Egg donor blog

Do agencies/doctors allow you to take hormone pills instead of shots? Is that a possibility to avoid putting a needle in yourself? I have some hesitation about doing that exact thing… though if there is no alternative I will.

Unfortunately, injections are the only route available for hormones.  The injections almost kept me from doing it, too.  But then I figured if it were the most awful thing in the world, no one would do it;  it can’t be that bad.  On my first day of injections, my P.O. gives me a tip that changed everything:  Numb the injection site with a cold can of Coke.  Made sense, but I never would have thought of it, and it couldn’t hurt to try.  I took a bottle of beer–it’s all I had–and put it to my stomach for a complete commercial break.  Then I gave myself the injection immediately.  I didn’t feel a thing.  Not a single thing.  It was almost like I wanted to do it again because I was so in disbelief about how easy it was.  After that, I didn’t have a single hang-up about anything again.  Don’t let it deter you from the whole experience.  It’s not just a sorta-solution, it’s a game changer.  Give yourself the green light.