Adventures in Progesterone May 8, 2006
So, I got through my first ever experience with progesterone suppositories last night. Yes, I’m on my seventh cycle and have managed to avoid them to this point. They’re not exactly my idea of a good time, but I guess I’ll live.
I have to do my PIO shots in the morning this cycle since the suppositories are done at bedtime. This is a major change for me since I’ve done my PIO injections at night during all of my previous cycles. It’s just much easier to remember that way.
Last night I told Dan that I should put a post-it on the front door as a reminder to do the PIO in the morning before he left for work. He reassured me that wasn’t necessary because he’d remember. You know where this is going, right? At 9:30 this morning it hit me that we had both forgotten to have him give me my shot before he left for work. Of course by that time he was across town at work and my shot was already late, so I had no choice but to do it myself.
Well, before I did it I uttered some choice words in my husband’s direction through a couple IM’s. He apologized profusely and even offered to come back home to do it. That wasn’t necessary because I just sucked it up and pushed that long ass needle into my flesh. Fun times.
On a completely different note, I thought I’d answer a couple questions from the comments of my previous post. Ann Marie asked if I’d be doing acupuncture before and after ET on Friday. The answer is no. I’m actually going to a teaching clinic to cut down on costs. $30 a session is much better than $85, but the clinic doesn’t have Friday morning hours. I will, however, be having a session done before we head back on Saturday. The reason I wanted to do acupuncture in the first place was because of my lining. Now that I’ve started progesterone that lining isn’t going to grow more, so doing a session for that purpose is pointless. I’m going on Saturday because I feel like it won’t hurt, plus when you pay for four sessions you get the fifth one free. I’m so not one to pass up something that’s free.
Leggy asked if there was any house news. We did make progress this weekend on that front. We determined that we didn’t like the interior of the new construction house that we had our eye on. We did, however, find a house up for resell that we liked. It’s yet to be determined if the timing of closing will work out, but we’re considering it. I really feel like we must get through this cycle before making any major decisions on the house front, so hopefully in a couple weeks we’ll have more of idea of where things stand.
- Posted in : IVF Part 7: FET #3, various other ramblings
- Author : amanda
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Glad you made it through your shot, hope hubby brought you some flowers. Prog suppositories, ya aren’t they so much fun too!
Take care and good luck
Wow you are my hero!! Great job on the self-injection. I might have to do the same tomorrow morning because I have the blood test before the injection and my husband leaves really early. Ugh.
Good job, Amanda! (I love those famous last words along the lines of “Oh, of course I/we won’t forget!”)
Good luck with the progesterone party — PIO and pops, wow, that’s a lot.
Keeping everything crossed that the days until Friday go by smoothly and quickly!
Oh I’m so glad you’re feeling a bit better. I’m glad you already knew how to do those shots youself, that must have made it slightly less stressful (although goodness knows I would still be milking such a mistake from MY husband).
Wow, I’m impressed! You’re a stud. Way to take charge. Oh, boy, I hope Dan made up for it!
Sorry about the shot mix-up but glad you have something else to hold over your husband’s head! Kidding.
I’m going out of town and will be without internet access so I wanted to wish you luck on Friday. I hope you end up all your frozen embryos to choose from.
I’ll be thinking of you.