Progesterone in Oil Injections = The Devil!

Last night was my first night to do the progesterone in oil shot. Chris did the injection (the needle is a 22 gauge needle that is 1 1/2 inches long) and then left to go to his cousin's concert. I didn't think much of it because we have done all the other injections. About ten minutes after the shot, my leg was hurting, my whole butt was hurting, and I couldn't hardly sit down. I was kinda worried about this because I had never experienced this with any of the other injections. I figured it was because the oil is so thick and it was harder to push in when Chris was injecting it. I just rubbed it a bit and went on with the night. I woke up this morning and my rear was in lots of pain still. OUCH! It hurt to bend, sit, walk, everything. I googled the POI shot to make sure we did it correct and that this was an ok side effect. All the websites said the same thing. Luckily they listed some suggestions to make it a little easier.

For anyone having to go through this, some suggestions are to :
rub the syringe between your hands to warm up the oil a bit before going in
take a warm bath after doing the injection
sit on a heating pad
massage the area right after the injection and throughout the evening
do not refrigerate the meds because it will thicken the oil
call your doctor if you break out in hives


After reading these suggestions I started feeling better. Then I went down to all the possible side effects. WOW there are a lot. Now I have already had the over emotional part along with the breast tenderness and headaches. I didn't think there were much more I could have. The following are the possible side effects that you shouldn't be alarmed about:
Bloating - got it
Breast Tenderness - got it
Diarrhea - thankfully this one has been avoided so far
Dizziness- not anything major yet
Drowsiness - off and on, my sleep is all messed up
Dry Mouth- I am constantly thirsty
Fluid Retention - not noticing this but we just started
Frequent Urination - probably due to drinking so much from dry mouth
Headache - had these since day 1
Heartburn - thankfully I don't have this one either
Insomnia - I now longer have a sleep pattern
Irritability - some but not too bad. I have controlled it
Mood Swings - not too bad
Muscle Pain - my ass still hurts!!!!
Nausea - I felt like I was going to vomit throughout church this morning
Overemotional - OH YAH!!! Crybaby here
Stomach Pain or Cramping - only the day of egg retreival
Tiredness - just the opposite....I have insomnia
Vomitting - probably from the nasuea but I haven't gotten that far yet.

So these are the wonderful things I have to look forward to in the next couple weeks. My body will also start thinking it is pregnant even if this doesn't work.

Here is a video link if you would like to see what each night at my house is like.....I think I shout just a little louder than this lady.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4KSCI7xSMo