I normally post on thenest GP board but I am hoping that you ladies can answer this question for me. I have been a long time lurker on this board and think you all have a great amount of insight.
I took my first shot of follistim tonight (yay!) and am questioning something. I loaded the cartridge, put on the needle and flicked it to release air bubbles. Even before I did the 1 click and pushed the plunger there was a droplet at the top. After I dialed my dose, did the injection and pulled the needle out there were 2 more droplets coming from the needle. Is this normal or am I losing valuable meds?? Also, my RE has me taking 75IU for 5 days, but I only have an RX for 300IU, does that even make sense? If they wanted me to do 75IU for 5 days, this vial is 75IU short. Do they normally change your dosage as the days progress? I plan on calling my RE office tomorrow and ask these questions, but wanted to see if anyone could give me any insight tonight.
Re: Newbie ? about follistim
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I can't remember if I ever had drops on the needle after the injection, but a few drops isn't really a lot and you're really not wasting anything to be concerned about. One thing you can do is not pull it our right away. Count to 5 or so, that might help.
I typically had about 100IUs of over fill in my 300IU cartridges. You should have enough for this cycle. If you don't I am sure that your RE has refills available for you. It is also very likely that your dose could change.
Good luck!
Hi! The drops are definitely normal. Don't worry too much about that.
I would definitely mentioned the dosage thing to your RE, and I would do it tomorrow. My RE was very strict on us running out of meds, so I always one extra cartridge availalbe. The girls are right, there is leftover every time, but I wasn't told to use that. They had me throw it away, so I'm not sure how much is left. If I were guesssing, I def think there is at least 25-50 units left in the cartridge. Call them to make sure