TRIGGER TIME!

Andy and I went in today, Saturday, December 1, 2012 for my daily monitoring.  We left and had a wonderful day with my family cutting down a Christmas Tree, having lunch and shopping! As we were out, we received our daily phone call telling us the next steps from RAD, todays phone call was different....they said I was ahead of schedule and that I would be giving myself my trigger shot TONIGHT at exactly 8pm to prepare for my egg retrieval surgery on Monday morning at 8am. The trigger shot neeed to be given EXACTLY 36 hours before my surgery so I could not do the shot any earlier or later than 8pm! WOW! Andy and I were very excited but overwhelmed at the same time.  I was done with the belly shots but tonight, was a intramuscular injection into my butt....ouch! I was NERVOUS!!!!  Andy and I got home from our family fun day around 4:30pm and knew I had 3.5 hours until THE SHOT.......we brought the tree in and began decorating the house....anything to keep me busy!!! 7:30 came and we knew it was time to head upstairs and start preparing the shot.   We got all supplies out and we went through the directions step-by-step together to mix and make the injection.  Once it was made, it was 8:00, OH NO! We can't be late!!! Luckily I had begun to ice my bottom area 15 minutes prior.....the area was nice and numb and Andy was ready to inject.....I on the other hand started to freak out!!! Andy told me it was time and we had to go! I said ok! Bent over the dresser, pulled my pants down, he wiped it with alcohol, and nice and straight like a dart put the needle all the way in through the skin, through the fat and into the muscle and injected the trigger shot!  Right after we were to apply pressure and heat right away and start walking around to help spread the medicine and to help the pain.   The needle pain was not bad because I numbed with ice beforehand, but the medicine in the muscle I could definitely feel!   I instantly felt sick to my stomach and bloated.....not sure what it was from but 3 hours later I am feeling a bit better but still a bit different.  I am very excited that I get tomorrow off and do not have to go in for monitoring, take any pills or give myeslf any needles.....but I am going to really enjoy it and be sure to stay stress-free and prepare for Mondays egg retrieval!!!!