Happy Sunday, everyone! Just had my very first shot of Cetrotide (which I heard is very painful). Well, I wouldn't know if it's really very painful cos I barely felt anything as the needle went in thanks to this nifty little device my friend sent over to me from the States! Am so amazed and happy with this product that I have to share it.
You ladies really have to check this device out if you are scared of injections like me.
http://www.amazon.com/Buzzy®-Mini-Relief-System-Black/dp/B004UMOWBM
It's really small and cute and they use it on little children at hospitals in the States. It uses a small ice pack and intense vibrations to numb and distract from the pain. Just use it on the injection site for 1-3 mins (press down hard), then move it slightly away (while pressing the rounded bottom part of the buzzy firmly down on your skin so the vibrations distract from the jab) for the administration of the injection. Voila, expect to be amazed as you experience no pain! (I did feel the needle going in but it was a very strange dull feeling, not a sharp prick as you would imagine from a painful injection)
The buzzy looks like this:
Only problem is they don't ship to Singapore so you have to get your friends or family who live in the States to send one over to you. It's such a total lifesaver I swear. Because of it, my IVF journey has been largely a breeze and I no longer fear injections! (ok I still do kinda but I'm a lot more confident about not being a baby about it
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Am due for a blood test and a scan tomorrow. Hope many follies show up in tomorrow's scan! Am already counting down to my egg retrieval date and am getting increasingly excited.
Oh and I was thinking of going on a short trip after my egg retrieval, just before my egg transfer as it's my birthday week in between the estimated dates of my egg retrieval and egg transfer. Do you ladies think that's possible and if it's advisable at all? (It's my first IVF so I don't really know what to expect)