My lovely progesterone lumps. I am on the final stretch of my nightly progesterone shots, and the end cannot come soon enough. The shots themselves haven’t been *too* bad, although here toward the end they’re getting a little bit more painful. I guess my muscle is running out of room.

No, the shots aren’t awful, but what really bugs me are the lumps under my skin. I was shocked the other night when I found a *huge* lump on my right hip. It was insanely big. I’ve had smaller ones, but this was the first big one.

Oh, and did I mention that both my hips hurt, especially when I get up from sitting or lay on my sides. I need to start using my heating pad more. I stopped because the shots weren’t hurting, but then I realized I still need it. Maybe it will help stop new lumps from forming.

I was scheduled to run out of PIO on May 18, which is two days shy of my 12-week mark, but my IVF coordinator said to go ahead and knock the dose down from 1 cc to 1/2 a cc. It was make the shots last longer, but at least I’m taking a smaller dose and don’t have to order a new bottle.

I’m ready to be done with the shots, not only for my comfort but for the fact that the last step of my IVF journey will be over, and I’ll be a normal pregnant woman.