Lupron Injections

I started my Lupron injections Friday evening.  This is the first round of all the shots I will be giving myself.  I'd heard it's not a bad shot, but of course, I was still a little nervous doing it the first time.  Because I'm a huge dork, I had my husband video tape me giving myself the shot.  I'll see if I can upload the video later, though it wasn't very eventful.  This shot was a piece of cake.  The needle is just a little insulin needle.  Very tiny.  It went in very easily, and I didn't feel a thing (from the needle nor the injection of the Lupron).  I can totally do this!

The fertility drug (Gonal-F, Follistim, or Menopur) I've heard will be much worse.  One of my friends, S, who used the Menopur said it really burns as the liquid is going in.  Not too excited about that one.  And I'm REALLY not excited about the intramuscular Progesterone in Oil shots that I will have to be doing for the last part of my IVF cycle and beginning part of my pregnancy.  My friend T said she's had to get these in the butt and that they hurt like hell.  I'm suddenly reminded of a steroid shot I had to get in my butt a couple years ago when I had a bad case of hives.  IT HURT!  I can't believe I'm going to have to do that everyday for weeks (maybe months)!  Obviously, it'll be worth it, but after watching a video online and seeing the size of that needle, I'm getting a little anxious.  I think that will be one that the hubby has to do!