Sunday, March 20, 2011

My New Drug Habit...

So yesterday I officially started my stimulation meds.  This means that twice a day (8 am and 8 pm) I get out a collection of little glass vials, syringes, alcohol wipes and needles and mix my drug cocktail.  Honestly - I think this part is kind of fun.  It is a bit tricky to do it correctly, so I take about 15 minutes to do it to make sure I don't miss a single drop of my special concoction.  Then when I am done I take the syringe and inject it in my leg or stomach and it's like plunge - there goes $300.  That part of is very crazy.  It makes me feel like a heroin addict -- sinking 100s of dollars a day in one little syringe!  And I had forgotten how much it stings as it goes in!  And my skin goes bright red around the injection site.  But both effects only last for about five minutes, so it really is quite tolerable.   So if all goes well, in a few days I should start feeling my ovaries swell as multiple eggs start growing....good times. :)

Supplies used to mix my stimulation cocktail (and no, I don't inject with the big needle...that is for mixing only.)

3 comments:

Laura said...

Just found the site . . . and that was WELL worth it!! Laughing out loud cause this post was very you. I see you getting excited about mixing it all up. :) I don't know if I'd have the courage to stick the needle in myself. I'm a bit of a needle-phobe. But I really do hope that soon you'll be feeling those ovaries swell. :) (I've never said that to anyone before!)

Melissa said...

Hey Olivia I hope you are doing good, just stopped by to check how you were doing :)
Love,
Melissa Biorn

Livvy said...

Melissa - thanks for "checking in", your kind thought are appreciated. (And as usual, I am loving the haircut...thanks again for fitting me in before I came to Utah.)

Laura - honestly, the first time I had to stick myself I was a bit nervous. But it is easier than I thought it would be. And it can be kind of fun only because I am doing it for a short time period. I don't envy those who must do injections every day of their lives. And thanks for the comments...it was fun to "hear" from you. :) Maybe if I am lucky I will end up with a boy as darling as yours...