Progesterone shot

[Dena01]

Hey! I had my embryo transfer (3 beautiful ones) on 5/24 for my first IVF cycle. I have been taking progesterone shots everyday since and will be taking it till my  blood test on 6/7. the thing is till about half an hour after the shot I have no problem but after that the whole area where I take the shot is so painful even till the next morning. does anyone else have the same problem or is something wrong with me??

[dimples-93]

Hello Dena01,
I also had an ET on 5/21 (2 embies) and I too am experiencing some soreness around the injected area.  What has helped me is massaging myself for about 5 minutes, it usually helps.  I will take javajess advise of icing and using a heating pad afterwards.  My test is on Monday (6/4) and I just can't wait.  Good luck to you.

[javajess]

Hi! Congradulations on your ET!!  My trick is that I ice the area for about 5 minutes before the shot, then after the shot I put a heating pad on for 20 minutes.  It really really helps me!!  Last weekend we had a barbque and I didn't ice or heat the area, and my butt hurt for three days, felt like I was hit by a truck back there!!
Good luck!!!!