Well, 5 doctor appointments, 3 blood tests, 9 shots to the belly (and one to the thigh) later, I have officially survived my first round of injectables! We did the IUI on Saturday, and could you guess? My blood pregnancy test is scheduled for January 1st. So either we ring in the new year with the best news possible or the worst.
We did Christmas a bit early this year because my MIL and SIL were here visiting for a week. This coincided precisely with when I had to begin the injectables. The first night was a disaster, I didn't screw the needle on properly, and as I injected the solution ended up all over the floor, and I had no idea how much I got in. I called the nurse panicked the next morning, and she had me do a half a dose right then, and then back to normal that evening. I must say that it never really got any easier to inject myself, I would prepare everything and then just stand there for an eternity with the needle an inch from my abdomen telling myself "Just do it already, it's not that bad, just get it over with" while my hand refused to budge.
It simply seems that Christmas this year has been totally consumed with infertility treatments and reminders. While opening Christmas presents, we got a call reminding me of an upcoming doctors appointment. On the way to see a Christmas production of "The Grinch" I got another phone call to remind me of an appointment. Before we went out at night I had to take my shot, and if we were already out for the day, we had to be home in time for me to do my shot. Not to mention having to leave the family for doctors appointments every couple of days, or the fact that my arm looked like I could have been a heroin addict from the bruises as a result of the constant blood tests.
Now the family is gone, and it's the first Christmas in 8 years that my husband and I will be spending on our own, dreaming of the day when we can hang that long awaited ornament on the tree, or hang that third stocking.
Tomorrow I go for a progesterone test, and I also start progesterone suppositories, which is a first for me. From what I hear, they are pretty awful (although I can't quite imagine anything being as awful as the shots, so I'm not too worried!). After that, just the preg. test on the 1st.
All we can do is hope for a Christmas miracle!!
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