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ttc3y
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Progesterone Shots
ttc3y
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in Infertility
Is anyone else dealing with chronic pain from the progesterone shots? The actually injection in the evening is not so bad but 8-12 hrs later when I wake up in the morning, my hips are incredibly sore and it sometimes wake me up at night. I’m in pain during the night and day.
I’ve done the following to help: heating pad alternating with cold sometimes, movement (walking only. I learned the hard way and discover playing light tennis threw my whole hip muscle into spasm- not doing that again), myofasical release massage (this one has been incredibly helpful to manage the muscle spasms at their worse), and topical magnesium gel to help relax the muscle (I don’t know if it is helping but it doesn’t hurt to try).
Any other recommendations on how to manage the chronic pain would be helpful. I am only a week in with 7 more weeks to go if all goes well with my first FET.
I’ve done the following to help: heating pad alternating with cold sometimes, movement (walking only. I learned the hard way and discover playing light tennis threw my whole hip muscle into spasm- not doing that again), myofasical release massage (this one has been incredibly helpful to manage the muscle spasms at their worse), and topical magnesium gel to help relax the muscle (I don’t know if it is helping but it doesn’t hurt to try).
Any other recommendations on how to manage the chronic pain would be helpful. I am only a week in with 7 more weeks to go if all goes well with my first FET.
Re: Progesterone Shots
1. Warm the oil before doing the shots (I put mine in a small glass of warm water for a few minutes; other women I know have put it in their bra).
2. When choosing the spot to inject, I poked around the area with my finger until I found a less sensitive spot to inject (much more important as time goes on; the first couple of weeks were no big deal, but eventually you've used every possible spot multiple times and there's bruising, etc.)
3. Once you switch to the injection needle, make sure you get all the air out- push the plunger gently until you see a drop at the top. I forgot that step once and boy did I learn!
4. After the shot, I had my husband give me a VERY deep massage in that area. It hurts because you just had a shot, but sometimes I could feel it dispersing the oil and the knot (sometimes my muscle tensed and knows within seconds of the shot). This should be a few minutes long, quite hard, and really intentional at spreading the oil. I think this may be the most critical step- don't be afraid of some pain after the shot to prevent the worse pain later.
5. I then laid on a heating pad for about half an hour.
I also made sure to consciously relax the muscle right before the shot. Like I said, there were only a couple of days I felt pain the next day, and I think it was all after a weaker/shorter post-shot massage. Cold seems counterintuitive to me, since that would contact the muscle, and what you're trying to avoid are those knots. A heating pad before the shot can help, too, I've heard. Good luck with managing the pain and with success on your FET!