It's cd 6, and the 4th day of Femara. I will stop taking the pills and start the shot of Gonal F tomorrow, cd 7. My side effects from the Femara have been almost non existent except for the blues that I've gotten every time I've taken it.
It's amazing how hopeless I feel and how I go from numb to bat shat crazy in about 0.2 seconds. This part of the whole process just pisses me off.
I'm still deciding on whether to give myself the shots or get a coworker to do it. My partners at 911 are a former paramedic and former EMT. It would be easy for them to do it but it would mean I would have to open up about IF and explain everything.
Thoughts from anyone who is open about IF? Positive or negative? If you had the choice again, would you keep it private?
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My technique for relaxing is keeping up with the C25K program. I'm feeling great and so proud that I've came so far, especially without any injuries.
I'm sorry you're dealing with blues lately. We're not totally open about our IF but we're open enough that there's a handful of people who know about it. I am happy that we have told the few we have, it's different being able to have that extra outlet of outsiders.
ReplyDeleteIf I wasn't able to do my shot myself, I was going to call my mom to come over. The shot really isn't really all that bad. The main issue I had was getting over the fact that I was having to purposefully stick myself. It was a, "Okay, one, two, three" *stick* type thing that worked for me. I also had to do the same 'method' for my trigger.
Can you do your shot at work.. Try doing it yourself first and if you can't, ask one of your coworkers? You might surprise yourself! ((hugs))
I've been really open about my struggle to conceive and my losses both in real life and on my blog (which is really public). I've honestly never once regretted being open about it. For me, so many people have confided their own struggles with me and made me feel SO much less alone. Plus, its made me feel like I don't need to explain why I may not always be super happy or why I explain why I'm struggling emotionally -- especially with my family.
ReplyDeleteIf you do go public, expect more "you only need to do X -- that's what worked for my uncles cousin's brother's friend" If you can ignore those comments, the rest has been OK.
As far as the shot, I've only had a trigger, but I couldn't do it. I made my DH do it (he has some experience from the Army) and I barely felt it.
((Hugs))
Hang in there! One step at a time...
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