PIO is the worst

I feel like I've handled this IVF think like a champ so far!  And then I started PIO (progesterone in oil) shots and I want to....not do shots anymore haha  I had Nate do my first one Sunday night because I've heard these are easier to have someone do them for you.  Well, I don't know if he hit something, or if my body just wasn't ready for it, but my butt cheek has been in so much pain since then!  It feels like a really severe, deep bruise every time I take a step, or stand up, or sit down.  It's lovely.

I decided to do my own shot last night and it did go better.  I didn't feel the pain right away but today it's definitely sore as well.  Yesterday I was literally walking with a limp and today I'm limping on both sides, if that's even possible.

The PIO shots are difficult because they are in oil, which is very thick.  It takes so much effort to push it through the needle!  And the needles are like 1.5 inches long, as opposed to the half inch needles I've been using.  

The worst part is, if I get pregnant, I have to continue these shots for the first 10-12 weeks of pregnancy.  So although I'm hoping I can be done with these real soon, I also hope I'm giving them to myself into November.  Just hopefully my butt adjusts to the poking and prodding and stops hurting so much...