Sunday, July 31, 2011

Keeping up with the meds...

After we finished injection training a couple weeks ago we were both feeling pretty overwhelmed. Then the huge box full of medicine was delivered later that week which added to our anxiety. How in the world were we were going to remember everything- times to take, how much medicine to administer, etc. every day for weeks?
My friend Marjorie had a brilliant idea she gave me from her recent surgery after getting her tonsils out on how to keep track. She said to chart the meds and put on a posterboard and simply mark off as we take. I put EVERYTHING we are taking (including blood work and ultrasounds) in 4 day cycles for the next 8 days on 2 sheets of paper that we can check the boxes each time we take a medication. The reason I am doing 8 days is because we know that our day to day injections and meds will be the same during the stimming process. We will get other directions after we have finished protocol these 8 days. The sheets are hanging on the refrigerator and it feels good to mark off as we go. Just means one day closer to the big day!
Here is an example:

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