Today, Monday March 19th, I start my injections, they call this Day 1 of stimulation. Everything now counts up from today. Today they took 4 vials of blood, did a transvaginal ultrasound to measure my follicles and they took my height, weight and blood pressure. Today I start a low-dose of aspirin (81mg), I take daily for a few weeks. So I have to say that my injection today wasn't bad at all. I was REALLY nervous and thought it was going to hurt. As you can see below the needle is so small and I swear...I can't even feel it going in. So this is my routine. First I have to use an alcohol wipe and wipe off my skin (on the left side of my belly button about down 1 inch). I let it dry. Then I attach the needle to my pen, turn the knob at the bottom until it is at 200. I then pinch a section of my skin, put in the needle, let go of my skin and then push in the end of the pen, that injects the medicine. That's it! It is so quick and easy!
My next appointment is Friday March 23rd and will start daily monitoring. I will stay up there until about April 1st or 3rd. My appointmenst are in Rockville, Maryland which is about 3 hours north of Lexington. I am staying with my sister's in-laws. They are so nice and very generous. I will give daily updates and let everyone know what is happening next.
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Oooh, that looks scary. you're so brave!! We're praying for you!
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