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There is officially no comfortable position to sit or lay lately. I can feel the weight of my ovaries crush whatever it is they can crush. I have been joking around with Nick telling him "I have 50 follicles in here!". This is certainly a feeling I have never experienced before. I can only imagine it is what having a bunch of grapes pinned to my ovaries would feel like. There is truly no way to adequately explain what it is like or what I am feeling. There is a constant pressure in my bum and my pelvic area, 24/7 nausea, bloating so bad I cannot put my pants on, and emotions that I am pretty sure are driving my poor husband insane. A lot of people have said to me "haha wait until you get pregnant" when I vent about what this process feels like. I just want to put out there, just like I do not know what being pregnant feels like, you do not know what this process is like. Yes, I am sure pregnancy is not comfortable and having something take over your body is weird, but so is this. I am never going to put down someone's pain and feelings during pregnancy and would appreciate the same during this.
Unfortunately, Nick could not come to yesterdays appointment, our first monitor visit. Thankfully, we have been so blessed to meet some amazing people and one of my best friends came with me. We were on day 5 of the injections but had only done 4 (I take them at 6 pm). Nick was right, I do not have 50 follicles on my ovaries. I have 70! WHAT IN THE WORLD? 5-10 of them are maturing, with my largest one over 12mm. the rest of the follicles are under 10mm so they do not "count them" right now. The nurse doing the ultrasound had a shocked look on her face the second she put the wand in. She just looked at me and said "OH! Yeah, you are responding to the meds!". This would explain the insane discomfort.
I also got some blood work done and my estrogen was over 1,500. I am progressing so much better than any of us thought. It is both scary and amazing. They ended up decreasing my Gonal and adding Cetrotide (a medication to prevent premature ovulation). I had to do the new medication regiment last night and again tonight with a second monitor visit tomorrow. The said to be prepared for another appointment this weekend. We are getting very close to the big day and my nerves are starting to kick in. We should know more tomorrow!
Gonal / Menopur Side Effects Currently Feeling
BAD bloating
nausea
food aversions and cravings
headache
fatigue
back and pelvic discomfort
bruising and marks at injection site
Keep praying Team D! We are so close
xoxo, ALD