Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception Oct #2 2012

[faye*]

OMG - I did my first jab this morning - well DH did anyway! I have had a phobia of needles for as long as I can remember. You would think being 32 I would be over it by now. I've been so good this year with 2 laparoscopy's, 6 months of zoladex injections and I don't know how many blood tests and then this morning I cried like a little kid when it came to giving myself a jab. I completely worked myself up for nothing though - It didn't hurt (mind you I numbed the area with ice first) but I just couldn't do it myself - had to get DH to do it for me. I'm hoping now that the first one is over it'll be easier from now on.

[Andie78]

i was exactly the same with my first injection, faye. cried and carried on, i think i just panicked. i wouldnt even let dh near me & ended up having to go down to the local gp and get them to do it. i am (or was) a needle phobe too. after 2 years & 5 stim cycles, i still cant do my jabs myself, although i have learnt to let dh do them for me now...
glad your first one is over, and dont worry about not doing them yourself - its just not normal to put a sharp, foreign object in to yourself, i cant even watch let alone do them myself.

[faye*]

i was exactly the same with my first injection, faye. cried and carried on, i think i just panicked. i wouldnt even let dh near me & ended up having to go down to the local gp and get them to do it. i am (or was) a needle phobe too. after 2 years & 5 stim cycles, i still cant do my jabs myself, although i have learnt to let dh do them for me now...
glad your first one is over, and dont worry about not doing them yourself - its just not normal to put a sharp, foreign object in to yourself, i cant even watch let alone do them myself.

Thanks Andie78, that makes me feel a bit better... Problem is DH is normally at work already by the time I need to do them so I might have to step up and do it myself but I don't know how i'll go with that. Time will tell I guess....

[nothing2lose]

Faye, it gets to the point where you dont even think about it.

I reckon I could actually give myself a blood test by now

[faye*]

Faye, it gets to the point where you dont even think about it.

I reckon I could actually give myself a blood test by now

Thanks n2l - I'm sure it will... I hope I get to that point although I also hope I don't have to go through this long enough for me to be able to say that!

[nothing2lose]

Amen to that Faye!

[faye*]

Just a quick question - do the injections stop after scan or do you have to keep going right up to egg pick up?? I'm on Gonal F if that's relative and have 10 days of injections that I know of and a scan next Thursday...

[Beau30]

Yay I am finally cd1. Feels like it took forever. Af is horrible! I am happy its arrived but in so much pain i cant go to work. massive headache & cramps so bad. I guess after all the hormones etc in the stim cycle I can see why it's awful. So bt for me tomorrow to start my natural fet. I just rang my fs & they said I can do back to back fet if needed even in December. They just cant do stimulated cycles are theatres close over Xmas.

Hi to everyone & welcome little_mrs.

[jo_white83]

OMG - I did my first jab this morning - well DH did anyway! I have had a phobia of needles for as long as I can remember. You would think being 32 I would be over it by now. I've been so good this year with 2 laparoscopy's, 6 months of zoladex injections and I don't know how many blood tests and then this morning I cried like a little kid when it came to giving myself a jab. I completely worked myself up for nothing though - It didn't hurt (mind you I numbed the area with ice first) but I just couldn't do it myself - had to get DH to do it for me. I'm hoping now that the first one is over it'll be easier from now on.

Faye, I am the same!!! I can't stand needles but being a nurse I give them to others without hesitating!!! When I had to do my first Puregon one, I had worked myself up so much that I was hyperventilating and I thought I was going I either vomit or pass out!!! When I finally calmed myself down enough to do it, I realised it didn't actually hurt at all... The worst part for me is the feeling and sound when you just push through the skin, it makes me queasy! Lol! You will be shocked how easy it will be for you to do them yourself once you try! xxx

Beau- congrats on AF!!! Sorry she is so mean to you, hopefully she pulls her head in and is kinder over the next few days!!! xxx

AFM- I picked the winning horse for today's 'Melbourne Cup'!!! That is the highlight of my week!!! Lol! I have another exam on Thursday and I am majorly lacking in motivation to study...

[miloro]

Hi all, lots of reading for me so can only remember in detail a couple of posts so here goes

Nire, yay. Stoked for you.

Andie, I went down to 150 halfway through my IVF. E2 was at 5000 then went to over 23000. They stopped all drugs for two days before trigger. I got lucky with epu but had to wait for transfer. Still waiting actually.

The 'amp' stands for ampersand which is the name of the and symbol.

Jo if you are looking for work pm me with the kind of work you are looking for. I'm in HR and hough in NSW now I was in melb and have lOts of recruiter contacts.

Take care ladies. I'm off to Korea next week then hopefully a FET. Can't wait.

[faye*]

Faye, I am the same!!! I can't stand needles but being a nurse I give them to others without hesitating!!! When I had to do my first Puregon one, I had worked myself up so much that I was hyperventilating and I thought I was going I either vomit or pass out!!! When I finally calmed myself down enough to do it, I realised it didn't actually hurt at all... The worst part for me is the feeling and sound when you just push through the skin, it makes me queasy! Lol! You will be shocked how easy it will be for you to do them yourself once you try! xxx

Beau- congrats on AF!!! Sorry she is so mean to you, hopefully she pulls her head in and is kinder over the next few days!!! xxx

AFM- I picked the winning horse for today's 'Melbourne Cup'!!! That is the highlight of my week!!! Lol! I have another exam on Thursday and I am majorly lacking in motivation to study...

Thanks jo, I was alot better this morning but still got DH to do it for me. I might ease into doing it myself but at the moment I can't even watch...