Shooting Up - Yet Again April 11, 2006
Before I get to the gist of this post, I want to thank everyone so much for your comments on my previous post. Believe it or not, I’m actually doing better now. I think getting it all out and then reading all of your thoughtful comments really helped. Sure, getting through this week is still very tough, but I’m hanging in there.
Ok, on to the topic at hand. I started Lupron once again last night. I know I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating. Popping pills does not an IVF cycle make. Not even a FET cycle. You’ve got to throw a hefty dose of injectables in there before I feel like I’m cycling.
I honestly can’t believe this is round seven for us. Fucking #7! Unreal. Sometimes I wonder how we wound up here.
I’ve only got one dose of Lupron in me so far, but I know it won’t be long until the side effects hit. They come faster each cycle. At least I’ll be done with these damn birth control pills after tomorrow night. Two more pills; just two more.
I’m really scared to see what happens to me while on Lupron this round. I have to be on that shit for 4 weeks. Oh no, that’s not a typo. Four long weeks.
The thing is that I’m already experiencing some dumbass moments without the help of Lupron. I can only imagine what I’m going to be like in a few days.
Yesterday I lost my FET protocol sheet. The dang thing just got up and walked off or something, because it’s nowhere to be found. I thought maybe it had made its way into my big ass IVF binder, but no such luck. Good thing I copied it verbatim into one of my blog posts so I could reconstruct it. The crazy thing is that even though it’s a long protocol, I could have written it down from memory if I had to. Odd that I can remember the minutiae of a medicated FET protocol yet I can’t keep track of a simple piece of paper.
Then I had a rough night last night with Muffy, my allergies, and some random yet massive stomach cramps. When I came back to bed from getting up one of the many times, I somehow managed to misjudge the spacing and hit my head really, really hard on the headboard. My head throbbed for hours, and I now have a big lump on the side of it.
See what I mean? I’m screwed!
- Posted in : IVF Part 7: FET #3
- Author : amanda
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I don’t know, maybe getting your head knocked up is a good sign - a sign of things to come? I hope you’re feeling better.
4 weeks? Yikes. The longest I’ve ever been on it was 19 days. Obviously, I survived (as did DH….barely) but it was not one of the high points of my life. I can’t tell you how many things I broke, lost, etc. I actually caused $ 800 worth of damage to my car pulling into the garage. Yes, I blame lupron for this because I’ve pulled into the garage numerous times and never had a problem. It was only with a foggy lupron brain that I managed to scrape the entire right side of my car against the wall. It was fun trying to explain that one to DH.
It looks like I might actually start the protocol for my FET in May. It’s such a short simple protocol that I might actually finish before you. Sorry, don’t mean to rub it in :)
Sorry you seem to be losing things! Owie @ hurting your head. Hugs, xo!
This really is a long drawn out process, I can’t imagine being on lupron for 4 weeks. My zoladex shot lasts that long, but I’m not shooting up every day which I think makes a difference. Sorry that your brain is a bit mushy - but at least it’s holding on to the important stuff!
Sorry to hear about the head bump….that’s really the last thing you need right now. I hope the next nights will be better :-S sleep is so important (to not loose your head).
You really have a long protocol there with 4 weeks of Lupron! All the luck in the world (and I mean this…if I had better words to describe how much I want this for you I would write them now).
Take care!
Nina
Oy. Sorry about your head. If rough cycles correlate with better results, you are on a hell of a roll. Hang in there.
Amanda, you know I am here with you in long-ass suppression hell! Lets hold hands and sing in a demented fashion. It mght help my headaches. I will try anything once.