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CD34: Shots.

Sep. 25, 2012 by Keiko Zoll

Larry gave me my first (of many) PIO shots today.

He did excellently.

Shots. Shots. Shots. Shotsshots. Shots Shots. Shots. Shotsshots. Shots. Shots. Shots. Shotsshots. Shots.

E’rybody.

Spa day today. My toes are turquoise blue (my first pedi!) and my nails are soft pink. My face is radiant.

Kol Nidrei tonight.

Retrieval tomorrow.

A more substantive post tomorrow.

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Comments

  1. Jjiraffe says

    Sep. 26, 2012 at 11:35 PM

    That was awesome! Thinking of Team Zoll tonight 🙂

  2. Justine says

    Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    Hee! You really ARE awesome.

    And here I was thinking it was going to be more like “take one down, pass it around, 97 syringes of shots to go …” 😉

    • Keiko says

      Sep. 26, 2012 at 10:04 PM

      Lol, the thought had crossed my mind 😉

  3. Kristin says

    Sep. 25, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    I’m so excited for you…well, for all the good that is to come but not for the shots.

    • Keiko says

      Sep. 26, 2012 at 10:04 PM

      I just have to remember why I’m doing it – keep my eyes on the prize!

  4. Lori Lavender Luz says

    Sep. 25, 2012 at 5:04 PM

    Rock ON!

    • Keiko says

      Sep. 26, 2012 at 10:03 PM

      😀

  5. EC says

    Sep. 25, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    That video was awesome! We’re getting ready to start lupron shots at the end of the week, and then more shots (follistim and menopur!) a few days after that. I’m going to think of your video on Friday when we do the first lupron shot!

    Hope the retrieval goes well!

    • Keiko says

      Sep. 26, 2012 at 10:03 PM

      Thanks! I’ve been giving our donor Lupron and Gonal-F shots for the past week and a half. Those subcutaneous needles are WAY easier to do than the intramusculars. I could do those little needles in my sleep! Best of luck this week as you begin your shots!

  6. Michelle says

    Sep. 25, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    Congrats on becoming a veteran or soon to be veteran 🙂 Why 14 weeks? I used to think 12 was normal and looked at my cycle and it was 10 weeks. Anyway sorry for your tush but hopefully you get to shoot up every week 🙂 Good luck on retrieval!!

    • Keiko says

      Sep. 26, 2012 at 10:01 PM

      That’s the tradeoff – 14 weeks of shots. But that means that things are going REALLY well if I need all 14 weeks! My RE likes to ensure I’m on progesterone for the entire first trimester. Today’s hurt a lot less than the first one, so hopefully it’ll get better from here on out.

  7. Kimberly says

    Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:38 PM

    Woot!!!!! You rock those shots!

    Positive thoughts and good vibes for a great egg retrieval tomorrow 🙂

    <3

    • Keiko says

      Sep. 26, 2012 at 9:59 PM

      Thank you! Things went quite well – updates later tomorrow 🙂

  8. Katie T says

    Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:25 PM

    oh.em.geeeee. I love you! I felt the same way after my first PIO. We are awesome!

    • Keiko says

      Sep. 26, 2012 at 10:00 PM

      😀 These shots REALLY suck, so however I can add some levity, I will.

  9. Michelle says

    Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:52 PM

    Good luck on your retrieval tomorrow!!! I hope you get many mature eggs!

    • Keiko says

      Sep. 26, 2012 at 9:58 PM

      Thank you so much! Today went great; updates later tomorrow.

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