Day 5 - Pictures and Poking

Injections are going fine. I'm finding good areas to use on my legs and the bruises from the other day are going away. I think it was because I was not pulling the needle straight out. Still feel tired, but again I'm not getting the best sleep. I did feel some cramping in my lower abdomen today, but didn't seem low enough to be my ovaries. I have a doctor appointment at 7:15am tomorrow morning and will find out how I'm progressing.

I just did my night injection and I decided to take some pictures for visuals. I have different meds for evening and morning and different instruments, so I'll add some of my morning stuff later.

Below are my supplies for my nightly injection. From the far left: syringe, needle, alcohol wipe (top), medicine mixing tool, mediction.

Upclose of the medication. The one of the left is just water and the other two are the drugs, Menopur.

Below: I take the syringe and attach the mixing tool. I insert the water container into the mixing device as in the picture. I withdraw 1cc of water into the syringe. I take off the water and insert the Menopur container, then shoot the water from the syringe into the Menopur. The medication instantly dissolves in the water. I repeat this with the second container of Menopur, so that I have 1cc of water with 2 containers of Menopur.

Then I take off the mixing tool and insert the needle.

I use the alcohol wipe to clean my skin where I'm going to insert the needle. The picture below is not actual because I have to use both hands to inject the medication. I have to squeeze my skin and then inject, it makes the skin firm and less painful.

So thats the process. I have a hazard box for the needles so the garbage man won't freak out =)