Two days of injections down!  I feel so accomplished!  I have mega huge issues with needles so doing the injections is a big deal for me.  My routine is as follows:

1. Set out all my supplies a couple hours ahead of time (gauze, medication vials, syringe, q cap, and needle for menopur, syringe with attached needle for gonal f, alcohol swabs, sharps container, and those tiny little square band-aids)
2. When it is injection time grab gonal f from the fridge, ice pack, and my ipod
3. Turn on some music to pump me up :)
4. Mix the menopur, draw it up, attach the needle, and let it sit
5. Draw up the gonal f and let it sit
6. Hold the ice pack over my injection spot for about 2 min (the ice actually burns more than the injections but that is fine with me!)
7. Swab the injection spot with alcohol and let it dry
8. Prime needle and inject gonal f
9. Prime needle and inject menopur
10. Hold gauze over injection spot while I clean up
11. Stick a tiny square band-aid on injection spots

The band-aids might not be necessary for some but I bleed a bit afterwards so sticking the bandaids on keeps me from having to hold gauze over the spot until it stops.  So far the injections have been completely painless even though I keep expecting them to sting.  I never believed anyone who told me they didn't hurt but, seriously, they don't hurt.  I actually don't even feel them.  If I can get through these, insane needle fear and all, anyone can.  I haven't even gotten the menopur burn.  The worst I've felt is the tiniest little pinch when the menopur started going in one time but, had I not been searching for some pain, I never would have even noticed it.  I'm having a little trouble getting used to two different gauge needles since the one that came with the gonal f is a 28 gauge and the needles sent for the rest of my syringes are 30 gauge.  The menopur 30 gauge goes in with no effort at all but I need to remember the 28 gauge takes a little pressure.  Both nights now I have started it then had to push a little more to get it to poke in.  I'm guessing that is why the spot where I injected the gonal f last night is a little tender today (still barely noticeable).  Must remember so I don't bruise.  I also shot some of the gonal f into the air tonight when I tried to prime the needle.  The plunger got stuck so when it finally gave it just shot out.  Luckily I hardly lost any (I checked because I'm a worrier).  I go in for a blood test tomorrow.  Hopefully everything is as expected.