Last night I injected my last dose of Gonal-f. However, it was not my beloved (as I've now come to realize) pen. It was the 75IU dose syringe that you have to mix. I do not know why DearNurse hates the pen so much now that I've experienced the syringe. It's a royal pain in the ARSE to mix. It's very hard to pull everything out of that vial; making a control freak like me feel like I screwed everything up. And lastly, it burns like Hell going in! Then there's the fact that shortly afterwards, I became even more dizzy than I have been the past few days, and developed a searing pain in my left temple that responded to every stimulus imaginable. But then again, I am the side effect Queen of the Universe. (overly dramatic much?)I still have this pain, over 24 hrs later, but the doctor thinks it's unrelated. I have no idea what else it could be since I've never had a feeling like this in my life, and it happened shortly after the shot when I stood and tried to walk. Despite what she told me, headache is listed in the drug info as a common side effect. So who knows. Hopefully it goes away by tomorrow.
And as for the trifle moody comment, it was most definitely euphemistic. Somewhere around my 3rd dose I began having those crazy spiraling episodes of despair followed by intense anger and irritation that I remember so well from my clomid days. It's still not quite as bad, but damn is it close.
On the bright side, I had a great time with my Grandmother, the Ovidrel injection was fine, Christmas Eve is tomorrow and so is our IUI! I'm trying very hard not to be so realistic about our chances. ;-)
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Good luck today!!!! I hope your holiday wish comes true!
Happy Merry IUI DAY! And Merry Christmas to you. I am so sorry that the gonal-f is providing to be similiar to the clomid. My injectibles made me realize how much i LOATHED clomid more than i realized. I hope this is the last time you have to inject!! ;)
Thanks girls!
Farah - I have to say,it was only the feeling itself that was close to clomid. It didn't last NEARLY as long as it did with clomid (it's already gone) and the physical side effects were nowhere near as bad as clomid. I was just surprised to feel that emotional.
xoxo!
Oh wow. I never had to do those! Is it just another way to inject the FSH and HCG? If there is one thing I have found during the infertility process, it is that no matter how much I learn, I still know nothing! I always got the premixed by the nurse shots in the butt. My last round was in August, and I don't miss the godzilla they made me. I pray we never have to those shots again. Best of luck to you and your never needing them again!
The gonal-f is the fsh Chelle. :) The pen format is much nicer and doesn't sting at all! I wasn't even being sarcastic when i said I love the gonal-f pen. The syringe.. now THAT'S a different story. I do mine myself. The ovidrel (hcg) was the same as usual.
They do make me into a monster. I can hardly stand it sometimes. THanks for commiserating! GL to you too!
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