My First Shot!

Well, I made it through the first night of injections and I'm still alive! Haha!! In all seriousness though, it wasn't THAT bad... My current protocol is 2 vials of Bravelle and 1 vial of Menopur each night now through Friday, at which point I will add 1 syringe of Ganirelix for 4 more nights. Luckily, I get to mix the Bravelle and Menopur together so I only have to take 1 shot! Everything was pretty easy to prepare since it was pretty similar to what I had to do for my last IUI. The only problem was that I received so many different syringes in my shipment that I accidentally messed up and didn't switch to the correct size for the actual injection. No biggie, I just unfortunately used a larger needle then necessary so it hurt more then I think it normally would. The worst part of it all is that AFTER the shot Mike says to me "are you sure you used the right needle tip? I don't think you did". Turns out he decided not to say anything because he was afraid I would freak out. Thanks a lot for saving me from the pain Mike! Oh well, no harm no foul. Thankfully, my hubby was on hand to deliver the shot. He has had Type 1 Diabetes since he was 12 so he is somewhat of an expert in giving shots. I was going to try and give myself the shot but in the end i panicked and started crying. As long as Mike is around I guess I don't need to put myself through that. 

In the meantime, I go back for my 1st monitoring appointment/ultrasound/blood work this Friday. I'm hoping everything will look good and be right on schedule. Wish me luck!