Injection class was yesterday. I had to go because they mandate it. I actually know how to do injections. I also knew everything she had to say about the drugs we would be taking.
There were three other people in the class besides hubby and I. I know I shouldn't be judgmental but, I am. They didn't seem to have any knowledge about the drugs or the whole IVF process. How can anyone do that? There is risks associated with these drugs. How can someone say no matter the risk I am going to do this! Then you would think as you are paying bill after bill that you would want to know what exactly was going to happen, how much it was going to cost, etc. But, they really were clueless. I became frustrated. The class took twice as long as it should have and the nurse didn't even cover the side effects associated with the drugs.
Since I had done all the measuring of meds before I let hubby play with loading and injecting of the needle. I have experience from the diabetics in my family and the premature infant that I had 13 years ago. There is just some things you will never forget. It sticks with you. Measuring the exact amount of medication so that you can bring home your tiny infant son is one of them.
Anyway, hubby kept playing with the Follistim Pen during the class. It was annoying. I took it out of his hands twice. He squirted liquid out of the needle over and over while the nurse was talking. He just couldn't stop playing with the stuff.
At the end of the class I asked if he felt confident to inject me. He said "Yes, I'm looking forward to it." I asked him why. It seems like a weird thing to be eager about. He said he wanted to participate. This gave him a job to do. That seems sweet.
I know I am going to have a hard time giving up the needle though. I have an easier time inflicting pain on myself then handing that over to someone else. I told him I would do most of the shots but would let him do a couple so that when we did the trigger shot he could do that one. Its the most important. Its the one that prepares your body for the retreival. Makes the eggs pull away from the follicles.
I start injecting next week. I am getting excited now more than anxious. I get to move into the next phase of things.
