Not Difficult, But Not Routine

Two days of Lupron injections into it, I find that injections are not difficult, but they are still far from routine for me, making each day a distinct and memorable experience.  I'm sure this will change eventually, but for now, here's how things are going.

I had to work the evening of my first injection, and since the timing of the injections matters, the injection had to be done at work.  I am visible in my job, so if I leave my post, it is obvious. However, everyone has to go to the bathroom sometime, so I decided to stage it like a bathroom trip.  I grabbed a sheet of legal-size paper and my purse (secretly containing all my injection supplies) and like Superman, headed for the handicapped stall in the bathroom to make my transformation.  After a quick hand-washing stop, I sat down behind the conveniently located wall in the stall, put the paper down on the floor to serve as a more sanitary work space, and got down to it.

I cleaned the medicine bottle, opened and drew up the syringe, cleaned my skin, and voila! Nothing to it!  The injection was accomplished... but what was this... someone else in this never-used bathroom?  I couldn't decide if I should make noise so they could tell someone was behind that closed door, or not, so they would assume nobody else was there.

I guess I should have made some noise, because they tried to come and open the stall.  "Just a minute" was all I could think to say, feeling a bit awkward.  Luckily, they took care of business and left the bathroom.  I packed up my supplies, waited a moment, and left unseen in all of my superhero glory.

The next night we were supposed to be at a friend's house for dinner at injection time, so I had plans to pack everything along again.  However, her kids and mine got sick, so it was cancelled and I thought I could have my injection at home in peace.

However, I happened to be on the phone with my mom at injection time, and didn't exactly want to hang up, so I started into it with the phone clamped between my ear and my shoulder. Lucky for me, S came home during this time, and decided he wanted to administer the shot. After reminding him to wash his hands, he did a great job, and I was so proud of him for doing it (he was grossed out when I gave myself Ovidrel injections previously) and happy for him to be able to participate in part of the process.

Tonight's injection will be at work again, but this is my last night of work, so maybe I'll get a calm and relaxed injection night yet.

The next step to come will be to [finally] remove the birth control patch Saturday morning (after 31 days on active birth control!). After that comes a period, then into the clinic for baseline ultrasound and blood work.  When all goes well there, I'll start stims (follicle stimulating hormone injections - the real deal) and egg retrieval will be less than two weeks away!