Traveling During FET (Subhead: Las Vegas Doesn't Care if My Baby Survives)
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Anonymous
| Honestly, I'd go on facebook and see if you can ask if anyone has a good friend in Vegas . . .and ask that friend to do it for you - I'm super squeamish and had a friend that needed it, so my DH did it for her. He did all of mine. This is what friends are for - I also wonder if an urgent care might be willing to do it too |
Anonymous
| Use the upper outer thigh. That’s where I self-administered. Easy to reach and to see. Not at all painful for me. |
Anonymous
I think you expecting an insurance company to cover the cost of having a health aide administer a shot is unrealistic. Diabetics learn how to administer shots as needed. Same as people who require epinephrine pens. Or people undergoing treatment for hepatitis C. Or people who take injectable blood thinners. Or people who take hormone injections. You get the idea. Doing your own injections is certainly not a fun thing, but it is pretty simple. You just have to screw up the courage if you are afraid of needles and go for it. Ask for a tutorial from your nurse before your trip. Watch YouTube videos. Try a couple times at home with a partner or somebody who can help build up your courage. I don’t want to belittle your needle anxiety, or the fear you may have about the process, but I will tell you that pregnancy, delivery, and post care is going to be a lot rougher than giving yourself a little needle prick once during a work trip. Again, not trying to bash you, but rather encourage you in a realistic way. You’ve got this! |
Anonymous
| NP. I mean this as gently as possible: I think you need to get a grip. Maybe the title of your post is supposed to be facetious or funny but your post comes off as really dramatic and kind of out of touch with reality.... Millions of people give themselves their own injections and it sounds like you’re talking about just one injection you would have to give yourself? Not so sound contrite but try this method: think beyond yourself and being squeamish, and think about the fact you are doing this for your baby. FWIW my husband was deployed for 16 months when I did IVF. I went through three separate stimulation cycles for egg retrievals and then seven embryo transfers, each requiring daily and often multiple injections. I was by myself during the entire process. I hate needles too but did every shot myself. The physicians assistant at my clinic showed me how to administer. I totally stressed out but then it became a piece of cake. And as a total aside I will echo another poster wrote up thread that you should feel very fortunate your insurance covers treatments. We are a dual military family and our insurance covers nothing. No procedures, no medications, no freezing sperm while DH was in the Middle East for almost 1.5 years, nothing. Be grateful you have such incredible insurance coverage AND you’re pregnant. One measly needle prick? You can do that OP! Good luck. And happy first mother’s day! |
Anonymous
| Can you hire a home health nurse to administer the shot? |
Anonymous
That is what I have been so surprised to find is unavailable in the Vegas area after hours of calls. Even paying out of pocket for a home health service to come has not been arrangeable, using my insurance as a referral or otherwise calling every clinic and home health agency in town. The actual recommendation was to bring my meds to an emergency room! I’ve given up and am going to figure out how to administer myself. To the extent that replies offered practical advice, thanks, for real! And thanks so much to those who “corrected” my thinking on this matter or made assumptions regarding the status of my insurance coverage. You’re obviously much tougher than I am and thanks for setting me straight ::eyeroll:: |
Anonymous
Good for you OP! It’s a practical solution and you can get through it just fine. Glad you are listening to the advice here and realize you’re not really in the pickle you thought you were. Many many people have it much much worse. It doesn’t detract from the anxiety you have, but hopefully it brings you a little tiny bit of perspective. Wishing you a drama-free rest of your pregnancy! |
Anonymous
| you could put an ad on Craig’s List looking for a CNA or nurse or someone. Super sketchy but if you have their name you should be able to look them up on the license database. They could give you the shot in the hotel lobby bathroom. I guess the person could say the name was anything but I guess you could check their ID. You would have to pay a lot to make it worthwhile for an actual professional to come to you. Haha. All this seems like a lot of thought and hassle. Give yourself the shot or just skip it. |
Anonymous
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Can you call one of those mobile rehydration services in vegas. They give IV rehydration and vitamin B shots. They should be able to help you as well I would think.
Like this: https://regenerateme.com/ |
Anonymous
| I’m in LV. It is probably too late to help? RN with plenty of PIO self injection experience. I can never give myself an injection like how I would give one to a patient (quick and fast). I would just go slow, the puncture is the worst. You got this! Best of luck! |
Anonymous
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Is it weird to think that a tattoo parlor might do it for you? God knows LV is filled with them!
And a sharpie should stay on so long as you don't scrub or moisturize the spot. |
Anonymous
| Would a local IVF clinic do it? |