Day 9- HCG trigger shot

[Artemisan]

Hey guys, just another quick update.

I've been in a tizzy the last couple of days. When I was getting my medications, they told me not to get my Lupron trigger yet because it's only good for 14 days, after which you have to discard it, used or unused. Fast forward, after my weekend baseline ultrasound and bloodwork, I started calling the pharmacy to send my lupron.

Long story short, today was my trigger day and I didn't have the lupron. Its arriving tomorrow (too late 😓). Thankfully, it turned out I had a HCG injection which I could use as a substitute. Lesson here, keep in touch with your clinic on when to get your trigger meds. I've definitely learned my lesson.

I was pretty scared cos this was an intramuscular injection and had a super long needle. My OH got me some lidocaine gel which I applied to my butt like 30 mins before and that made all the difference in the world. I'm terrified of needles but this didn't hurt at all. They had me take half the dose (5000 units) cos my estradiol levels are kinda high.

Everything's looking good so far. I have about 4 follicles >20mm and the rest between 12 and 19mm.

Egg retrieval is day after tomorrow.

I'm feeling tired, not sure if it's the medication.

I'll update with any changes or anything new.

You ladies take care of yourselves!❤

[LizzieBW]

Ooft you've had a rough few days! I can understand why you've been feeling stressed to the max & how fortunate it was that you had a spare HCG to use as alternative, phew!

Wishing you luck for collection 💪xx