Nathan flies out to Melbourne for a few days today, so we had a hugely busy morning getting us all ready after a rough night with Maddie, for us to go to the clinic for a blood test, and drop Nathan at the airport. By the time we got to the clinic Maddie was asleep so I raced in only to find it super busy and to be told I would be starting my first lot of shots to treat my fertility issues. I had my blood test and went back to the waiting room to wait for my medication appointment and with only 5 minutes to spare I was called in by the Nurse. After sitting there for a few minutes talking about what to expect she looked at my script, asked the office girls the price and told me to go drop Nathan off at the airport and then come back and get the meds from the chemist. Instead of costing over $500 for the Gonal-F pens from the clinic, it cost us $36.10 at the hospital pharmacy which totally made my day.
Im quite impressed with the kit that you get when you start treatment, the clinic supplies a cold bag, the ice pack, an informational DVD, alcohol wipes and the sharps bin and the chemist does the Medication with the needles as part of the package.
It took me a few attempts to be able to give myself that first shot, as I just couldn't convince my brain that it needed to be done and was a normal thing to do. Every time I tried I would stop at the last minute, so on my last try before having to call someone to come help, I sucked it up and closed my eyes and didn't even feel the needle go in. Here is hoping tomorrow's needle is easier
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