During my IUI cycle, I had performed the injections myself at home. However, I cannot say it was stress free and so this time round, I decided to just go easy and have the nurse to do the daily injection for me. Sure it was expensive (extra HK$90 per injection) and adding to the cost, but seriously, making baby shouldnt be a stressful thing, not to mention I have to endure the physical pain of it!
So I had my first injection at HK Sanatorium outpatient on sunday afternoon. On Sat, the nurse had asked me what time I had wanted to do the injection and I just instinctively told her 1pm. So she booked me in for Dr Ingrid at 2.15pm on Thursday 1st August for my first evaluation after the injection. THANK GOD my doctor is back!
The injection was relatively uneventful, except that I get to have a good chat with the nurses.
On some days, the injection hurts when the med is being pumped in, on some days I hardly felt it. Strange huh. Some nurses are better than others at the injection. One gave me my first bruise on Monday. After my previous self injection, I learned to ice the area before and after the injection to contract the blood veins, to minimise bruising and locality in event they do hit a blood vessel.
The nurse Julie was very very nice when I first requested for ice, after the bruise I had on Monday. She even reminded me to bring the ice pack during my jabs on outpatient days since they dont provide ice. Sometimes when they are not too busy, we have a few laughs here and there. It's nice not to be stress.
I read somewhere that Arnica gel helps with bruising but I didnt bother. Instead, I used Hiruroid cream instead. Lol. Then one has to alternate hot and cold pack on bruise area just to get the blood moving. I love simple methods.
As for the after effects, I was pleasantly surprised that I didnt suffer as much this time as compared to the IUI jabs. The last time, I felt so bloated and tired all the time! My waistline previously really balloned that even my husband was taken back.
This time round, even though the dosage was higher, yet I didnt suffer from bloating or weight gain. However, on the 1st and 2nd day of injections, I did feel immediately sleepy after the first hour but it will pass. The subsequent jabs, barely had much impact which I was really happy about!!
I'm just praying and praying that I will not overstimulate since I have PCOS and having too many eggs will be bad. Wish me luck!
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