Apparently, sitting it the key. No pinch or itching today, but I know that that's partially because my body is growing accoustomed to the needles. Still waiting for the side effects....the sorness in my breast is gone, so who knows what that was. I'm just aggrivated today that I couldn't get the "Bert terror threat level indicator" on the lower right of the page to line up how I wanted it. Other than that, fairly typical Saturday .

Day number 5 and all is well!

I sat & pinched today & that's the secret....No mosquito pinch & the itching is almost gone. The redness is totally gone. I think my belly is getting accustomed to the needles. So far, that's the worst of it....altho, I was rather hot at work all day today, but I am writing that off to it was 80 degrees, my dumbass wore a sweater to work & I'm fairly certain that the A/C didn't kick on all day. Also, I have a mild sore spot in one of my breasts, but it's only noticeable if you touch it. So, I am going to follow the advice of my mother from many moons ago, "If it hurts, don't do that". But since the chances of anyone other than myself, my gynecologist or my five year old touching my breasts are slim to none, I've got nothing to worry about.
At this point, I would presume that the Lupron is "starting to work" and the hormone suppression has begun. If I am experiencing side effects, they are either under my radar, or are being written off to something else. Let's just hope it stays that way!

To Stand or Not To Stand...

Today was injection four of Lupron & the new question is...To stand or not to stand (while giving the injection)?

I'm leaning towards sitting....Both yesterday & today, I was a little pressed for time between 6:00 and 7:00, or at least I felt that way, so I probably wasn't working as slowing and methodically as I should have been. I didn't skip steps or skimp on the handwashing or anything like that, but I stood while I was giving myself the injection. Both yesteday and today the needle was more noticeable....It was just a little more pinch than a mosquito bite, but it was certainly more noticeable. Then again, I forgot to "pinch an inch" while I was taking the injection, that might have something to do with it. Tomorrow I will have to try it again sitting, but not pinching & Saturday, sitting & pinching.....God, this is almost as exciting as watching paint dry!

Although, the redness & itching today is considerably reduced, from 45 miutes to about 15, but I doubt that's got anything to do with the standing & more with acclimatization to the needles.

So far, the redness & itching at the site of injection have been the only "side effects" I've experienced. Considering Lupron offers up side effects like night sweats, mood swings, hot flashes & vaginal dryness,( just to name a few), I'll stick with what I've got.

After spending the gross (no pun intended) majority of the afternoon being 'sick', I am starting to feel better & have taken my 3rd dose of Lupron. Yesterday & today, both went off without a hitch...Other than the redness & itching at the injection site, but that should be gone in about 45 minutes. Please, let that be the worst of it & I'll be a happy camper.

The Doxycycline is still making me queasy, but antibiotics ALWAYS make me feel icky, for lack of a better term. For example, I was on a 10 day course of Zifaxan this summer & spent the entire 240 hrs. Of those 10 days knowing that one false move & I'd be experiencing lunch a second time around. Not to mention that 10 days worth of Zifaxan was $250!

My first appointment for blood work & intravaginal ultrasound (doesn't that sound pleasant) is 10/24, so I will have to mention the itching, if it hasn't subsided by then. If all is going as planned then, I should be starting the Follistim about 7 days after the appointment. I wonder how my skin will react to two shots a day?

Uh, oh....This is not good!

I've come home from work sick...Nauseous, vomiting & general unpleastness in my gastrointestinal tract. I'm almost certain that it is the Cajun Chicken Pasta that I ate for lunch, for about 5 minutes before the misery began, but I suppose we'll just have to wait & see.

I am on Doxycycline and that has been making me mildly nauseous for about 45 minutes after I take it, but nothing like this. It's doubtful, to me, that it's the Lupron or the Doxycycline, but I still feel pretty awful.

I'm going to have a drink of Pepto-Bismol & take a nap.

1 Down, 35 or so more to go...


My first dose of Lupron was last night about 18.10 GMT and it was uneventful. Hooray!

I decided that I would wait almost a full day to see if I felt any effects of the suppression of hormones. So far, so good-feeling fairly normal (for me anyway).

The initial injection was a piece of cake...The needles I'm using are absolutely tiny, 28 gauge. In comparison, the needles that the American Red Cross uses when you donate blood are 16 gauge. Honestly, I didn't even feel it until afterwards, and I think the only reason I felt it was because I was looking at it.

The only reaction I had was at the injection site (I used my stomach because it's just easier to navigate than the leg) ... some redness & itching for about 45 minutes afterwards. Considering some of the side effects that I will most probably experience over the course of the next month, I'll take the redness & itching.

I wasn't worried about the injection, if it would hurt or anything like that, I've got several tattoos & piercings, but I was concerned that I'd screw it up somehow. How exactly, I'm not sure. SO, apparently, I didn't screw it up.

It's early yet, anything thing can happen.

So it begins....




Over 3 three years ago, I registered with a reproductive medicine clinic in my area to be an egg donor....And today I finally start the medications. I decided to post a diary online of what my experiences are with the medications, their side effects & whatnot..

Allow me a brief back story (to explain why I'm here in the first place).....

I'd considered egg donation in college, primarily for the financial gains, but had not had a child at that point so most places didn't want my eggs.
Five years ago, I gave birth to my one & only child (more on that some other time). Pregnancy was the worst experience of my life, hands down. There isn't enough money on earth to make me want to do that again. There's no sense in all those little eggs going to waste & I'm not going to use them anymore, so why not help out someone who can't have what I have....A child of their own.

Now, granted technically the child will share 1/2 my DNA, but to me, that's all it is, genetic material. I'd be lying if I didn't admit that getting paid of my eggs is not a motivating factor, but it's really not as big a factor, in my case, as one might think.

Granted, I am broke as a joke....Paycheck to paltry paycheck, but money's just that. It doesn't give me the good feeling like knowing I'm truly helping someone have a baby . Altho, at least the money will help me stop screening my calls from bills collectors and pawing things for gas & grocery money.

There are risks involved with the medications (like confusing my body into menopause for a little over a month), the retrieval (surgery) and there's always that chance that I'll be the one that has the horrible, life shattering reaction to the drugs.

Then again, I could get hit by a bus tomorrow, too.