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Started my LUPRON INJECTIONS today

Well ladies....today wasday 1 of my Lupron Injections. I haveto take 20 units daily. I injected on my thigh and I did not feel anything. I know I can do this. My worst worry was the injections, but I think I will be ok. Now I have to wait to see how the one that goes in my butt feels.That needleis longer but its ok.... I am getting closer to my IVF retreival and transfer.

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  • Well done Lady J, how long do you have to take these for. Did you get any swelling/bruising after you had done your injection? XXX
  • Oh wow - well done you, you can do it - what an incentive though - I hope your IVF goes well for you
    Good Luck
    xx
  • I am soooo excited.... finally becoming reality. I cant wait. I hope it all goes so well. According to nurse... if everything goes well, I may be retreiving on Nov. 20 and Tranfer Nov 25 and hopefully BFP in early December. Aaarrrr, I can just scream of excitment.

    Annette: according to Nurse I have to take Lupron everyday until notification. This is just one of the 4 different types of injections. There is also, Progesterone, Folostone with the Pen, and like 2 others and some patches.... a whole bunch. But I am looking forward to the outcome. I honestly didnt feel anything with this one. It went right in. I haven't noticed any bruising either.

    Thanks ladies. I will keep u informed.

  • Hi Lady J

    Sounds like we are taking different drugs, all for the same result though... I am taking Supercor injections for the first 2 weeks, then I have a scan to confirm that I have down regulated that is scheduled for next Tuesday, I then carry on with this one and take my stimulation drug. Think my egg removal transfer will be around 17th Nov, I am so excited to I would do anything for a xmas BFP.

    I have rang the clinic today and they said bruising and slight swelling is ok, just to move the points around.

    I'm doing my injections in the evenings so still got mine to do for today.

    Good Luck lots of baby dust for xmas BFP's xxxx :\)
  • Hi Annette... yeah they started me on BCP with my October Cycle. I started BCP on the 11th of Oct. Lupron on 26th. I have been taking Prenatal Vitamins since the beginning of the year and I am also on Metformin. I started on 500 mg 2xpd then she was upped to 1000 mg 2xpd, but I was getting so sick with that dose, so she brought it down to 500mg 3xpd. I may need to go back to 500 mg 2xpd cuz I still seem to get headaches with 3x.

    I have to call nurse with my next cycle to see what would be the next thing to take. So my last BCP pill I will be taking is on the 31st. No more after that... so my AF should arrive within 2-3 days from that. She did advise from that point on I will be having to come in to get checked like every 2-3 days cuz I will be starting stimulations, progesterone. According to her if everything goes good and nothing interferes, I am hoping to do retreival on or about 20th and transfer 5 days later. I hope it goes like that cuz I will be off the 27th - 30th, So if they do the 25th or 26th I can stay home and recover all weekend.

    Annette... this is so exciting for us. I really do hope we get our BFPs in time for Xmas. ANd if we do I hope we both have sticky ones and happy and healthy 40 weeks.

    How long have u been trying? Do u have any other children? And if so, how many eggs would they allow u to transfer?
  • Hi Lady J

    Your drugs sound very different to mine, think I am having 2 weeks off work when i have removal and transfer, how long are you having off work. Have you told work? We don't have any children we have been ttc 18 months, I have had one off my tubes removed due to it being blocked and i had a csyst on my ovary drained, we got refered straight for ivf after that. What about you? xxxx
  • Annette,.... we do have a 10 yr old daughter. It took me 3 yrs to conceive her naturally. then in 2000, I got PG again, but a few days later had Ruptured Tubal Eptopic... so my left tube was removed with that. So nothing since 2000. My right tube has some damage so that is why they fnally referred me to Specialist. I just hope everything goes well with us.

    Good luck Annette... keep me posted!!!
  • Hi hows it all going?

    I had my scan and blood test yesterday to confirm down regulation, i start folicle stimulation tom xxx
  • Hi Annette..... I am still doing Lupron. My last BCP was the 31st but no AF yet. :\? I am just waiting for AF so that I can start Stims. Aaaarrrrg, its driving me nutz. I can feel it coming though, I have been cramping little all week, but nothing yet.

    SO you r on your way annette... good for you, I'm so happy for u. So it sound like u will be doing ER/ET before me. SO now u can tell me and guide me thru the process.

    I wish u lots of luck with your Cycle.... I will pray for us. Keep me updated. And thanks for asking. That was nice.
  • Hi Lady J

    Thanks, yes I think egg retrieval will be 2 weeks from now roughly depends on how I repond to the stims, I haven't been totally honest with work so its starting to get a bit tricky. Have you told work?

    Keeping fingers crossed xxxx
  • Hi Annette..... How is it going with Stims? I finally got my AF today, I called my Nurse and I am waiting for a call back so I can get my appointment to come in so I can start Stims. I am so excited. image

    So how are you feeling with Stims?Have they checked for follicles yet? Do u know the exact date of your ER/ET?



  • Hi Lady J

    Thats good news for you have you got your appointment yet?

    Started stims yesterday, have a problem though my dear hubby drew the amount in my injection pen and then set it and once the dosage has been set it cannot be changed.........the dose was set at 150ml to much so I think that pen is no good so we have to take it back into the clinic. Wasn't happy.......

    The stims I'm on are Gonal F what are you having. This injection is less painful than the down reg injection although I am still taking the down reg injection, so far I haven't had any effects from the stims but I have only had 2 injections. Back for a scan on Tuesday, don't know when ER is yet they said at the clinic it should be around 2 weeks from now.

    How long will you be taking off work?

    Annette xxxx
  • Hi ANnette.... gosh we are so close in cycles. Its so exciting.

    I finally went yesterday,Saturday to getchecked. They did blood work and an US. They said I was good to start Stims. I am on 225u of Follistim daily and they lowered my Lupron shots from 20u to 10u. No side effects from meds yet.

    As for your Pen..... did u figure it out yet? My pen is set so if u go overyour dose, all u have to do is keep turning pen as if raising dose until u reach the end. Once u get to the end.. push your pen down and it should slide back to beginning without losing any meds. Hope this helps.

    As for work, I only told my Supervisor in confidence so she wont freak out when I have to take all these days off. But my clinic has been so good about making appt for early hours before work or weekends.

    HAve u told your work? For ER, I may only 1 day off... but for ET, I may take a few days to stay home and relax with my legs up.

    So has the thought finally sinked In? I am a nervous wreck. Have u thought about how many eggs u r going to transfer?

    LAdy J
  • Hi Lady J

    Glad you've got started on your stims, we are back at hospital tom for a scan so I am going to take my pen in with me, with my pen once you lock it, it can't be changed.....

    We are having 2 eggs transfered thats the max we can have, what about you? were abouts do you live?

    Work is so complecated at the moment my immediate work colleage does know, but I am now helping out on a different area and I haven't told them the truth I have just said its gynea related. Think the clinic will sigh me off from ER not 100% sure I am going to check tomorrow.

    Good Luck lots of baby dust for us both xxxx
  • Hi Annette...

    yeah, make sure u take your pen with u.

    As for myself, they only allow 2 eggs, depends on circumstance they may allow 3. I hope they will allow me to do 3 if not then for sure I will do the 2. I am just hopeing that it works in the first try. I am trying to have PMA ... and so far everything seems to be falling into place. I hope it does work for both of us.

    I started the stims Saturday, but I swear I feel my stomach so sensitive right now. I feel bloated and sore and pulsing. Do u feel anything with the stims yet or am I just imagining?

    I stay in Chicago, IL, USA. And yourself?

  • Hi Anette: So tell me, how did your scan go? How many follicles did u produce? Tell me tell me, this is so exciting. So r u bloated and soar from the stims? I am... not sore, I just feel pregnant. image I go in tomorrow for my 5 dy scan. And my OH goes in as well for semen freeze.

    Amanda: Thanks for the comforting advice .... I am looking so forward to the pain. image Iplan on taking a few days off.
  • Hi

    I had 7 follicles on one overy and 3 on another all still small at the minute but they said that they were growing well, and the womb lining was thickening. So all good I think, I go back on Friday for another scan. Hope your scan goes well take care let me know xxxx

    Amanda how many follicles did you have again?

    Annette
  • Hi Anette: Very glad to hear it all went well. We r on the same boat here pretty much. My uterus is also thickening well, and I have about 608 folls on each ovary. They r still only about 8mm small, but hopefully at my next check up they will be able to see how many are actually growing.

    Good luck on Friday Annette. We r getting so close to our dream.

  • I'm sorry, I meant 6 - 8 follicles.
  • Wow I thought that was alot of follicles xx
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