Taking sub q injections when you have no fat...? Ouch

Re: Taking sub q injections when you have no fat...? Ouch

• Lillovebug79 member

  July 2014

  I alternated between my thighs and abdomen but I also only did 3 shots a day.

  
  
  
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  Me (35) no known issues DH (37) MFI. TTC 21 months (24 cycles)
  Dx MFI with low to normal count, low motility, morphology 3%
  HSG normal, ultrasound and labs on me all normal. 

  1 cycle of Clomid 50mg and TI, unmonitored by OBGYN= BFN
  1 cycle of Clomid 50mg and IUI, unmonitored by OBGYN= BFN
  Started seeing an RE!!
  2 more cycles of clomid 50mg (great response), with IUI and Pregnyl trigger (4.8-8 mil good ones after wash) = all BFN
  1 cycle of clomid 50mg (3-7) followed by Follistim 75iu (7-11) + IUI = BFN
  December 2013 DH saw urologist and is taking Anastrozole, CoQ10, and L-Carnitine
  IUI #5 natural cycle (needed a med break) = BFN
  IUI #6 Follistim 75iu (CD3-10) + Pregnyl (CD11) + IUI (final count after wash 300K) = BFN
  IUI #7 Follistim 75iu (CD3-9) + Pregnyl (CD11) + IUI on 2/20 (post wash count 12.5 million)= BFN
  IUI cancelled (DH OOT) Clomid 50mg (CD3-7) 1 follicle +(not well timed) TI = BFN
  IUI #8 and last one!! Clomid 100mg (CD3-7) +OPK before US + IUI 4/17 (post wash 8.5 mil)= BFN

  Pre-IVF testing complete! SHG great and measurements taken! Labs for infectious diseases completed, FSH (5.4), TSH (1.6), Prolactin (11), AMH (2.6), Estradiol (40).
  

  Started BCP 5/29 and Lupron 6/11 prep for IVF #1! Started follistim 225u/day on 6/28. Monitoring on 7/2 >15 follicles measuring 11-14, E2 758. Monitoring on 7/5 all ready to go!! Great follicle sizes and lining is at 9. Tigger 7/5, ER 7/7 16R 9M 3F. Stimmed too fast in just 7 days. 7/10 3dt of 2 8-cell grade 2 & 4. 7/14 P4 >60.
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  Beta #1 (14dpo) 7/21 112 Beta #2 (16dpo) 7/23 286 a Beta #3 (18dpo) 7/25 761 Beta #4 (21dpo) 2631!!! Hold on tight little embies!!  First Ultrasound 8/7- 1 perfect little bean with a beating heart 117bpm!! EDD 3/30.
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• jbasore1123 member

  July 2014

  Are you numbing the area a bit beforehand? That always helped me.

  TTC since April 2012

  BFP #1, 10/03/2012 - EDD 6/15/2013 - MMC 11/15/2012 - D&C 01/04/2013

  BFP #2, 04/06/2013 - EDD 12/17/2013 - MC 04/19/2013

  6/12/2013 Diagnosed with Balanced Translocation (12 & 16)
  

  IVF #1 with PGS: 10/2013: Canceled 9/27/2013 for issues with genetic lab
  

  IVF #1.5 with PGS: 11/16/2013: Canceled. 11 eggs retrieved, 9 mature & 9 fertilized, all unhealthy embryos

  IVF #2: 1/22/14: Canceled. 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 7 fertilized, all unhealthy embryos

  IVF #3 with PGS: 5/10/2014: Switched to FET in July. 10 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized, 2 healthy embryos!

  FET #1: 7/31/2014: Transferred 2 nearly perfect (6AA, 6BA) healthy embryos- BFFN

  Laproscopy: 10/2014: Healthy uterus

  IVF #4: 12/8/2014: Canceled. 17 eggs retrieved, 15 mature, 10 fertilized, all unhealthy embryos
  

  
  

  
  

  

  
  

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• przemosbabe member

  July 2014

  No numbering because it hurts worse and I bruise if I ice. I'm going to try the thigh I think .

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• Sha259 member

  July 2014

  That sucks!!! I was only doing 2 injections per day when I was stimming (mixing the Bravelle and Menopur in the same syringe was a god send) but even that was getting harder towards the end because the volume was pretty high (1.5 mL) .After injections I would have a little hump under my skin, and my abdomen was pretty sore until a week after. 

  
  

   I would definitely ask if you can switch location (from abdomen to thigh). One thing that I felt actually helped was switching sides each day. So one day I would do all my injects on the left, the next on the right. Trying to remember where I did it. But with 5 injections, I'm sure you are sore. Poor thing.

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