I made it!

13th Feb was the official day I started my Suprefact injection. My appointment was in the morning and my hubby went with me. I was having mix feeling but more toward to nervous as I am not sure can I accomplish the injection myself.  While waiting at the reception, I am chatting with my friend on my phone and my hubby was observing around the NUH IVF center. He turned to me and told me they will give a red small bag and true enough I saw a red bag and next was my name been called.

If I remember correctly, the IVF nurse named Christine serviced me. She is really very nice and patience enough to go through with me step by step and demonstration on how to go for the jab. At the end of the demonstration, I need to go through the real injection by myself.

I have to tell you I am so so so nervous and scare! I was having jelly hand and every time I am nervous I tends to do thing in a quick manner. My hubby do not have the courage to jab for me, plus he is going to travel for work from tomorrow onward till April so I have to learn to manage myself. My action was so fast that my hubby has to keep remind me to slow down.

First I need to lift up my blouse to expose my tummy, next I will need to assemble the gears - needle (tuberculin syringe), alcohol wipes and the medicine (Suprefact). 

The injection step goes by below:

• I will need to open the alcohol wipe to clean the medicine top cap (a new bottle will have a metal cap on it, need to take out and will see the rubber cap)
• Push the needle plunger to ensure all air is out in the barrel
• take out the orange cap from the syringe, turn the medicine bottle about 45 degree and insert the needle in the middle of the cap (which is a rubber cap). 
• slowly pull the plunger down to fill the barrel till it reach 50 and remove from the bottle
• I will need to hold the syringe upright and flick with my finger if there is air bubble
• the the alcohol wipe to clean the tummy area which is 2 fingers away from your belly button
• Pinch the skin and inject. 
• Push the plunger down to release the medication
• the count to 5 before taking out the needle and finally wipe it with the alcohol wipe

I have to say the procedure is easy, the most difficult part is not the pain; it is poking yourself.  I really take a lot encourage to poke myself, i dare to say my pain endurance is quite high but it just quite difficult to purposely take a needle to poke your own fresh. Anyway, I mange to do it!!

This morning was my second jab, and I manage to do it all myself with a little guardian from hubby. It all went way just that I realise I got 2 needle bruises now...