First Time IVF and Terrified..

[mindy80]

Well tonight was the 2nd injection and it hurt a little more than last night which considering was the first didnt hurt at all.
I just have one question straight after i pull the needle out the skin around the injection site gets itchy and a little lump like a mozzie bite forms then fades away is that normal or should i ring my clinic to let them know?

[butterfly_warrior]

Quite normal, Mindy. You can reduce it a bit by applying some pressure with the alcohol wipe after you take the needle out.

BW

[mindy80]

Thankyou BW i will try that tonight.

[{sarah}]

I think the first needle never hurts cos you have so much adrenalin running through your body cos you're so scared!! Then the second one hurts cos you have no adrenalin thinking bah this is easy LOL!

[Nixon]

I totally agree. The first injection - didn't even feel it. The second one I kept jumping and ended up all bloody and bruised (poor husband). I asked him to do the injections to get him involved. He wanted to do something to try and make i easier on me - bless.

I started my Lucrin injections on the 23rd and tomorrow i'm going in to get my FSH meds, pay and hand over my consent forms.

I'd love to hear your experiences as you progress - I think I'm not too far behind you. Is it ICSI you are doing?


I've posted the following on another thread, but I thought you guys may have some thoughts or ideas for suggestions for dealing with the process.....

No one I know has been thru IVF and I find it is really difficult to talk to my friends. Most of them have kids or haven't started trying yet. I feel like I'm whinging about it when I talk to them. I don't hate the fact that I have to do IVF and I'm quite optimistic (maybe that's because I haven't even started FSH yet).

I go thru periods of quite high expectations and then periods of depression and feelings of having no hope.

I have tried reading some books but I have found that they tend to send me into the depression state. Maybe I'm in denial and looking at the real-life disappointments makes me realize that it could quite easily happen to me.

My husband is great - he's doing my injections (he has to brace me against a hard surface otherwise I jump a mile) it's getting easier though. He holds me and lets me cry - stupid baby white lions on the animal planet channel - and I haven't even started the FSH injections yet.

I go thru periods of complete clarity where I feel like I can see every single leaf on a tree miles away and then periods of walking around in a daze - forgetting what I'm saying half way thru a sentence.

I'm scared about how many eggs will be there when I go for collection, I'm scared about how many will make it to the stage of ready for being put back, I'm scared about how many will be viable to be frozen. So many things that are out of my control.

I'm sorry to go on and on - I think I just need to unload somewhere.

I wish all of you the best for you journeys . I would like to hear more of your stories - both triumph and disappointments.

[mindy80]

Hi Nixon,

I started my Lucrin on the 24th so you are a day in front of me and i have my ultrasound on Friday to see if everything is going according to plan.

I am doing ICSI and my estimated egg collection is the week of the 18th August how about you?


I guess i have been lucky cause i know several people that have been through IVF and they have been great at answering my questions. The ladies on here are always so nice and willing to answer any questions you have, so dont be afraid to ask.

If you dont mind me asking what Clinic are you going to?

Mel

[Nixon]

Hey Mel

I'm on the ICSI band wagon too. Fun isn't it

Originally we got referred to IVF Australia for my hubbies initial tests, but we ended up being referred to Sydney IVF clinic on Kent Street for treatment when the test reults came back (anti-sperm antibodies 100% binding).

So far so good. I quite like the way they operate. I have found that they are not in my face about everything, but I feel informed and I feel like I can approach them whenever I need to. How are you finding it with Fertility First?

My nurses have been awesome and put up with 3 or 4 calls in a day (before I started the Lucrin).

I have only had one ultrasound so far and that was before I started taking any injections.

I went and had my first BT since starting on Lucrin yesterday. All is progressing as predicted by my Dr and I start the Puregon tomorrow morning (two injections a day - can't wait).

After that BT on Monday, BT & US Wednesday then again on Friday. That's the rough plan anyway.

Dr has indicated that the 11th of Aug would be the approx egg collection - depending on how things progress.

It just so happens that the 11th will be my one year wedding anniversary. I was expecting Champagne and Roses - looks like it will be a sedative and some local anaesthetic instead

I hope that your US goes well. I was so relieved after mine - it was no where near as bad as I thought it would be. It actually relieved my fears about the egg collection too (to a degree) It certainly made up my mind that I wanted to be awake for it.

Anyway babe - good luck for tomorrow. Let me know how it goes.

Nix