Have I mentioned that I don't like needles? Well I really don't and IVF is wrought with needle peril. Ok, not really peril but all the injections and blood tests are wearing me down emotionally. I had a minor breakdown last night when I dropped my gonal f syringe which bent up the needle. Of course it is a pre-attached needle so I couldn't just pop on a new one and ended up trashing the whole thing (meds and all). For some reason, that made me feel defeated and I started crying. Hubby made me laugh though so I ended up sobbing while cracking up. I feel like I belong in the looney bin.
I've been on a lower dose of gonal f since my first blood test on Monday, 75iu gonal f, 75iu menopur. And, they have me injecting ganirelix in the mornings now too. This morning I was so tired I didn't even bother with icing, just jabbed it in, stuck a band-aid on, and went back to bed. It stung a bit but I was exhausted and just couldn't care. E2 has been 120 and 280 day 3 and 4 so we'll see where it goes tomorrow at my next appointment. Is it baby time yet? I'm ready
The shots do get exhausting, even for someone who doesn't mind needles. If you are comfortable with it and you hubby is available and willing to do at least a couple of the shots it can take a lot of the stress off. I had no problems doing mine myself but during my 2nd IVF cycle hubby did all my evening ones for me which made it a lot less stressful for me.
ReplyDeleteI never had the menopur but for gonal f I never iced, I barely felt them to begin with so the icing was basically a waste of time for me.
This part will be over before you know it!
Hi Sarah. Thanks for the encouragement. I'm doing better than I was the other day. Hubby is pretty much as bad around needles as I am, if not worse, so having him do them is not really an option. It would probably make me more stressed! I know I don't need to ice since I haven't for some, it is more just a peace of mind thing for me. I expect it to make them hurt less even though they don't really hurt to start with. It's all in my mind but I can't make it stop. I'm hoping, with the weekend coming, time will fly by and it'll be on to the part where I don't have to poke myself multiple times a day.
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