Well, my stomach is definitely super-sensitive. I can only imagine how it must feel. Three times nine, that's 27 injections in nine days. There is only so much surface area I can insert the needle in and it's starting to show.
Bruising from all the injections on both sides
of my stomach. Red dot from this morning's
Puregon pen injection.
Did the injections at the clinic. The first injection I must have pushed the Puregon pen in wrong because it hurt so much going in (needle and serum). When I took the pen out, there was a bit of bleeding (usually the needle comes out clean and I just swipe my skin with an alcohol swab). Notice the red dot on the skin in the picture above. As usual the injection hurt for a while but the pain went away after half an hour except for the area of the Puregon pen injection. It stung for almost the whole day.
Took a bit too long at the doctor's clinic with my first shot, so the nurse was kind enough to help me with the Menopur and Ogalutran shots. Why does it take her like five seconds do each one? Because she is medically trained professional... hello?
Doctor visit went well this morning. The ultra scan showed that my uterine lining is thickening well and the doctor upped my Progynova intake to three times a day starting tomorrow. He noticed that my left ovary is not responding as well as my right one. Ultra scan showed one maturing egg in my left ovary and four to five on my right. Again, quality over quantity I keep telling myself.
Blood test results from Day 5's visit came out ok, or so am told by the doctor. Drew more blood today and will have a follow-up visit on Day 12. Based on my body's reaction to the treatment, it seems that egg retrieval will take place on Day 15. We still don't know whether we will do a three or five day embryo blastocyst transfer.
It's a fine line between expecting the worst and hoping for the best. Finding the perfect balance is tough, but no one ever said this was going to be easy.
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