Pre PCOS diagnosis, I did have other interests.. I would cook, I would bake, I would dance, I would smile more - in fact, DH might even say I was a happier person to be around altogether. My time is now so totally consumed with my doctor, my nurse, my 'research', my appointments etc that I find myself wondering what I will do when I do not have all these appointments and time drags facing me (I promised E and DH I would think positive so I am! Negative Nancy has left the building..). Just imagine.. I may actually be able to get a good nights sleep and do some work. For now, however, I am on Glucophage, Clomid and prenatal vitamins.
Nothing, nothing, compares to the intense heat you feel on a clomid cycle. I am of course referring to hot flashes- now I know many people have way more side effects, but there is nothing worse than sitting at your desk, surrounded by people and feeling boiling hot and starting to sweat... literally sweat.
I now know why my mom did not take the 'change of life' too well, and loses it anytime someone looks or says something wrong to here- hell, if I felt like I was in the Sahara for one minute and the Antarctica the next for any duration of my time longer than a week I would also think it was time to go gun and bullet shopping.
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A 30 year olds unwelcome (SIF in)fertility journey...
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The sad (and not so sad) truth:
10/06: Off BCP
11/06: Actively trying
07/07: Start thinking 'Oh oh.. maybe there's a problem'
01/08: Problem confirmed. Diagnosis: PCOS
02/08: Mission: Get woman with polycystic ovaries pregnant.
03/08: IUI+ 100mg Clomid
04/08: BFP! Beta #1= 45; Beta #2= 117; Beta #3= 2177; Beta #4= 4099; Beta #5= 13,415; Beta #6= 30,880
04/22/08: Measuring 6w1d, BPM: 134
04/28/08: Measuring 7w1d, BPM: 140 approx
05/02/08: Measuring 8w
11/06: Actively trying
07/07: Start thinking 'Oh oh.. maybe there's a problem'
01/08: Problem confirmed. Diagnosis: PCOS
02/08: Mission: Get woman with polycystic ovaries pregnant.
03/08: IUI+ 100mg Clomid
04/08: BFP! Beta #1= 45; Beta #2= 117; Beta #3= 2177; Beta #4= 4099; Beta #5= 13,415; Beta #6= 30,880
04/22/08: Measuring 6w1d, BPM: 134
04/28/08: Measuring 7w1d, BPM: 140 approx
05/02/08: Measuring 8w
12/08/08: Bed rest due to very low amniotic fluid
12/09/08: Begin induction due to poor fetal growth & low amniotic fluid
12/10/08: BB born at 09:25 weighing 6lbs 5oz
12/2008-06/2011: Nothing doing reproductively at all.
06/2011: Failed clomid/IUI #1 cycle (new RE)
07/2011: Failed Gonal-F/IUI #2 cycle (new RE)
10/2011: Failed IUI#3 Gonal-F- back to where I got PG with DS
02/2012: IUI #4- PLEASE????? Cancelled. Re-start in March.
03/2012: IUI #4take 2- PLEASE??????????
3 comments:
Sorry about the hot flashes. Good for you for looking at the bright side.
LOL! I'm sorry you're flashin'. I'm on Metformin, and I think my next stop is Chlomid. I hope it's at least doing its job for you in the meantime.
I'm trying to take it one day at a time in an effort to not become totally consumed by fertility (or lack thereof). I hope you can find ways to keep your mind off of it from time to time soon! It really helps.
I'm with you on alot of things - including the hot flashes. I had heard of them, you know, heard of older women talk of them. But you can't really know until you experience them for yourself. They were my biggest side effect, along with vision blurriness which bothered me much more actually.
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