Anyone ever hire someone to come out daily and give shots?
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Anonymous
| Just ask for the suppositories instead and save yourself a lot of pain + hassle/money. |
Anonymous
I am single, too. When I tried TTC, CFA (Bethesda) offered to give me my PIO shots (free) if I dropped in to their office. I took them up on it, of course. Very helpful! Unfortunately, I never got pregnant, but I am now trying to adopt. Anyway, good luck, OP! |
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Emily
301-404-1205 This is who I used for my trigger shot. She was great. I think she's near College Park, but she came to my house in Arlington at 11pm. I'm sure she'd be happy to show you the best way to do it. |
Anonymous
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Another single mama here -- do ask if suppositories are a possibility; that's what I did during my IVF cycle.
But if not, you can do this! When I thought PIO was a possibility, I looked at videos on Youtube and this was one of the best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGjZm5uXwy4 Everything I've read suggests that PIO shots in the thigh are possible, but Bad News (very painful.) |
Anonymous
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I gave myself my trigger shot in the butt (didn't have any PIO or any other IM shots). I also gave myself all of my subcutaneous shots and had noticed it was easier to do so while talking on the phone to a friend who knew I was doing IVF. So I reasoned I could do the IM trigger that way as well. I was super nervous, but it turned out to be easy and relatively painless. I did ice before and after...and massaged the shot in after as well.
You can definitely do this. |
Anonymous
Emily is the best! |
Anonymous
OP here, just wanted to update that I did my first PIO shot tonight by myself. It really wasn't that bad, it hurts sitting a bit, but not a huge deal and didn't hurt actually injecting. So if anyone else is worried about it, I would recommend giving it a try 
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