IVF.ca Forums: March 26, 2005 - IVF.ca Forums

Ugh, woke up this morning around 5:30 with cramps from hell!!! Aunt Flo is here with a vengence. I went to the bathroom then went to the kitchen for midol and mobic. The magical combination that keeps the cramps under control. I told my husband today at Wal-Mart that if the IVF doesnt work I was getting my uterus pulled out. I cant continue to go thru this month after month after month with the cramps. I started not to go to jazzercise this morning. After I took the midol and mobic I went and laid back down with the heating pad. By the time the alarm went off I was feeling better so I went ahead and got up and got ready and went on to class. Jazzercise always makes me feel better. I will call my IVF nurse Monday morning when I get to work to let her know that I started. Wonder how long I will be on the birth control pills. I am not looking forward to the injections at all. Me and needles do not get along. Im a fainter. When I found out I had diabetes back in 1998. I remember sitting on my bed with my new blood sugar monitor crying with the finger sticker thing in one hand trying to stick myself. I did get used to that. I have a friend at work who has gone thru several cycles of IUI with no success. She has done the injectable meds and said that it made her leg sore or wherever the injection site was sore. I know that I was a raving lunatic on the clomid, so I am not looking forward to any side effects of the injectable meds. Whoever is reading this, please pray for me that I will have the strength to endure to the end. My husband went to 4 different places this morning looking for a part-time job. It made me feel better that he went on his own free will and that I didnt have to suggest it to him. I think he could be trying harder. My husband is very optimistic about this procedure. Its like he knows for sure its going to work. Me, on the other hand, I have to look at the negative side of things and see the worst case scenario. That way I wont be disappointed. I guess that is a learned coping mechanism. I had a pretty decent day. After jazzercise, I went to staples and got some copies made for church tomorrow. Then I went to see my mom & dad who just got back from a trip to Nauvoo. Went home and husband wasnt home. Decided to get a head start on cleaning instead of leaving everything until tomorrow. Ended up, dusting, vaccumiing, cleaning our bedroom, the computer room, the kitchen was already clean and even started the laundry, which the last load is in the dryer now!! My husband was happy, he didnt even have any jobs to do cuz I had already done them. We went to Wal-Mart. I was cramping like a mug with cramps in my back and everything. After we put the groceries away, I took a hot bath, put on jammies, ate a nice salad and went to bed for a nap with the heating pad. Im feeling extremely anxious right now. I did all the cleaning today to keep from eating all day. I am happy with how I handled my food program today. Didnt think I would make an entry today but decided to go ahead and do it. We are going to my sisters for Easter dinner tomorrow. I am bringing steamed broccoli & carrots and a vegatable/cheese tray. My sister promised to have more food that I could eat this time. Sounds like she put more planning into the menu this time. More veggies and only one dessert. I cant eat dessert anyway, unless it is sugar free. Hell, nobody in my family needs to be eating dessert. My parents had the kids over this afternoon to color Easter Eggs. She asked if I wanted to come over but I didnt really want too. On my side of the family I have 3 nephews and 1 neice. On husbands side its 2 nephews. It just sounded like a "kid oriented" activity and I CHOSE not to be a part of it. I guess when you have children you HAVE to attend things like that. Well, its probably different, you probably WANT to attend things like that. I am still in "self care" mode. PMS is not that bad this time (knock on wood). We have been having some bad storms headed this way for about a week now. They keep flashing tornado watches and storm watches on the TV. Theyve been doing that since Tuesday, and I havent seen a drop of rain yet. In fact, it was beautiful out today.