So yesterday I had my IVF Evaluation appointment to see if
my body was ready to move onto the stimulation phase of this process. The doctors
appointments are pretty much always the same – you get your blood drawn and
then have a transvaginal ultrasound. Yesterday they were checking to make sure
I didn’t have any large follicles and that everything looked “calm” – also the
blood test was checking my estrogen and progesterone levels and also to make
sure I wasn’t pregnant before starting the medications.
I got the follow up call in the afternoon that I would begin
my stimulation medications that evening!! This is the not so pleasant part of
the process where you take lots of injections to get your follicles (located in
your ovaries) to grow in order for eggs to be retrieved from them after 10-12
days. My protocol has me taking medications called Menopur and Gonal-F – so it
is 2 injections daily in the evening. For the Menopur I have to mix 2 vials of the
powder medication into sterile saline and inject that into my abdomen. The
Gonal-F is the easy one as it is a pre-filled pen that I just change the needle
tip and inject (also into my abdomen). Last night went fairly well (no needle sticks
in my finger ha ha!) I just numbed the crap out of my stomach first which
really helps a lot. I had no immediate side effects or reactions other than a
slight burning with the Menopur and redness for about 15 minutes afterwards.
Today I have a teeny tiny bruise but other than that no effects – I am hoping
it stays that way for as long as possible! I'll make sure to post a photo of my medication set up later tonight or tomorrow!
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