My last progesterone shot was over 2 months ago. The lumps have completely disappeared from my left hip- but I still have two lumps on my right. Experienced IVFers- when did yours go away? When will mine? Is it normal that I still have those lumps? Is it something I should bring up with my doctor? Thanks in advance for any info!
Time is getting away from me- I can hardly keep up with blogs and commenting- let alone post my own blog posts. I want to do a post about registering, about our bedding, about reading twin books, and my faith story... Argh! And I have yet to really plan anything in advance for my substitute teacher once I go on maternity leave... I need a 48 hour day!
The physical therapy really seems to be helping with my back pain. The physical therapist jokingly said today that what she thinks I need to make it all better is really just a weekly massage. I told her that it was too bad my health insurance probably wouldn't agree. Since the pain is almost gone, we agreed that I don't need to go every week and we'll see how I do from now on with the exercises she gave me to do. Hopefully that will do the trick!
My husband has been out of town for a week now, and will be for 3 more days. This has given me a glimpse of what could happen (on a much smaller scale) in January when he has a work trip... and I don't like it. I miss having him here (ok, I always do- I'm not one of those wives who secretly like the time alone). I miss having someone take care of me, because I know I don't always do the best job by myself. He usually cooks, takes care of the dishes, brings out the garbage, feeds and kennels the dogs while we are at work, and doing those things while 20 weeks pregnant with twins is a lot harder than it was pre-pregnancy. I don't want him to go in January. What if I can't bend down to put on my shoes when I'm 30 weeks? What if something happens while he's gone and he's not there in time for our babies to be born? I know it is a long way off, but this is something has been in the back of my mind for a while now. I know if I'm on bed rest, he can get out of going- but I think that might be the only way. I guess I'll have to just wait until January to see what happens- no sense letting myself stress about it now when there's nothing I can do about it, right?
Oooh! And I think I saw and felt them move for the first time from the outside yesterday! I've been trying to catch it again since then, with no luck. It is hard to take time to do that during the day- people tend to look at you funny if you are just staring at your stomach!
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
The END of PIO
First off: ONLY ONE MORE PIO SHOT TO GO!!!!
There will be some celebrating going on this weekend for us!!! Unless you've had to endure 2ccs of PIO shots for 10 weeks, every night, you probably have no idea what a big deal this is for me. I cannot wait for the lumps on top of lumps to fade away from my rear. I cannot wait until I can sleep on either side of my body without gingerly turning to avoid the sore spots. I cannot wait to carry my school bag without it painfully hitting my side. I cannot wait to be able to sit in plastic chairs without wincing. I cannot wait to have an evening when 9 pm is uneventful and I don't have to wonder if this time I'll cry/yell/get hysterical because the pain/burning hurts that badly. I cannot wait to put that box of meds and needles away (three jam packed biohazard boxes full) so it can be out of sight, out of mind.
Secondly, my next u/s is on Tuesday. Although I'm going to miss the biweekly peeks at our babies, I am almost relieved that after that- I will truly be treated like any other twin pregnancy. I will finally be "normal." I am almost pleased that I will get a break from trying to figure out a way to leave school early every week and search for someone to cover my room. Of course, I say that now- but I have a sneaking suspicion that after the next two weeks passes, I don't get my usual u/s, AND I have to wait 4 MORE weeks beyond that for another look, I will be going crazy. They better be moving around by then so I have at least some reassurance that all is well!
And finally- it is never a dull day at my school. I have a new story to share: In my class this year I have one set of girl twins, and one boy from a set of boy twins (the other boy is in another class). I can't wait until I get to tell my students that I'm having twins too- and see those little kids' eyes light right up. I'm planning on waiting until one of them asks though. It just doesn't feel right to tell them before they say something first. Anyway, this morning, the mother of the twin boy says to me politely that she heard a rumor that I'm expecting...? (my first parent to come right out and ask) and so I confirmed it, then told her it was twins. She was so excited and said that I have to let her know if they are both boys because she still has all her boys' stuff (score for us if that's the case!). I said, "You're not planning on having any more kids?" She said no because it took them a long time and had a lot of trouble having the boys. Now normally I would never ask someone outright if they dealt with infertility to respect their personal level of privacy- but something in her voice made me come right out and ask if they did any sort of fertility treatments. She said they did IVF- and so I told her we did too. How neat is that? So we chatted for just a minute about how many IVF cycles we both did (both one) and other stuff- and it was simply awesome and made my day. I am so glad that little boy was placed in my class. It was so nice to talk to someone in person, IRL, that has walked in my shoes. Now I'm dying to find out if the girl set of twins is also the result of fertility treatments...
There will be some celebrating going on this weekend for us!!! Unless you've had to endure 2ccs of PIO shots for 10 weeks, every night, you probably have no idea what a big deal this is for me. I cannot wait for the lumps on top of lumps to fade away from my rear. I cannot wait until I can sleep on either side of my body without gingerly turning to avoid the sore spots. I cannot wait to carry my school bag without it painfully hitting my side. I cannot wait to be able to sit in plastic chairs without wincing. I cannot wait to have an evening when 9 pm is uneventful and I don't have to wonder if this time I'll cry/yell/get hysterical because the pain/burning hurts that badly. I cannot wait to put that box of meds and needles away (three jam packed biohazard boxes full) so it can be out of sight, out of mind.
Secondly, my next u/s is on Tuesday. Although I'm going to miss the biweekly peeks at our babies, I am almost relieved that after that- I will truly be treated like any other twin pregnancy. I will finally be "normal." I am almost pleased that I will get a break from trying to figure out a way to leave school early every week and search for someone to cover my room. Of course, I say that now- but I have a sneaking suspicion that after the next two weeks passes, I don't get my usual u/s, AND I have to wait 4 MORE weeks beyond that for another look, I will be going crazy. They better be moving around by then so I have at least some reassurance that all is well!
And finally- it is never a dull day at my school. I have a new story to share: In my class this year I have one set of girl twins, and one boy from a set of boy twins (the other boy is in another class). I can't wait until I get to tell my students that I'm having twins too- and see those little kids' eyes light right up. I'm planning on waiting until one of them asks though. It just doesn't feel right to tell them before they say something first. Anyway, this morning, the mother of the twin boy says to me politely that she heard a rumor that I'm expecting...? (my first parent to come right out and ask) and so I confirmed it, then told her it was twins. She was so excited and said that I have to let her know if they are both boys because she still has all her boys' stuff (score for us if that's the case!). I said, "You're not planning on having any more kids?" She said no because it took them a long time and had a lot of trouble having the boys. Now normally I would never ask someone outright if they dealt with infertility to respect their personal level of privacy- but something in her voice made me come right out and ask if they did any sort of fertility treatments. She said they did IVF- and so I told her we did too. How neat is that? So we chatted for just a minute about how many IVF cycles we both did (both one) and other stuff- and it was simply awesome and made my day. I am so glad that little boy was placed in my class. It was so nice to talk to someone in person, IRL, that has walked in my shoes. Now I'm dying to find out if the girl set of twins is also the result of fertility treatments...
Monday, July 27, 2009
Let's Talk About PIO Injections
PIO injections seem like a fitting end for the most horrible time in my life so far. That is because these shots, alone, are horrific. I don't know if it is just me, but I can hardly stand it. The thought of doing this for 7 more weeks makes me cry. I will do it of course, because it is for my baby(ies)- but good Lord- why is it that I've never read how torturous this is?
To be fair, some days are better than others. On the worse days, I cry during the injection, and have a sleepless night while pain radiates from my bum down to my knee, calf muscle, and ankle joint. After the worse shots, the next day I can hardly walk, and it extremely hurts to sit down. Today is one of those days. I am not complaining- I am just telling the facts.
I had talked to a nurse about the chances of lowering the dosage (I take 2 ccs daily) because my level has always been great or switching to suppositories, and she said that she's never seen Dr. S lower a dose- only increase the amount of progesterone by adding in suppositories. I've read blogs that other people get to decrease their PIO shot to once a week, or stop doing them earlier than week 12. I wish their REs were MY RE. I am jealous of anyone who started off doing suppositories instead of the PIO injections.
I know I can muddle though the next four weeks or so until I need to start setting up my classroom. It will be hard, and I won't get much sleep- but I can do it. Jake is a sweetheart and will help me do whatever he can. I made it through over three years of infertile hell- what's a few more weeks, I guess? My main concern is that once school starts on September 1st, I'm supposed to do PIO injections for the first two weeks of school. Today I can hardly walk, get in and out of the car, and sit on a comfy couch. How am I supposed to manage the intense challenge of the first weeks of kindergarten and sit on the carpet? And if I manage to get down there, how can I do it without crying?
And in the meantime, how do I make this more tolerable? We switch sides, warm up the vial, massage for a while then use a heating pad after, and we have tried moist heat before and after, as well as icing the spot beforehand. My last ditch effort is going to be to try the side of my hip instead- here's hoping that will be the magical spot.
To be fair, some days are better than others. On the worse days, I cry during the injection, and have a sleepless night while pain radiates from my bum down to my knee, calf muscle, and ankle joint. After the worse shots, the next day I can hardly walk, and it extremely hurts to sit down. Today is one of those days. I am not complaining- I am just telling the facts.
I had talked to a nurse about the chances of lowering the dosage (I take 2 ccs daily) because my level has always been great or switching to suppositories, and she said that she's never seen Dr. S lower a dose- only increase the amount of progesterone by adding in suppositories. I've read blogs that other people get to decrease their PIO shot to once a week, or stop doing them earlier than week 12. I wish their REs were MY RE. I am jealous of anyone who started off doing suppositories instead of the PIO injections.
I know I can muddle though the next four weeks or so until I need to start setting up my classroom. It will be hard, and I won't get much sleep- but I can do it. Jake is a sweetheart and will help me do whatever he can. I made it through over three years of infertile hell- what's a few more weeks, I guess? My main concern is that once school starts on September 1st, I'm supposed to do PIO injections for the first two weeks of school. Today I can hardly walk, get in and out of the car, and sit on a comfy couch. How am I supposed to manage the intense challenge of the first weeks of kindergarten and sit on the carpet? And if I manage to get down there, how can I do it without crying?
And in the meantime, how do I make this more tolerable? We switch sides, warm up the vial, massage for a while then use a heating pad after, and we have tried moist heat before and after, as well as icing the spot beforehand. My last ditch effort is going to be to try the side of my hip instead- here's hoping that will be the magical spot.
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