Right. I've had my sixth shot today. I'm so far from being done on this cycle I don't know which way is up. I find if I don't keep drinking enough water then I get a blistering headache, so I am gulping water like it's last year's Ugg Boots. I get tired easily after the shot has been administered. I may have been too optimistic about the shots being teeny-tiny because my stomach is now bruised. The moods are ok...but....um....I cry a lot.
A lot.
Today at one point I had three delivery men, a utility room to paint, still no working phone, and my otherwise perfectly housebroken puppy walked up to me, wagged his tail, then started peeing all over the floor. I burst into tears. This is what I do.
The satellite installation was complete and a bad Marisa Tomei movie-Only You-was on the movie channel. I watched it, ignoring Marisa's tragic hair and Robert Downey Jr's coked-out appearance, and I cried buckets in the end. Dear God, I cried at the end of a Marisa Tomei movie. It's the end of the fucking world.
And finally, while washing out the paint buckets and feeling my body exhausted all over, I started crying as I thought: Hmmm..I could've had a V8. I cried for a V8, a V-fucking-8. I hate that drink and don't want one anyway.
Big fun here.
Posted by Vanessa at March 28, 2006 03:58 PM | TrackBackSo maybe I am being a little optomistic at not having side effects on day 2? I wish you were feeling better. I cried because I couldn't find my new cookbook tonight but that seems like a normal occurance so I will take the blame on that one.
A V-8? That is effing funny! Thank god I have some in the fridge.
Your darling puppy is symapthizing with you. He's in a new situation, you're stressed and he knows it, and the peeing is a submissive thing. Mine is the champion at it. He's just reminding you that you're the boss. I hope you weren't cross with him :)
Perhaps taking him out a tad bit more often and having a bit of a ball-throwing break would be good for both of you. Does he fetch?
Don't push too hard, you have lots of time to get things done in the house.
Other than that, BIG HUGS!!!
Posted by: caltechgirl at March 28, 2006 11:30 PMI am definitely in the same boat as you when it comes to the headaches, fatigue, and crying. The combination of a frustrating cycle and being doped up on FSH has resulted in some crazy mood swings. I've noticed that my husband has been coming home later and later from work. Hmmm...wonder why?
Posted by: Ornery at March 28, 2006 07:40 PMHang in there! I'm thinking of you. I just started my shots this morning. I'll probably headed towards the fun place really soon as well.
Posted by: Mrs. T at March 28, 2006 06:25 PMHang in there girl! Least you've got satellite now so you can watch comedies. you and your naughty puppy. ;)
Posted by: UtRus at March 28, 2006 06:14 PMok, I hope you can interprete my bad spelling and do not start to cry when reading every typo :-S
/N
Posted by: One Half at March 28, 2006 06:01 PMcry you say? side effects you say? mood swings you say? I hear you! cry i did (on a couple occasions)...tough I cannot complain about a bruised belly I can complain about everything tasting bitter fucking Suprecur now. And someone just told me that the side effects get worse once you had AF. Let's just fuck sob together. At least you got a cure puppy (that pees on the floor), I only got a diva male cat that has decided NOT to sleep in my bed any longer...cry!
Hugs from here...if you wanna hug, otherwise let's do the secret handshake!
Nina
Posted by: One Half at March 28, 2006 06:00 PMOH GOD....Vanessa...I so feel for you....
I'm not going through IVF but I can relate to the crying for no reason (in other situations obviously)...and well..it sucks! Nothing about mood swings is good....except for your writing about them...which did, I admit, elicit a smile because damn woman, you're funny!
Hope that the mood swings improve soon! Keep us posted.