Not a problem.
I asked Tom to watch some household "things" while I was doing my first injection. I was a bit nervous on the whole belly stab.
Took everything out, wipe, wipe, needle pull of air, stick in jar, needle push, needle pull, needle push to right amount, pop out (a little too briskly as some of the precious meds flew out with it), grabbed the belly, ~stick~, push, out, sharps container. Done.
Seriously. 14 seconds at most for the entire thing.
Yeah, yeah, maybe it's because of my "past" (don't you dare!) but there is a big difference in the two. It took like a whole minute for the other thing. (okay, bad joke. ~wink~.)
It was REALLY itchy for maybe 5 minutes. And red and spotty. I googled and saw it was normal and some RE's say to rub some benedryl cream on the site. But, it went away before I could even find it.
So injection #1 went down smoothly. I may think a little differently on injection number 36 or whatever, but or now, I'm good.
... Once (and still) Infertile, but still Schnarky as hell. This blog is dedicated to the daily ramblings from the mind of Nancy. It isn't about anything profound in the grand scheme of things, but it ~is~ about things in my life, schnarkiness always included. I have a second blog, listed in my profile, but the blogs will continue to remain separate.
"I'm aiming for heaven, but I'll probably wind up down in hell"
About Me
- nancy
- I am a 39 year old woman. I am the mother of two beautiful daughters and a handsome son. I am a career woman. As for my TTC world, it certainly doesn't seem like I am "infertile", but I fought for my pregnancies and my TTC/IF history is on the sidebar. I have two blogs, which are both listed in my profile. One focuses on my daily life - including IF, TTC, pregnancy, delivery and even some "children mentioned" posts. The second blog is ~soley~ posts directly about being the mother to my three children.
Belly Pics for #3 only.
Click stick figure to see the consecutive pictures from this pregnancy only.
My TTC History
- Jul 01 ~ married
- Jan 02 ~ First cycle off bcps and opk shows ovulation!
- Dec 02 ~ Went to pcp for RE referral
- Jan 03 ~ Testing commences. S/A perfect. HSG clear.
- Feb 03 ~ Lap #1. All clear.
- Apr 03 ~ Clomid cycle #1. BFN.
- May 03 ~ Clomid cycle #2. BFN.
- Jun 03 ~ Clomid cycle #3. BFN.
- Jul 03 ~ Supposed to be IUI#1, but we missed cd3 so natural cycle
- Aug 03 ~ BFP on C18.
- Apr 04 ~ Ella born.
- Oct 04 ~ decided to ttc #2 and went off minipill to see if I am ovulating. I am. Will start next month.
- Nov 04 ~ TTC#2 starts. BFP. Holy Crap. No freaking way. No way.
- Aug 05 ~ Allison born
- Oct 06 ~ IUD removed. TTC#3
- Jan 07 ~ Large cysts found.
- Feb 07 ~ Femara cyle #1
- Mar 07 ~ Started w/ RE. HSG #2 showed R tube blocked. S/A normal.
- Mar 07 ~ more cysts, up to 9cms.
- Apr 07 ~ more cysts, 3 @ 7-9cms.
- May 07 ~ IUI #1 cancelled due to more cysts
- Jun 07 ~ IUI #1 (take two) w/ Clomid. BFN.
- Jul 07 ~ HSS showed scar tissue in 70% of uterus. Diagnosed with Asherman's Syndrome. Uterine surgery #2
- Aug 07 ~ HSG #3 showed clear tubes.
- Aug 07 ~ IUI #2 w/ Femara. BFN.
- Sept 07 ~ Monitored w/ hCG trigger. BFN.
- Oct 07 ~ HSS #2 showed scar tissue in 30% of uterus. Uterine surgery #3.
- Dec 07 ~ HSS #3 showed tiny amount of scar tissue. Uterine surgery #4.
- Jan 08 ~ HSS #4 showed clear uterus.
- Jan 08 ~ IUI #3, C16. BFN.
- Mar 08 ~ IVF #1, Transfer Cancelled due to lining. Out of 15 eggs, 9 were mature and all 9 fertilized. I have named my 9 embryos "The Mod Squad" and they are in the freezer, waiting for mommy to be ready.
- Apr/May 08 ~ FET #1. C20. 4 embryos "The Fab Four" transferred on 5/05. BFP!!! Very Low Beta (15 at 11dp3dt) but the numers continued to double every 48 hours. Told it was "most likely not viable" and later "most likely ectopic" but we beat all the odds.
- May 16, 08 ~ 11dp3dt (4w0d), beta #1: 15
- May 19, 08 ~ 14dp3dt (4w3d), beta #2: 43
- May 23, 08 ~ 18dp3dt (5w0d), beta#3: 213
- May 27, 22dp3dt (5w4d), beta #4: 1,073
- Jun 08 - Ultrasound showed one heartbeat at 7 weeks.
- Jul 08 - Had CVS testing. Chromosomes are normal and it's a BOY!! EDD: 1/23
- Aug 08 - Jan 09 ~ High risk due to: 1) Velamentous Cord Insertion, deemed biggest risk 2) Previous Placenta Accreta 3) Previous rapid degraged placenta 4) IVF alone can create weak placenta 5) AMA - Advanced Maternal Age. -- All resulting in almost 30 u/s and lots of testing, which ended up saving my life.
- Jan 09 (38w0d) ~ Karl is born! -- Crazy 3 days in hospital. Manual version to flip baby from breech to head down, Labor, Delivery, Emergency surgery due to cord detaching from placenta, Scary heart issues from losing over 40% of my blood supply, and then a blood transfusion due to the extreme loss of blood. Whew!
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- Update on the marriage thing. And it's long.
- It must be ~really~ bad.
- Really down.
- The Mod Squad
- This pain I have
- Introducing ... The Mod Squad.
- Back from my egg retrieval.
- my heart has stopped.
- Oh no.
- Looking for the positives.
- Transfer officially ~cancelled~
- comment that just made me want to throw up.
- IVF Cancelled
- No bueno. sd9.
- Follie report after 7 days of stims.
- I'm still irritated.
- Follie report after 6 days of stims. (updated w/ E2)
- Wow. I am starting to feel it.
- For Laurel and Pete.
- Follie report after 4 days of stims. (update 2)
- The difference an IFer feels about her children.
- E2 levels are low.
- Responses to the Taggings and some feelings.
- Alrighty, well, it's all done.
- I'm stimulated.
- She's here.
- Stim Start appointment.
- Do you believe in "jinxing"?
- Back to the adoption post.
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- WTF?
- "Why don't you just adopt?"
- 2nd injection
- Injections in the belly? Bah.
- I start Lupron tonight!
- "Practice what you preach"
- If I have to study, will there be a test?
- TTCers never stop fighting.
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19 comments:
yay!!! 1 down....how many left? I will be following this intently as I will likely be in your place a month from now - yikes!!! It is comforting to hear that the belly poking doesn't hurt too much.
duffy, it doesn't hurt AT ALL. I think it's really a huge mental hurdle.
I figure I have 38-40 injections total. And that's if I do just one follistim and menapur per day during my stim cycle and I get to trigger as "assumed" with timing.
You are brave brave brave.
My injections were all about G...he was there poised with the needle and I was firmly closing my eyes.
I
Hate
Needles.
ICK ICK ICK.
go nancy, you are so hardcore!
Whoohoo! Glad to hear you had an easy time - here's hoping the rest of your injections go just as well!
You girls are made of much hardier stuff than I.
BIG mental hurdle.
Nancy, I don't know how you do it. You've been through so much, but you just keep on going. :) (I had my finger pricked the other day to check my blood sugar and I was SUCH a weenie about even that, LOL) A precious, sweet baby being the ultimate goal is a terrific motivator, though. ;)
I can't wait to read your BFP announcement!! I am *SO* pulling for you on this.
Steph
(stephs_3_kidz)
Hi! Congrats on starting Lupron! I just started on Sunday...so looks like we will be close together with everything. GOOD LUCK AND BABY DUST!
I found that the Lupron wasn't bad. And I had no prior experience with needles, just plenty of tummy fluff so I wouldn't feel it.
But congrats on the first injection!
Congrats on getting thru the first injection. I'm sure that's the hardest, and have no doubt that the rest will be a piece o' cake!
mmmmmmmmmmmm cake!
I am such a wuss, I cringed reading your post! But I'm glad it's easy for you! I'm cheering hard!
i remember after ivf, being upset i couldn't do my insulin (gestational diabetes) shots in my belly...the thigh hurts WAYYYY worse.
the belly doesn't hurt at all, but it does give you the most shocked looks when you talk about the ivf!! people assume it kills.
hey tomorrow is my consult so i'm right behind you, lady...
I am glad that everything went well! I didnt realize that it had to go in the belly! Good for you! It may have taken me some time to work up to it! One down....
~Lindsey
(lav1983)
How Brilliant, how exciting. A new cycle, there really is nothing better! Good for you on the injection, just go go go!!!
xxx
Congrats on injection one down. It IS a bit strange the first time, I think, but then it is old hat. The is also something that feels so proactive about injects in a cycle.
Congrats on doing it yourself! I was a big wuss and even after 60+ injections I still made DH do it. You are far braver than I ever could be.
~Cate
A warm washcloth helps as well, rubbing in the injection site. Very soothing.
And yes, you are a rock star. =)
I find that injesting chocolate shortly after the needle helps with the itchiness.
Good idea Tara - except my acupuncturist banned chocolate for me! Not that I am blindly following, but I'm trying all I can, so no chocolate in the house! boooo!!!
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