WARNING!!!!

In the past, I've always only read blogs or message boards, so this is new to me. I've never blogged before and I don't consider myself a good writer by any means, but...

I'm going through an IVF cycle and the meds that they put you on make you do crazy things. I really didn't think much about it since we have done a few rounds of injections already and I didn't suffer from much more than bruises and headaches. We get to use the same meds for IVF, so I figured it would be the same as usual.

The main medication is the same but at 4 times the dosage, and I haven't even gotten to that part yet. We are only 5 days in, and right now I'm taking something called Lupron. Basically it causes your body to mimic menopause so that you don't release your eggs before the Drs go in and harvest them. Ouch!! It has to build up in your system, so you take it for most of the treatment.

Meanopause is what they should call it. Besides things like not sleeping and hot flashes, the big hitters are tears and temper. Temper is a big one with me already. I'm a redhead so that is already a strike against me. It took years to control it and I'm still not that great at it. Now it's uncontrollable. The next few blogs are mainly dealing with what happens when I can't sleep and I'm mad as hell. I hope you enjoy them.

Oh and there could be some really good ones once the eggs have been taken in a few weeks. Not a new med for me, but one in a new form. It's an intramuscular shot that Chris has to give me in the ass. Should be fun.