3 days later… FINALLY the thigh stabbing can begin

These last 3 days have been quite a roller coaster. My temp increased on CD16, so I was thinking I may have ovulated. Then I heard from the local pharmacy and was told the Ovidrel (HCG) was not covered by my insurance and it was going to cost me $100 out of pocket. We had been told by our dr that we should expect a $60 expense for the shot. I’ll admit, I guess I’m cheap because I wanted to drop this shot altogether, because at this point, I didn’t even know if I’d O on the Clomid alone.

Well then I got this wonderful pharmacy recommendation from one of my fellow message board buddies – FFP (Freedom Fertility Pharmacy). I had never heard of this wonderful Pharmacy, but they offer the Ovidrel for only $44!! And that’s including overnight FedEx shipping!! So after leaving a message for my dr and contacting FFP 2 or 3 times, it was finally shipped out yesterday and arrived to my door this morning!

Now I must worry or stress about something - I’m thinking we were too late with the trigger AND I may have wasted it by stabbing my thigh instead of my belly fat.

The instructions directed a SB (subcutaneous) injection – in your belly fat. But my dr told me to inject IM (intramuscular), so I did as I was directed. I stabbed my thigh. It didn’t hurt one bit!! So I look closely at the syringe and it says “For Subcutaneous Injection”. UGH!!!! So did I just waste it by stabbing my thigh??!! UGH UGH UGH. I’ve heard that the IM injections hurt the most and this didn’t hurt at all, not even a pinch.

So now I’m thinking I wasted it. No signs of O’ing on my own, so now I’m convinced I’ll need the HCG trigger each cycle to actually O, but will I O this cycle with the HCG (if I didn’t waste it) or will I be cornered again with Provera.

And to think, a couple of blog posts ago, I was content ..... It’s so frustrating.

Update: I called the Ovidrel people and they said I shouldn't worry. It will still work! Yahoooooo!!! Crossing my fingers they are right.