Day 2 Shots – Menopur & Follistim
Thursday, February 16, 2012
So far the only side effect I have from the Menopur is a little bruising. I did some googling and found that it is possible the shot was put into a blood vessel, which can cause bruising. I do not have any side effects from the Follistim.
I was dreading the shots this evening since they were so painful yesterday. As usual I worked myself into a tizzy, which makes things worse. Pete had some errands to run so I made it home first. I prepped both syringes so everything would be ready when he walked through the door. I fed the pups to pass time and still was so anxious.
I made a last minute decision to give the Follistim shot to myself. This shot is a little easier since it is a cartridge/pen. We saw on one of the videos to ice the stomach area for a numbing effect. I left the ice on for several minutes, wiped the area clean again with alcohol. I breathed in deeply several times and then gave myself the shot. The Follistim medicine burned a little bit, but not compared to the Menopur.
Once Pete got home I iced the other side of my stomach and we started the shot process. The Menopur shot was burning and stinging so bad my eyes were watering. Pete made a comment that he was pushing in the medicine quicker. I told him to slow down as it was making the burning sensation worse. Afterwards the shot area was bleeding more than yesterday. I went ahead and iced the area afterwards as well and this helped tremendously.
So the new trick is to ice the area before and after the shots are given.
Day 1 Shots – Menopur & Follistim Day 3 Shots – Menopur & Follistim