I can appreciate the fundamental necessity of Progesterone, but in my life even before ART, it has proven to be a thorn in my side. My breasts are typically sore from the time I ovulate, to a few days after my period starts. Which is just over two weeks at a time. So now that I am post transfer, Standard Operating Procedure is to supplement the bodies own production with messy vaginal suppositories and painful intramuscular injections that require a 25 gauge inch and a half long needle in which to deliver the goods. I'm on day six of said injections and I already find myself wincing as pull my jeans over my backside. And after the shot on the day of the transfer I took the bed rest order a little too seriously and chose not to walk around after the injection. The burning sensation in my left asscheek had me tossing and turning until after 1am. And last night within ten minutes of starting those bastard little suppositories, I had noticeable cramping.
I use a heating pad before and after the shot.
I've warmed the part of the needle with the progesterone in it, to thin the oil
I walk around after
Is it still normal to be SO sore???
The shot itself doesn't hurt - it's the next day that I feel it.
Oh and my girls are already sore.
That said, here's to eight more weeks of it!
I'm feeling much better in general. Though I continued to feel bloated and tired from the OHSS, the Gatorade liquid restriction made a huge difference. And after the retrieval I felt exceptionally better with each passing day. The only thing I've noticed is that my belly is still a little distended, anyone else have that?
Oh, one bit of good news. We have one little guy that made it to freeze on Day Six. A Grade II Blastocyst. I had really prepared myself for the possibility of not having any at all, so to say I'm relieved would be an understatement. I promise I'll get my transfer day pictures up soon - we've gotten a new printer and I haven't managed to figure out the scanning function yet. With all the amazing advances in technology I must say there is still no love for the printer...
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Ugh, no fun. I've never done PIO...I'm just with ya in disliking the vaginal suppositories. I'm currently laying in bed reading blogs hoping that more of it will absorb before I get up and around. The all-day leakage gets old quickly!
I've never done PIO, so I got nothing for ya on that... but, you're hoping for more than 8 weeks of sore girls. Mine were sore the whole pregnancy. It let up a little from weeks 15-25, but even then it was normal post ov soreness as opposed to "do I have to wear a bra today, I think we should be a topless society" soreness. (And... it was so worth every second, every wince, every inconvenience, every sore muscle and every body ache.)
I found that my OHSS symptoms were almost completely gone by 5dp5dt, and then they started coming back a little yesterday. I'm hoping this is a good sign. Maybe your distended tummy is a good sign too.
Oh Melissa,
Darn the Progesterone and what it's doing to you. Just think positive - it will all be worth it when you get that massively large beta in a few days!
Joey
http://thechildlessmom.blogspot.com
Mel - I am not sure your "position" when you are receiving the shots, but if you can find a way to relax your tooshy muscles I remember the shots not hurting as much afterwards. If you are standing, try putting your weight on the opposite leg that is getting the shot. If you are laying on your belly, bend your knees with your feet towards the ceiling (make sense?) Try that and see if it helps.
Hang in there with all the symptoms... I pray that they all pay off!!!!
Yay for a frozen blastie!!
I always had to ice my backside prior to so I wouldn't feel it going in, but I guess that wouldn't help much with after soreness, unless you think you're tensing your butt muscle as it goes in b/c you feel it...because that would most definitely make you more sore the next day.
Hang in there, only a few more days until beta!!
Oh yes, the PIO injections are definitely a pain, especially the day after! The one thing that seems to help a bit is a deep massage at the injection site for about a minute after injection. Yes, the massage hurts while you're doing it, but it helps with the pain the next day. Good luck, and I hope you have to keep doing this for a couple more months! :)
Yay, for a frozen embryo. It's like having "insurance"!!
PIO shots, they do suck. The only advice I have is to just make sure you aren't tensing your muscles.
My belly was distended too from the OHSS.
When is your beta??
Hooray for the frostie! Hopefully this can be a sibling in the future. :o)
As far as the PIO, I don't really have any suggestions as I didn't have to suffer through those. I did do estrogen injections and those were a thicker liquid as well. Since I was giving myself the shots, the rear was hard to reach. You could always check to see if since these are IM injections if you can alternate to your thighs as well. That seemed to hurt less for me.
As far as the suppositories, I have no love for those bad boys. Nasty goopy messy. My suggestion there is to use pads. Panty liners didn't seem to cut it for me with them.
Either way, it will be totally worth it in the end!
On the belly distention - people who suffer from OHSS tend to keep the bloat longer - and according to my clinic, if the bloat stays, it is a good sign. I, unfortunately, never had good luck with Fresh Cycles, so I can't speak from experience.
Yay for the one that made it to freeze!
I don't know the secret to the PIO shots because sometimes I'm sore the next day and sometimes I'm not. From reading the comments, I must be sore the times that I'm more tense.
I use a 25g 1 inch needle and it's working out fine. I do warm the oil, massage the injection site for a few minutes afterward and then put heat to it. Oh, the fun. I'll gladly keep doing it and would have a better attitude if I could get a BFP!
I was out of town for a few days, but I'm glad to hear your transfer went well and you've got a frostie! Congrats on being PUPO, lady!
The PIO was my nemsis. I'm happy for you that the shot itself doesn't hurt, because I remember very vividly the pain that I felt with every shot! I was incredibly sore for weeks from the PIO and I can tell you that doesn't last forever. I do however still have lumps in my rear from the PIO shots that I have come to the conclusion will always be there.
Although the PIO stinks, I AM still hoping you have many more weeks ahead of PIO shots!
As much as you hate it I really REALLY hope you have to keep using the progesterone for th enext 8 weeks! Every time I insert those damn pessaries I just think how they are holding my baby(ies) in!
That's great news about the blast that made it to freeze and that your ohss is resolving. I have no good advice about the PIO, but I am thinking of you!
Good luck with the rest of your shots. Yikes-that does not sound easy at all. I cannnot imagine, but you are very brave and hold onto that strength to keep going.
Hi Mel, I saw this post on your side bar and can't help but chiming in to say that I am SO over the PIO injections. They were bearable for a while, but I am growing to really hate them. My rump is SO sore, that sitting has become an issue at times. Forget about wearing my jeans that put any pressure on my poor hips. At first switching sides gave enough time for the post injection soreness to subside, but not any more, I am just so sore. And the actual injection, that used to be surprisingly no big deal now has me grimacing in pain.
FWIW - I heat my rump in advance of the shot. Hubby prepares it, I lay flat on my stomach, take a few deep breaths to relax) and he pinches up some rump on the area where he will give the injection. Then he rubs for a minute, applys arnica cream, and then I lay on a heating pad to help the oil dissipate.
I hate to complain about it, because I am so grateful both that we have this amazing medical support, and also that we've made it this far, but geez. I will celebrate the day we can put an end to those shots!
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