side effects to injections

gailp · Post by **gailp** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:40 pm

Hi

I feel as if someone has pumped my stomach up or put a football in there. I am so bloated and uncomfortable. Also feel very unsociable, want to curl up in a corner and not talk to anyone. Its not just me that feels like that is it

Ivf21 hope you are feeling a bit better today

jag · Post by **jag** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:47 pm

oh no gailp not at all, I always feel mighty unsociable and want to curl up too. It's such a strange feeling and you can't describe it to friends they just don't understand

ivf21 - oh you poor thing - I cried lots on my last IVF cycle. It just comes from no where doesn't it? Last time DH was away on business and I had just been talking to him on the phone. He sent our bestman and bridesmaid around to cheer me up. Poor bestman, when I opened the door to him I was bawling my eyes out and couldn't stop for about 20 mins - he didn't know what to do! It is so ridiculous it just comes in waves.

You are not alone, we just need to curl up and cry in a corner together but in a positive supportive way

JAG X

NickiMark · Post by **NickiMark** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:26 pm

Ive done all my iui's natural, I still feel emotional and cry at the slightest things..... I am so emotional anyway, god know how i'd cope on meds.

Love to all u girls on meds, hang on in there. x x

ivf21 · Post by **ivf21** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:58 pm

i had blood work done on friday and nurses told me to increase menopur injections i musnt be reacting very well cos they cancelld my ultra sound what was supposed to be on monday im back in tomorrow for more blood work so i swhould no more then ive starting to get quite alot of cramps since the dose was upped on friday im hoping this is a good sign

ivf21 · Post by **ivf21** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:20 pm

hi ladies hows evry one doing?
i was at hospital this morning for blood work and the nurse was quit polite today my blood work is fine im back in on friday for ultra sound and more blood work fingers crossed evrythings fine i will up date yous on friday when i no whats going on

not long now girls?

ivf21 · Post by **ivf21** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:02 pm

the hospital went well today i was in for ultra sound i had 21 folicles and out of them 9 were between 16-25mm and about 5 of them were between 14-16mm so im hoping by monday the 14-16 ones have grown to 16mm
my egg retreval is deffinetly on monday i trigger tomorrow night at 9pm im at hospital at 9am on monday evry thing seems to be going very well
my transfere will be wed 30th and i will be in 2 week wait until 15 december the nurses were realy happy with the follies today im so happy right now but im realy tired
on sunday i dont have any injections what so eva so sunday is going to be my relaxing day

as for the pessaries the nurse told me today after youve inserted one do absolutly nothing for 20 minuits

ivf21 · Post by **ivf21** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:05 pm

i had egg retreval this morning i got 10 eggs and i will find out tomorrow how manys fertilised 6 of them is having icsi and 4 normal the procedure was fine i dident feel a thing im realy drowsy at the moment so im putting my feet up for the night looking forward to transfere on wed

amfy · Post by **amfy** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:20 pm

Great news! 10 is brilliant!! Well done!

Just occurred to me that i have a couple of bits of advice for this thread.

My headaches on buserelin were greatly eased by drinking plenty of water but the other thing I found, which may apply to others here, is that I think the headaches were caffeine withdrawal! I found that when i absolutely could not shake a headache, a cup of weak coffee did the trick! Now don't make a habit of it because caffeine is BAD BAD BAD but if a persistent headache is leaving you really low, I think it's worth a try. Others may disagree but even the recent research on caffeine and miscarriage found that low levels of caffeine actually decreased the risk of miscarriage! Anyway - remember its up to you, I did get a BFN! - don't sue me!

The second thing is, you get less bruising, and less pain, on injections if you turn the needle as it goes in. I would just place it on top of my skin and turn the needle whilst pressing very gently and it just slips in. I found the best spot was a third of the way round the top of my thigh, just where the bony/muscly bit starts to change to that inner thigh flabby bit. It was definitely less painful there than anywhere else. This is definitely much better than my slightly dodgy caffeine advice!

jag · Post by **jag** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:24 am

amfy - I agree I agree - I think my headaches were caffeine withdrawal.

I will try the turning of the needle. A sharp slap on the leg works too it takes the sting away from the needle and hurts where you slap!

Thigh definately seems better than tummy. At the moment I am not alternating between legs. They all go in my right leg as it is not bruising. My left leg looks black and blue and I haven't injected in there for about a week!

Jag x

souris · Post by **souris** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:31 pm

Hi girls!

I also did the injection in my thighs (less pain) , I never bruised... and I was pinching my skin real hard before and while injected, and had no pain whatso ever.

Take care'

souris
xxx

daly · Post by **daly** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:28 am

Hi Ladies,

I wanted to share a trick I learned to make those nasty progesterone shots tolerable. I place an ice pack over the injection site (hip)for about 15 min. Until it is good and numb to the touch. AFterwards my dh rubs the site for 15 min until it is good and warm. Sounds like quite a production I know. But, if we skipped the rubbing, I'd be sore and practically limping on that leg! I've never tried skipping the ice. Too scary!

I also do the pinching trick like Souris mentioned. Helps lots.

Happy needle poking!

side effects to injections

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