yay! i'm ready!

The clinic was not so busy today so I opted to consult Dr Loh.  Not too bad.  My appointment was at 4:30pm, I saw him at 5:10pm. 2 of my follicles were around 16mm avg and a 3rd slightly smaller.  I had a urine test done but it showed I am not ovulating. This meant I cannot have my IUI carried out tomorrow, and Dr Loh arranged for me to have the IUI on Friday 1:00pm instead.

The downside of seeing him at his clinic is, there is no nurses along the "production line". He had to do most things himself and I guess he has not gotten used to the idea of an ignorant patient.  Its only today that I actually appreciated the well-trained-and-knowledgeable nurses at KKH IVF centre.  I still hated the queue though.

I was given this form which I had to ring CARE @Novena Specialist Centre and make an appointment for my husband to go down on Friday 9am to retrieve & to have his sperms processed.  Then we are to send them directly to Dr Loh's clinic.  Dr Loh said either himself or Dr Marianne will perform the IUI for me. I hope its going to be Dr Loh .. perhaps I should make a special request huh ..

timeline
10-Feb: first consultation & collection of purogon $393
12-Feb to 15-Feb: 50iu of purogon
16-Feb: consultation, scan & increase purogon to 75iu $413
16-Feb to 19-Feb: 75iu of purogon
20-Feb: consultation, scan and increase purogen to 100iu + 1000mg metfomin/day $415
20-Feb to 22-Feb: 100iu of purogon
23-Feb: consultation, scan and increase purogon to 150iu + 150mg of metfomin/day $78 
23-Feb to 24-Feb: 150iu of purogon
25-Feb: consultation, scan and increase purogon to 175iu + 150mg of metfomin/day $403
27-Feb: consultation, scan and continue purogon at 175iu + 150mg of metfomin/day $400
25-Feb to 28-Feb: 175iu of purogon
29-Feb: consultation, scan, urine test, collection of pregnyl 5000/$128
29-Feb: final jab of 50iu purogen & pregynl 5000 + 150mg metfomin


furthest left navy box containing my purogon pen
1 syringe & 2 needles (Green for mixing and Orange for jabbing)
Before handling, always ensure hands are washed

Purogen pen with balance 50iu 

Pregnyl 5000 comes in 2 individual vials which I had to mix the two together

Drawing the liquid out with the thick green needle

See the liquid in the syringe? I'm now putting this into the vial to mix with the white powder which will dissolve immediately once it comes into contact with the liquid.

OK my hubby is really lousy at photo taking.  Here I am removing the green needle with a swab and attaching the orange needle for injection. 

The orange needle is now attached ~

To ensure there are no bubbles in the syringe, I hold the syringe upwards and pushed the syringe stopper till I see 1-2 drops of liquid oozing out of the needle. 

Hubby didnt dare administer the jab for me & I am afraid it will be painful to jab into my thigh muscle so Vince helped me ice the area .. and indeed there was no pain though the needle was a tad hard to push in .. and I reckon will be painful if he had not iced the area for me prior.  And I also ensured the area is cleaned with alcohol swab after icing, before the jab. 

aftermath ~