Today marks the first day of stimulations. I am on 75 units of Menopur and 225 units of Follistim. I have been on both medications before, just not at the same time. I am still Lupron, which I have been on since June 4th, but I have decreased the dosage from 20 to 5 units. I give myself the Lupron and Menopur shots in the morning and the Follistim at dinner time. Since I started the Lupron while I was still working, I woke up at 5 to do the injection. I didn't think that one all the way through, because now on summer vacation, I am still getting up around 5. Oh well. So far, the injections have been going pretty well. I have learned that my skin has a reaction to the Lupron. For the first 20 minutes, my injection site looks and feels like a little insect bite. The nurses assured me that as long as it goes away, it is nothing to be concerned about. The one side effect I have had is headaches. I have always been a person that has headaches and can learn to deal with them. This time around, they seem to be worse and all that I can take is extra strength Tylenol. Yeah, that does nothing to help me! It is like offering a cup of decaf coffee to someone who needs a nice, warm cup of fully-caffeinated coffee. I dealt with this at different points during my pregnancy, so I know that I can do it. They are still a pain. I am hoping that is all the side effects I get, but am prepared for more. I go in for a blood draw Sunday morning and then ultrasounds and more blood draws at least two days next week to see how my body is responding to the medication. I am hoping my follicles grow nice and big, just not too fast.
Thankfully, we have been busy this week and will be busy next week, too. I am trying to not let myself worry or think about all the negative "what-ifs". This is not an easy task for me, the worrier.
Poor Jacob had his 5 year shots today, three to be exact. He did the best he could to stay tough. There were lots of tears and screams in the little room we were in. The last time he had shots was a while ago and he is at the age now that he knows exactly what is going on and the pain they bring. We stopped at Redbox and rented a few movies and took a nice long nap after his appointment. He was up and ready to go to a teammate from his soccer team's birthday party at an place with inflatable slides and jumpers. I was worried that he would be complaining of sore legs, but he had a good time and made friends with a little girl named Laura. He is quite the charmer with the ladies :)
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