping has stopped and I feel completely normal. Which is normal I think. The PIO shots still suck. You know that feeling when you bump into a bruise? It feels like that almost all the time. Even when nothing is touching it. Luckily it doesn’t hurt worse when there is pressure on it. So […]
Embryo transfer is a piece of cake compared to ER. Speaking of cake, a lot of it was left behind on Saturday and I’ve been doing my best to eat it so it doesn’t feel abandoned by my in-laws. Poor cake. We got up and showered and dressed. It’s about an hour drive to the […]
Remember how the trigger shot needle was giant and scary? I get that every night now. Yay! The night of the retrieval, I started Estrace and an antibiotic. Both pills. Then Thursday and Friday night I had to take 1cc of the progesterone. It’s in sesame oil. It is a struggle to pull it into […]
We had a successful Egg Retrieval yesterday. When we got there, they checked our IDs and insurance card, we paid our co-pay, and sat down to wait. After only a few minutes, I was called to go to another office down the hall to prep, while DH stayed behind to wait to be called to […]
The process of mixing the trigger shot was the same as the Menopur. But the little vials that I pulled out of the box weren’t so little. They were much bigger than the Menopur ones and I got nervous about it being such a big injection. But I read through and it was only 1cc […]
I had that blood work and ultrasound bright and early Saturday morning. I treated myself with Starbucks after. The woman who takes blood on Saturday mornings doesn’t have the magic touch that the regular woman apparently has. I have a nasty bruise. It’s my first real one of this IVF cycle. Of all the […]
I mentioned I was sick this past Monday when I got the instructions that said to stay the same on the Gonal-F and to add Menopur? Yesterday, Wednesday, I had more blood work and an ultrasound. Then I went to work. I checked a couple times in the patient portal for the new instructions, but […]
I wish my shots were this fun! So far, injections haven’t been too bad. The Gonal-F is really easy. I have the redi-ject pen, so you just take the cap off, twist the needle on (after sterilizing of course), twist the end until you get to your dose, then stick in and push the plunger. […]
Yesterday DH and I both took the afternoon off work and drove an hour and a half to go to happy hour at Tia’s. I thoroughly enjoyed four (yes FOUR, don’t judge me) fabulous mojitos. We also had delicious New England clam chowder, coconut shrimp, and lobster and goat cheese flatbread. We had such a […]
Unplanned Infertility 