So my first shot for IVF was Wednesday the 29th of June while out in California. I gave myself my first shot with my Sister-in-law Stephanie, at The Galleria in Roseville, CA in a Von Maur family restroom. This is Steph's favorite place to stop if she has to use the restroom. LOL It went pretty smoothly, it was an easy shot in my lower belly area with a small, thin needle.
Each night from then on I had to give myself a shot for the next 6 nights. When I got back from CA, Tom and I had to go to Davenport for an ultrasound (u/s). This was done on Monday, July 4th. Yes, the fourth of July, they have to work around me schedule and that was the day they needed to see what was going on inside me at that time and what my next dosage should be. I was taking 300iu of Follistem. After my appt. they called me with the next dosage and my next shot. I started Repronex Monday, this is the shot that goes in my rear, actually it's not in my rear, it's actually up near my hips. So if you take your hand like you are resting your arm on your hip and where your thumb hits the crease of your back that's where the shot goes. They marked me with a marker and I thought it was really high but they said that's where the shot needs to go, in that circle. So Monday night at 5:00 Tom gave me my first Repronex shot. This shot we have to mix 1ml of liquid with 2 vials of a dry powder, you have to mix one vial at a time, Tom's really good at this, it takes me forever to draw up the liquid then put it in the vial with the dry powder stuff, then you have to draw that up and put it into another vial of powder and then it get shot into my buttocks area. I have to say it was pretty painful. We have a trick now, he has to rub it for about a minute then it doesn't seem to hurt as bad. For some reason, my left side is so much sorer then my right.
I did that for 2 days, then back down to Davenport for another u/s on Wednesday. Mom with me this time, it was very interesting for her, my appt. was at 8:00 and Tom didn't have to be there so he said he doesn't mind if mom goes, he was going to sleep, he was still exhausted from vacation. The technician said my ovaries and follicles have grown, which is a good thing but they still were not quite the size they wanted so I have to go back on Friday. The doc was going to call me with my dosage and go over how much medication I have left. Well, I got home about noon and tried to do some work, I was working from home after my appt. It was about 2:00 and the doctor's office has not called yet so I called just to check and they called me back about 3:00 and said I need to take 224iu of Follistom, 2 vials of Repronex and an Antagon shot, this shot goes in my outer thigh area. Well as I'm looking at my meds to check to see if I have enough and sure enough I don't have enough of the Follistom! The nurse's were scrambling because if they can call it in, they have to do it before 5 so I can get it the next day or they were going to check some local pharmacies here in DBQ, well, you know it, no one in DBQ has this medication I need and they said I HAVE to have, if I don't it could mess everything up, so they called me back and said I have to drive to Iowa City tonight to get these meds. It's not 3:45 and I'm supposed to give my shots at 5:00 but they said I can go an hour and a half either way so off Tom and I went to Iowa City. It was about an hour and a half drive and we got there about 5:15 or so and I got all my prescription in about 45 minutes, so by that time its 6:15 so Tom and I went into the women's restroom since we couldn't find a "family" one, he had to come in and give me my shot. There was one lady in there and I asked her if it was OK for him to come in, she didn't care all she said was all I have to do is pee, so it was cool. LOL We got all 3 shots done. The one in my rear really hurt this time, Tom said the needle didn't go in very easy and that he had to push it in, no wonder my ass hurts today. Actually it's my lower back that hurts.
So on our way home from Iowa City, we had to stop to eat something and Tom chose Red Lobster, so the trip wasn't too bad, the food was delicious. We got home about 9:15, just in time for Tom to get ready for work, make his lunch and drink a cup of coffee.
Tonight, Thursday, was another night of 3 shots! Tom shot me in the right side and again it's a much better side, my right side is pretty sore today. I got a call from mom, Grandma was up at the hospital in ICU, she had fallen twice in the last couple of days. Her first fall she was walking out her deck and tripped on the small step and landed in the grass, she said, Nikki was with her at the time, but she said she was fine. Well, on Wednesday, while mom and I were in Davenport, mom called Grandma to invite her up for supper and Grandma told mom that she tripped in the basement right before she was going to church. I don't know if she just didn't pick up her feet or what but she land on the arm of a recliner in the basement and the recliner arm is wood! So I can imagine why she's so sore. Well, she proceeded on her day, went to church, however she told mom that she wasn't going to play cards that she was going to rest. Well, I guess when she went to lay down for bed she couldn't get comfortable and went to her recliner in the living room and started sweating profusely so she called Nikki and Nikki came over and decided to call the ambulance. Her diagnostics was a broken rib and a lanced spleen. They think the rib punctured the spleen. Grandma is so stubborn she will not do surgery so she's on bed rest for a couple of days except for the bathroom, she can move with assistance to use the bathroom. When mom told me all this this afternoon I was so mad at Grandma for not wanting surgery but she said she's 88 years old and she has lived her life and is ready to go! Well, Erica was up there visiting her this morning and told Erica that she probably won't be around to go to Taylor's birthday party, which is next Saturday, and that she won't be around to see my baby. I just broke down in my car and started crying. I think with all these drugs and my day yesterday it just took a toll on myself so tomorrow, Friday, I'm taking the day off heading to Davenport for another u/s then heading to the campgrounds, unless something happens to Grandma we will stay back but from the sounds of it she's going to be ok.
We did go up to visit Grandma tonight after supper and all my shots and she was looking really good. She kept saying if my spleen would have ruptured that that would have been or would be the way to go. I told her to stop talking like that because I didn't want to start crying. She even said the priest was in giving her her last rights or anointing her as she said it. So again she said she's all ready. I know she's lived a great life its just so scary especially when she's in such great shape and gets around good for the most part. So please say some prayers, I don't think I could deal with her death right now! She's the best Grandma in the world and has done so much for me. I just can't imagine life without her.
Tomorrow should be the day that I find out the next step in all this process so I will keep you all posted!
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