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oh my, I have no idea, but just want to wish you luck!
I think if my husband had to be out of town and I had to do that I'd seriously just drive to the docs office everyday and have them do it! I can barely hold still for him to do the ovidrel shot... and that's after 10 minutes of squirming and stalling!

Where is @sweetiepie? She did her PIO injections herself. I remember because I thought it was so badass!

I had to do it once and that was enough for me. I did it while standing up, so I could look in the mirror and make sure I aimed the needle correctly. I saw a YouTube video that advocated for the butt; supposedly the thigh hurts more. Guess you could try it once and see if it is more painful. Sorry - I guess I don't have any real tips. Good luck!!

@FliegepilzHut: I never had to do them myself, but I had my husband draw on my butt with Sharpie to make sure he was getting the right spot. I could have done it myself if I needed to- lying on my side with my top let bent up. My advice for PIO- warm it up for about ten minutes ahead of time- I just put mine in my cleavage. Then, scrub (or have DH scrub) the area with an alcohol wipe... scrub HARD, for about 20 seconds. Right before he (or you) stabs, have him blow quickly on the spot. It makes it cool when the alcohol evaporates, and helps. The scrubbing helps numb the area, and when PIO is warmer, it's easier to inject. When he did it this way, I barely felt it. I mean, it wasn't awesome, but it helped.

Luckily I never had to do it. It was sooooooo hard doing ganirelix (sp?) and that was an easy shot lol. It was on the butt tho. Good luck!

Props to you ladies that have done it yourself! I never could have done that. My husband did all the PIO injections. The IVF nurse drew bullseyes on both upper butt areas so he knew where to do them. Never said we could do them in any area but there. But man, I couldn't do it myself. I've seen lots of women do it on YouTube, though. You could watch those and see if you think you can do it. Otherwise, go get it done at your RE office!!

@Shutterbug: haha, I didn't get a notification for some reason! Sorry @FliegepilzHut: I'm just seeing this now!

Yes I did PIO myself entirely on the right side. Eventually I did rely on my husband for the left side days just to push the plunger. To me that was the hardest part (since the oil is thicker and had resistance).

What I did was stand in my bathroom. I got everything prepped and ready and heated the oil up a bit. @spaniellove: gave me that tip! I would put the heating pad on while I prepped the shot and then Id wrap the syringe in the heating pad for a minute or so. Don't want it to be hot! Just warm. You can usually see the oil has become more liquefied.

Then I would go back into the bathroom and lean against the counter (while standing). I once read that it helps to relax the leg of the side you are injecting on. Relaxing the muscle makes it hurt less. I did the hip/butt area. My doc showed me an area that was high and "outside" enough that I could turn and easily reach/see it.
So I would put most of my weight on the non-injection leg and slightly bend the injection side leg.
Wait for the alcohol to dry completely! It stings less.
Hold the skin taught with your non dominant hand, and use your dominant hand for the injection itself.
Then I tried to do the "dart" motion they recommend. I'd give myself a 3 count windup (lol) and then I'd try to inject it as straight as possible and as quickly as possible.
This might be hard to explain but I'll try:
I would hold skin flat/tight with my left hand around injection site and inject wih my right. Then once the needle was the whole way in id grab the barrel of the syringe with my left (letting go of the skin) and moving my right up to the plunger. Pushing the plunger down with my thumb was easiest for me.
Go slowly because you don't want to develop pockets of the oil.
Once the plunger was the whole way down, I'd get the gauze ready in my left hand and pull the needle out quickly and straight.
Immediately put the gauze on the injection site and massage in circular motion for a few minutes. Then I would lay on the heating pad while I watched tv or did my makeup (eventually doc wanted me to do it in the AM).

Hope this helps! It sounds like a lot but honestly it wasn't so bad and I really got used to it! The hardest part was running out of injection sites about 7 weeks in. I also asked my doc about the thigh and they really didn't recommend it.
Feel free to ask me any questions. I'd wish you luck but you'll do fine