So I started getting weekly progesterone injections (17P) to reduce the risk of pre-term labor this go around. I’m not new to progesterone injections, they don’t scare me, and honestly they don’t even hurt me. I can’t for the life of me figure out why a nurse has to come out every week to administer the injections… it’s not like I’ve never done it before. (The nurse is here anyway, because of the PICC line, but even if she weren’t already coming, they’d send her out to just doe the injections if that’s all that was going on with me)
I’ve had about 100 progesterone in oil injections and never had any issue. Despite dire warnings about the sesame oil that it is in, I never reacted in any way, other than some discomfort at the injection site as the PIO got absorbed into the surrounding muscle.
The 17P injections aren’t quite the same as the PIO I used, but the 17P is also progesterone in oil. And now? I am itching like MAD at every injection site. It’s worst very shortly after the injection is given, and it starts to fade toward the end of the week, and then when I get the next injection, it’s all itchy at that site, as well as all the other injection sites that have been used. It is maddening.
Fortunately, this is but a minor issue for the moment, but it’s still annoying.
ChezPerky 
I had the same thing. It was annoying. I’m not even 100% sure I got the real 17P injections because I was in a research study, but the nurse and I both though I got it. I certainly had the itching.
Technically, this comment is about the previous post, but I wanted to make sure you got it. I had unbelievable hip pain during my pregnancy (I had broken my hip in a car wreck several years earlier) and my doctor prescribed this: http://www.amazon.com/Therapy-Best-Buys-Mother-To-Be-Maternity/dp/B00063IQ3Y/ref=pd_sbs_a_5
I felt like the biggest tool ever (especially since I started wearing it at 3 months!) but it helped so much! I hope you find something that works for you!
You and your little one are always in my prayers.
Stupid PIO shots. I haven’t had the ones that you have righ now, just the ones in sesame oil…however I had the WORST itching with those things. Typically my shot was at 8pm. Off and on throughout the day, especially around 5:00 in the evening I’d just be crazy with the itching. Once night I woke up to find that I’d itched enough in my sleep to break the skin.
Here I am three weeks later…I can still remember the itching. Sadly, I still have the red marks in some areas on my backside that are little reminders of the fun.
Sounds dumb, but I basically stuck an ice pack down on the area and left it on until the skin was numb. It helped me more than the benad. spray ever did.
Hang in there…I’m thinking happy thoughts for you.
I think you must have pissed off Murphy. You know the law of what can go wrong does?
I guess you aren’t going to get a break at all in this pregnancy. At least it won’t go on forever.
Hope the crap lets up at least a bit.
Fun fun!
I’m glad you got most of your questions answered one way or another. And I guess I hope your gut is on the money wrt the contractions…
Bea