We get all the bits out that we need (see photograph) - 3 bottles of Menopur, 1 bottle of water, 1 syringe, 1 mixing needle (the large green one) and 1 injecting needle (smaller and not in the picture as I forgot to add it).
First off I fought with the little water bottle. The top was supposed to just snap off, but as I was terrified of spilling it, it seemed a difficult task. The bugger just wouldn't snap that easily! I did it eventualy, I just wasn't applying enough pressure.
I then took the big scary looking needle and sucked up all of the liquid/water. OK so far. Now comes the really scary bit. Each bottle of Menopur is £15 so breaking one is not an option! I pushed the needle into the top of the bottle and released the plunger so the water mixed with the powder. Easy. The powder dissolved instantly. All was going well. Time to suck it back into the needle and repeat with bottle number 2.
Hmmm this is where the fight began. Once I had sucked up all the liquid, the plunger decides it is going to go off on it's own and starts pushing back down, so the liquid rushes back into the first bottle.
I do this a couple of times until I start to get irate with it, and handed it to Chris who took over. He managed to get it sorted and went on to do the same with the 2nd and 3rd bottle. Finally we have a syringe full of drugs worth £45 to jab into my belly. (I feel cheated as I get crappy side effects with this one - at £45 I was hoping for a good head buzz! lol)
He changed the needle over to the smaller one (thank you!) and we swabbed the area ready for the jabs.
We decided to do the menopur jab first as it was new. OUCH. The needle is a little thicker than the one you get for the Buserelin jab, and it definately hurt more. The 2nd jab with the Buserlin seemed like a walk in the park. Let's hope we get along better tomorrow night.
In other news, I've gained a little weight which I'm not happy about. I've been on a strict less than 1500 calories a day diet for about 6 weeks now and managed to lose half a stone (7lb's to the Americans) and was feeling quite proud of my efforts. However these drugs make you gain weight, so when I got on the scales this morning I was horrified to see I'm right back where I started. Not a happy bunny.
Some good news though! The George Foreman grill arrived and it totally rocks! I used it today to grill up a steak for lunch and it worked a treat. All the fat just drips out the bottom and it was cooked to perfection with no need to turn it. As Crussell likes to say 'Jobs a good un'.
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