Starting Gonal F - first injections

My period arrived on early Monday morning, I rang the fertility clinic around 9am and my nurse called me back not long afterwards. She told me to come into the clinic between 7.30am and 9am Tuesday morning to pick up my medication. She also let me know that she doesn't work on Tuesdays so I'd be meeting with one of the other nurses.

Everything was on my side Tuesday morning. Even though it was peak hour traffic, I made it down to the hospital where the fertility clinic is located, in no time. I found a park straight away without having to circle the car park. I checked in with the receptionist and sat down in the waiting room, before I even had a chance to get out my kindle a nurse had called my name.

She went over how to get the Gonal F pen ready for injection, showed it to me and then gave me the first injection. It was such a quick visit, I was home before my husband had even left for work!

This morning I was on my own to do the injection. I knew if my husband was home it'd make me more anxious, so after he left for work I got everything ready. I laid out the instructions on the kitchen bench and read through them one last time. Then I screwed the needle onto the pen, dialed up the dosage and did the injection.

I deliberately tried not to hesitate or think about it too much. It actually surprised me at how little it hurt! I have to admit, it was a weird sensation, I didn't expect that the needle would go in so easily, I thought there'd be some resistance or that when I felt the tiny sting I'd flinch and pull the needle back out again.

But it was fine! I didn't even feel faint or queasy afterwards!

Now, I continue with the shots for a week and then next Wednesday I go in for an early morning blood draw at the clinic. They'll call me back just after lunch to let me know if I have to change my dosage or if I need to come in again the next day for more blood work or a scan.