menopur question

[bellalou]

Is this going to be idiot proof to mix? I've never played chemist before and I'm scared shitless. Before I had follistim pen so if any of you ladies can give me tips on what to do, what not to do, I would totally appreciate any and all advice before starting tmrw afternoon. TIA!

[richzep]

I don't remember all the mixing steps, but I do remember that it's not as hard as you think. When you do it one time, you get the hand of it real quick.

Here's my tip though: Inject slowly. It burns if you go to fast. If you go slow (think snail speed), then it's not too bad.

Good luck!

[bellalou]

How much time should I give myself to do? About 15 minutes? Ever a problem not getting all the menopur out?

[mrsamyd]

Bella, do you have a q-cap? That is what I did last time. My clinic has an injection training video. If you pm me on the bump, I'll send you the link. I don't know how to work pm over here.

[bellalou]

I do have qcap! But half of my menopur is from ivfmeds in England and theirs are different.

[bellalou]

I put request in to be deleted. I don't think I'm allowed on TB, anymore.

[ruthie]

It's pretty easy. Just take your time. It gets tricky with mixing unusual doses, but if you are doing the standard 1 or 2 vials, you'll get the hang of it fast. The only thing I recommend is letting it sit for about 5 minutes after mixing and before injecting. That was recommended to me and I feel like it helped the burn.

[bellalou]

Oh really?? I have to do 3 vials.

[NariaDreaming]

I don't even go here, but it's not that tricky. The clinic will tell you how much of the water/saline to use.

Draw up the amount of air equal to the amount of water/saline you are using (for example, 1cc of air for 1cc of water/saline)

Inject the air into the vial of water/saline, and then draw up the required amount of water/saline

Inject the water/saline into the first vial of powder. Swirl gently to mix Draw up the vial of powder/water you just mixed, and inject it into the second vial of powder.

Mix, draw up the contents of vial #2 (which now has the powder from #1 and #2, plus the water from #1) and inject it into vial 3. Mix it, and draw everything up.

Switch from the Q-cap or the 1.5" needle to the 1/2 inch needle, and inject.

[karabear4409]

You can search on YouTube for the Menopur videos. I would always get really nervous again before each cycle and watch the videos over again to refresh my memory.

Ditto injecting verrrryyyy slowly. And I recommend pinching the skin very firmly, for some reason, I thought it helped minimize the burning.

[karabear4409]

Also, it doesn't really matter how many vials you have to do. It all goes into the same amount of liquid. That liquid is just more concentrated. So, luckily, you don't have to inject more medicine!

[those3words]

Like ruthie said, just let it sit for a few minutes...it will burn less. You'll get the hang of it after your first dose or two.

[bellalou]

Thanks, guys!!!

[ruthie]

Oh yeah, 3 vials won't be so different than one or two. I did 3 vials in my last cycle and it's super easy too. It's when you have to do 1/2 vials that things get super complicated. And, ditto to the videos. Those really helped me!