Injectibles

This past Wednesday, I officially started my injectible cycle. The first medication we are using is Lupron. I take 20 units daily in the evening. Lupron is supposed to supress my natural hormone production, so that my cycle will be completely regulated by the medications.

The first shot I didn't even feel in my thigh, but last night it hurt and left a little bruise! I'm hoping I begin to get used to shots again, so I can hopefully just do them by myself and not have to rely on DH to do them for me. (I had allergy shots for 6 years and I became so used to needles that it didn't bother me at all....I think it's been too long since my allergy shots and I have become not too fond of getting pricked with them!)

Anyhow, next week I will be stopping the birth control pill and will get a period and then have baseline bloodwork and an ultrasound done. After that's done, I will be beginning the follicle stimulating (Follistim) injections and having quite frequent ultrasounds and bloodwork done.

A week or two later we do the trigger shot, followed by 2, IUI's. If it's successful the first time around, we may just have an April Fool's baby next year!

We are hoping and praying it works first time around, because our insurance doesn't cover any of the treatment, and it's about $2500 per cycle. We won't be able to afford a second cycle!