I am currently on day 8 of stims and I am just starting to feel uncomfortable. My husband and I were both scared of what could happen during this time. We both had read several blogs stating how much pain they were in and how they were ready to give up. I can say that we have been blessed so far. My complaints seem so small, compared to what I thought it was going to be like. At first I was scared to give myself injections everyday, but now I don't even hesitate to stab myself with a needle. The Lupron and Gonal-F are very easy medications to inject. The Gonal-F comes in a ready to use syringe, so all I have to do is dial to 150units! Now giving Menopur was a bit of a struggle to get use too. Menopur is a vial that I have to dilute with Sodium chloride, which causes it to burn when injecting. I will be very honest, I HATED this medication at first, but then quickly got over it. I figured the burn only last about a second and then I can go about my day. The needle for the Menopur looks bigger than the other needles, but in reality it is actually the smaller of the three meds. The key to injecting Menopur is to dissolve everything fully, make sure you have no air bubbles, and inject slowly.
My complaints so far are complete exhaustion, bruising, and bloating that showed up today, day 8! My new found exhaustion is killing me!! I am a go-getter and always wanting to be doing something. I can barely keep my eyes open and all I want to do is sleep! It's crazy, but I will take it. I believe everyone's experience with Stims is different and we were just blessed with an amazing experience so far.
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| Just giving injections in my car before work one morning;) |
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