PIO tips?

BzeetyD · May 2013

Just learned I'll need to do PIO in addition to my vaggy suppositories.
Boo. So wanted to avoid this... But hey, what's one more round of injects? Right?

Xoxo for any tips. Thanks ladies.

firesiren · May 2013

I made sure mine were body temp before injecting. I forgot once a paid dearly.

It sounds weird but for me walking around or going up and down the stairs a few times right after injection made it less sore the next day. Could be coincidence but I felt more sore on the nights we did it and a laid in bed and never got back up <<LUMPY BUTT>>.

Good Luck, it's no fun. I actually preferred the PIO to suppositories because I only had to worry once a day about it.

PS... YAYYYYY! I'm so excited for you!

Crystal120410 · May 2013

I've never done them but have heard running a tennis ball over the area to help work in the meds, heating pad, hot shower and DON'T ice your butt. I'm glad everything went well for you. Good luck in your 2ww!

rrdiva1 · May 2013

firesiren:
I made sure mine were body temp before injecting. I forgot once a paid dearly.
It sounds weird but for me walking around or going up and down the stairs a few times right after injection made it less sore the next day. Could be coincidence but I felt more sore on the nights we did it and a laid in bed and never got back up <<LUMPY BUTT>>.
Good Luck, it's no fun. I actually preferred the PIO to suppositories because I only had to worry once a day about it.
PS... YAYYYYY! I'm so excited for you!

not weird my dr told me it helps dispense it. When you walk around.my husband made sure to really stretch the skin before inserting and the rubbed the he'll out of it. I never got lumps etc. I did 4 rounds of it, so pio pro. Good luck sweetface

Sophistikitty · May 2013

I have never given myself PIO (I thought I could but wimped out). There were a few nights my DH was unable to give it to me but I was lucky to have a nurse from my clinic volunteer to come and give it to me. I wish I had a video tape of the first shot she gave me! I was standing against a table with my weight off the side she was going to inject into. All of a sudden she slapped my back side and literally less then five seconds later, she exclaimed, ?Done!?. I didn?t even feel it! All I felt was the slap! I tried to explain this technique to DH but his execution of it was less than stellar, so we tried to create our own no fail technique.

After having the nurse give it me, I realized that the ideal area was a lot higher and further out than what I envisioned from the diagram I was given. Getting the right area is key. For me, I didn?t really find a difference whether I was lying down or not. Either way worked well as long as I kept the side being injected into relaxed. My husband wrapped the syringe in a paper towel and then held it to his chest for about five minutes before injecting and that really made a big difference for me in how it felt going in. Also, I found that using a heating pad after made a huge difference in how my back side felt the next day.

Good luck! As pathetic as it sounds I actually miss my PIO... What incredibly warped beings IVF turns us into!

AmCheri · May 2013

Will you be giving them to yourself, or will you have help?

megs3084 · May 2013

I'm glad you asked this. I'll use pio for the first time in July and am very nervous!

hootie123 · May 2013

I prefer the PIO actually. Just rub the area after the injection is done. I find that the pains don't last more than a day and now that I've been on it awhile my butt is almost used to it and it hardly hurts anymore.

AmCheri · May 2013

This is what worked best for us.

I'd start by warming the oil in the syringe with a heating pad. Then we'd head to the kitchen where I'd lean on the countertops with my forearms. Take all of the weight off the side to be injected. It's easiest to simply cross that leg over the leg of your non-injection side. I'd breathe in deeply and on the exhale, DH would inject. While he continued the injection, I'd continue with cleansing breaths to distract. We had to inject 2cc PIO which takes some time.

Have wipes and a bandaid ready to go. I almost always needed a tiny bandaid and some oil might leak out.

Immediately after you apply a bandaid, massage fairly vigorously for about 5 min. Then sit on a heating pad for another 10-15 min.

PIO truly isn't that bad. As stated above, it's crucial that you inject in the proper location. If you're doing it right, the shots are not painful. And, the proper place is higher than you might think. Ask your nurses to circle the area. You can soooo do this!

djma81 · June 2013

hootie123:
I prefer the PIO actually. Just rub the area after the injection is done. I find that the pains don't last more than a day and now that I've been on it awhile my butt is almost used to it and it hardly hurts anymore.

This exactly!

BrideJackie11 · June 2013

I have been on it and hopefully will be starting back on it on Wednesday. First warm it. The fastest way I found to do so is by rolling it in my heating pad. I like laying down for the injection. I lay down on the couch because it makes it easier for me to relax. I put my hand on my hip bone to give him a marker (he goes just below hip bone in outer upper quadrant, it's more like low low back than butt). I have DH countdown (3-2-1). When he gets to 1, I squeeze my hand in a fist tightly (digging nails into palm, this makes me focus more on the palm pain than the needle stick). He pulls back, then injects slowly. Afterwards, he massages hard for a few minutes. If it is before the transfer, I will use a heating pad after ( I was told not to use heating pad after transfer because it may increase your body temperature). It also helps to move around after. I like someone's suggestion to walk up and down the stairs. I was definitely sore the next day but as time goes on, you get used to it and the soreness dulls. I have also given myself the PIO and delestrogen last cycle during beta hell when DH was out of town. It's not as hard as it seems. I really felt proud of myself and it gave me some positive feelings when everything was going hell. By this point, I had been on it for at least 2.5 weeks. You could see where all the marks where so the spot was easy to find. I laid on my hip/side to be able to turn a little bit to see it and just stuck it. Pulling back is the hardest part to injecting yourself I found. You could definitely do the injects if you have to!! I think that I prefer it to the suppositories because I know that I am getting the right amount and it's not messy. Good luck!!

ufrower · June 2013

One last tip is to make sure the bevel of the needle is facing up when you inject. Not sure why but it helps with an easier injection.

Good luck!

Enndea · June 2013

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I must be a weirdo b/c I didn't think PIO was bad at all and even gave myself the injection when my DH was out of town, but since I had success with it, I thought I would pass on what worked for us:

1. Put the vial in your bra for 5-10 minutes before you do the shot--it warms it up perfectly.

2. Lay down on the edge of the bed and hang your leg off the bed on the side you're going to inject. This makes it impossible for you to tense up the muscle.

3. Have your DH do the injection quickly--like a dart--right in. It will surprise you both how easily the needle goes in, and it really doesn't hurt. Going slow does though.

4. Inject the liquid slowly.

5. Slap a bandaid on there and have your DH really massage it (very firmly) for 1-2 minutes.

That's all we ever did and I never had any pain, bruises, or lumpy butt. Good luck!!

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