So I'm definitely starting to know what infertility women really go through. Wow, what a week my body has been through! I'm currently on a steroid and we paired it with Clomid. I also increased my dose of Metformin. Every morning and night I have to concentrate and make sure I'm taking the right meds. I'm experiencing lots of not-so-fun side effects. Basically every night almost like clock work around 3:15-3:30, I wake up with hot flashes. They usually would go away quickly, but it would take another hour or two to fall back asleep. I know I probably shouldn't share this, but this goes out to all those other infertile women who wonder what's going on with their bodies...I can't poop! It's so frustrating! I don't even feel like eating because I know it'll be with me for awhile. Once I'm off the meds, I'm hoping to drop about 5 extra pounds!
Speaking of extra pounds, I don't feel like working out even though exercise is proven to help fertility. It's a struggle just to get myself to the gym and I cannot do a normal workout. I'm also committing to limiting foods such as white rice/pasta, white bread, potatoes, and sugars. Not only are these foods bad for fertility, they also do not work well with PCOS.
Mike also said he noticed that my moods have been affected more this round. I did notice it over the weekend. I just feel very irritable and I want to snap at the smallest things and really have to hold myself back. I almost went off on a server yesterday that asked me if we wanted appetizers. The lack of sleep and digestive issues can't help.
I just hope this month is successful, because I'm already stressed about having to do this all again next month and on.
Besides feeling like blah, I did have a great weekend. I got to spend it with the most amazing friends anyone could ever ask for. Some friends came in town to celebrate the birthday of our good friend who recently lost her husband. It was so great to just be able to chat and laugh and be together. It sucked because someone was missing from the party, but I felt so thankful that this experience has brought us so much closer. I never want to take those friends for granted. And I know we'll all be ok no matter what we're going through because we have each other and our faith.
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance.
Romans 5:3
love and praying for ya. :)
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