Sunday, October 28, 2012

My Tummy is a Pin Cushion

I've been taking Lupron injections for over a week now, and it's been a piece of cake.  Truly, the needles are tiny, and you don't feel a thing when it's going in.

Today I added Gonal-F and Menopur to my daily injections.  That's...one...two...three shots!  Not only did it take 20+ minutes to mix everything up (I was a little paranoid about doing it right), but I also feel like my tummy is now a pin cushion.  I did the Gonal-F first and right away noticed a difference in the needle.  It's not that much bigger than the Lupron needle, but it is bigger, and surprisingly, I could tell.  It bled a little afterwards and was sore.  Next, I did the Menopur.  I'd heard from a friend that this one burns going in.  And that was definitely an accurate statement.  Ouch!  Finally, I ended with the Lupron, because I knew that one was easy.  And it hurt too, which shocked me because it never hurts!  I tried to use three different injection sites, but I'm wondering if I was too close to where I administered my first injection.

Anyway, this is what I get to do for the next 10 days.  I'm thinking some pre and post icing is going to be in order.

Oh well.  Could be worse...

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