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The next step

GuppyAmyGuppyAmy member
in TTC After a Loss 6 Months+
Went to the RE's office this morning and everything is still going along the way its supposed to. No follies which is exactly what they want to see at this stage. I reduce my lupron today and add follistim and menopur. So, now it's going to be 5 shots a day! FIVE! With the follistim, menopur, lupron, and lovenox I am truly turning into a pin cushion. It will all be worth it in the end, right? We can hope.
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  • ColleenS629ColleenS629 member
    Wow that's a lot of shots! I'm glad things are progressing as they should. GL!!
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  • mdm2137mdm2137
    Good luck hon. I hope it's all worth it for you too :)

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  • babes12babes12 member
    bless your heart, hopefully the shots are not too bad.  and yes, it will all be worth it in the end.  GL!!!
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  • cutebride73cutebride73 member
    Wow!!!!  I will be soon  too - I hope.  Same meds.  Why 5 shots though?  Are you doing one twice a day?  What are your doses? 
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  • DoingItRightDoingItRight member
    That is a ton of shots.  Good Luck!!!
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  • butterfly843butterfly843
    Glad to hear everything is going well. All those shots will be worth it. The follistim was the easiest for me out of all the shots I did.

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  • KristysRedBarnKristysRedBarn
    It will be worth it.  Good luck!
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  • GuppyAmyGuppyAmy member
    imagecutebride73:
    Wow!!!!  That will be soon - I hope.  Same meds.  Why 5 shots though?  Are you doing one twice a day?  What are your doses? 
    Right now, I'm doing 5 iu lupron and 80 of Lovenox in the morning and now at night I'm doing 80 of lovenox, 150 iu of follistim, and 150 menopur. I'm on a lot of lovenox because of I have a genetic thing and I had a pretty bad clot once.
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  • cutebride73cutebride73 member

    Oh, okay, so you are doing 2 shots of the lovenox.  I will only be doing 1 shot of 40. 

    Good luck with all the shots Amy - I hope it goes by very fast!!! 

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  • GuppyAmyGuppyAmy member
    Thank you all! Mixing the Menopur not too bad and didn't hurt, follistim never really hurt, and even the lovenox is hurting a lot less! I suppose I can do this.
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  • cutebride73cutebride73 member

    imageGuppyAmy:
    Thank you all! Mixing the Menopur not too bad and didn't hurt, follistim never really hurt, and even the lovenox is hurting a lot less! I suppose I can do this.

    Yes, you can!!  For sure!!  Think of all you've been through already - the shots (most of them) are only temporary!! 

    Glad the lovenox is not hurting so much!  Any tricks I should know about? lol 

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  • LilMaggsLilMaggs member
    <---------has a phobia of needles. Holy!  I just shuddered :(  I have everything crossed for you, Amy!  GL!
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  • Fififa21Fififa21 member
    Wow, good luck with all those shots! And yes, it will definitely be worth it in the end :-)

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  • GuppyAmyGuppyAmy member
    imagecutebride73:

    imageGuppyAmy:
    Thank you all! Mixing the Menopur not too bad and didn't hurt, follistim never really hurt, and even the lovenox is hurting a lot less! I suppose I can do this.

    Yes, you can!!  For sure!!  Think of all you've been through already - the shots (most of them) are only temporary!! 

    Glad the lovenox is not hurting so much!  Any tricks I should know about? lol 

     Tricks for Lovenox-1. Ice the area for a good couple of minutes (I am actually using the reusable ice pack that my meds were delivered with but someone else suggested a can of beer or soda)

    2. Wipe with alcohol

    3. Stab yourself, for some reason some of the needles on the lovenox aren't all that sharp. My hematologist told me to spread the area instead of pinching it, I find it easier to just grab as much skin as possible and releasing the area as soon as I get the needle in.

    4. Push the plunger down very slowly. If it burns, go slower. I literally go so slow I'm not sure anything is going in.

    5. Remove needle and ice again. Do NOT rub the area, just put the ice pack back on until the burning stops. 

    6. If you're only doing it once a day do it night and don't sleep in pants, the waist band of pants can rub and irritate the area. 

     

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  • KiKiMeKiKiMe member
    Wow, it is amazing what we will do to make this happen. So much pain and many sacrafices. I am confident it will be worth it in the end!!!
    Started TTC in 2/09. Dx with PCOS in 09/09. BFP on 11/7/09.
    Dx with Ectopic on 12/7/09. Laparoscopy, D&C, and lost my left tube on 12/08/09.
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  • bbhalphenbbhalphen member
    Good luck!  I hope it will all be worth it!  Glad to hear things went like they were supposed to today.
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  • pennynjonpennynjon
    Wow!  That is a lot of shots!  I know it will be worth it for you in the end.  Good Luck!
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  • surfergirlkonasurfergirlkona
    That is a lot of shots!  You can do it!
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  • millejj1millejj1 member
    Good luck with all those needles! You can do it!
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