Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Day 1 Lucrin ~


I finally made my way down to KKHIVF centre yesterday to collect the first drug to begin my IVF cycle & to of course learn how to self administer the jabs .. After dropping my appointment card & blood test slip(HIV test for vince), we waited for our turn. I signed documents for medisave withdrawal & was given a prescription for lucrin to collect at the pharmacy. Though the room was relatively empty, I waited 30mins for my drugs .. i was pissed! I cannot understand how I had to wait for 30mins when there were so few patients waiting to collect medicine? and everyone else seems to get theirs before me..?? soon, most of the seats were occupied, and my number was finally called. I gave a bored & uninterested look to the staff dispensing drugs .. afterall, the IVF nurse is going to explain how to administer the drugs to me so I didnt think she should waste time by explaining more. The staff was nice (i think my raging hormones made me unfriendly), she asked if i'm ok because i looked tired. I said I am pissed at the long wait. Haha .. what a bitch!


So finally, I made payment of about $105 & head back to the IVF clinic laden with a whole box of Lucrin syringes, extra syringes, alcohol swaps, and of cos Lucrin. The IVF nurses were really nice. The lady attending to me is in her 50s(my guess) .. and she's so patient. I cannot imagine myself repeating the same procedure everyday and have her kind of patience and kindness.





Vince was keen to learn but I could see that he is at the edge of fainting .. I am not afraid of jabs or having my blood taken but to self jab is something new. I was quite embarrassed because when i rolled up my blouse, my tummy was protruding out .. yeh I'm fat around my middle. I was assured, fat is good for such injections. Haha. Nonetheless, I know I have to get through this all by myself. After my "training" session, I was to do my first jab infront of the nurse. I hesitated for a split second before pushing the needle in .. man! it was painless! but scary the same. I am a brave girl. I believe I can get through the next few weeks.

Lucrin is the 1st step and though the bottle is tiny & less than half filled, I was assured it will last 28 days! I had to give myself 10units daily. This is a hormone suppressant and is supposed to delay the onset of ovulation. Meanwhile, I am to continue micrygynon30. I have to return on 19 Sep 8:00am for scans, blood test to monitor how my body is reacting to the drugs and I suppose to collect the drugs for 2nd stage .. this is supposed to encourage my ovaries to produce more follicles & for them to grow at the same speed for retrieval. With the inclusion of 2nd hormonal drugs, it means I will have to self-administer 2 jabs daily .. while I hope for good results from this IVF, I also hope I can avoid OHSS .. because I am PCO, risk of OHSS is higher .. Must pray~!!


I will be having my 2nd jab tonight and vince is away at BKK till Friday .. even thought we had a small disagreement last night, and we did not talk at all today, I still miss him. Hey hubby, you ought to be more considerate towards me! enduring my temper should be the lest you can do. in fact, all you have to do is contribute your sperm while i go through the jabs, scans, blood tests and delivery, confinement, etc etc etc ..

I had a slight headache after the jab yesterday. I intended to keep to before-bedtime jabs and hope i can avoid the headaches that is expected ..

and irene said i have to start taking this for protein ~ errr . I never like taking milk powder and the like but Irene assured me this is literally tasteless and takes on the taste of whatever i choose to dissolve this in, ie Orange Juice, yakult, etc .. This seems to promise heaps of benefits and costs $100/box of 30 pkts .. it had better be good .. hmmpf!


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