Yes, I know it is not something you hear every day. It is probably something I shouldn’t even talk about but I don’t care, they hurt. It makes no sense why Lupron (today was my last 10cc shot, hooray!) would attack my thighs but it has. It does make for an interesting “hi, how do you do” conversation. It goes like this:
Unsuspecting Person Says (UPS, hey nice plug and I need an IVF sponsor!): Well, hello
Me: Hi yourself
UPS: How are you doing today?
Me: Well ok but my thighs hurt
UPS: Silence. Dead Silence. Time stops. Eyebrows scrunch together. Pure puzzlement. Then a glimmer of understanding and I can see they are thinking “she’s special, this poor girl is special” (aka rides the short bus and occasionally licks walls). So they say as they dart in the other direction “Well child, bless you and have a good day”
Me: Left standing there rubbing and massaging my thighs that feel like I rode horseback across the desert in search of what used to be my happy and healthy ovaries
Tomorrow is the day we officially move on to the next phase of egg production. I never knew I would be so excited for a 1.5 inch needle to penetrate what is now my smooth innocent bruise-less skin. But I am ready (as I sit here and wring my sweaty palms). There are only a few things to worry about:
1. Drawing up and mixing the injection wrong, which consist of 3 vials of powder, 1 vial of liquid, 2 needles, 1 Q-cap (Karlis calls this one Q-tip) and 1 syringe…Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? Oh yeah, this is the drug Repronex or what Karlis for some strange reason thinks is called rubberneck.
2. Injecting the shot, pulling back on the syringe and seeing blood. This only happens if you hit a capillary and since there are roughly millions of those in the body this shouldn’t be a concern. Ha!
3. Hitting a bone…lovely. The hip is the largest ball-and-socket joint in the body (big thanks to my husband’s recent kinesthesiology class) so what’s the chance of hitting a massive bone right at the injection site….we should miss this, right?
On another note, some of you have asked about sharing my blog with others, well heck yeah, share it with your entire address book. The more people sending positive thoughts, prayers and well wishes for a pregnancy the better.
For those of you staying thoroughly confused about the dates and when things take place, join the crowd. To make things somewhat easier I have made a “quick and dirty dates” section to the left of the page. Hope it helps.
2 comments:
Thighs hurting?!?! Hmmmmm, I would say that this is a glimpse into the future (a long time from now) of getting old and having arthritis! Know that David and I are praying for the two of you during this time. You two will make GREAT parents!!!
Hey Super Trooper! Checkin in to see how you are after your first "rubberneck" shot. You guys are moving right along.
Maybe you can change those crop circles on your hips to faces. Each time you get a shot, you add a facial feature (eyes, nose, freckles) with the needle prick. Kind of like hangman. What a lovingly, saddistic work of art :)
Hope your headaches are easing up and your little hips are surviving!
I am going to be sure to remind your children, when they are 16 and giving you so much grief, how much you went through to get them here. Nothing like a little parental guilt to keep the ol' kids in check! :)
You guys are in my thoughts!
Mo
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