I have realized IVF is an entirely new ball game. After being on the Lupron shot for the past few weeks I am starting to wonder how much of the side effects were actually from chemotherapy vs the Lupron shot (I was on Lupron when I was going through chemotherapy to protect my ovaries from chemo). Side effects I’m currently experiencing:
- Hot flashes
- Mood swings
- Body aches
- Increased appetite
- Weight gain
- Dry skin
- Break outs
- Fatigue
Again, you are probably thinking “your poor husband.”
As my IVF journey continues, I went in for a “suppression check” this week and they informed me that my body is still trying to ovulate on its own despite the suppressive hormone medication I have been injecting every night for the past 2 weeks. So what does this mean? This means that I have to delay my embryo transfer date a month to RESTART EVERYTHING. Great. Now what to do:
- Retrieve a trigger shot of Ovidrel by a speciality pharmacy. You need to take this shot tonight or tomorrow, but it also needs to be approved by insurance and delivered to your home. Ok, impossible. (I did get it approved and delivered 1 day late)
- Take trigger shot of Ovidrel
- Begin 10 units of Lupron every night between 7-9pm
- You may have your period, you may not
- Continue Lupron for 6 more weeks
- Continue all the terrible side effects
Now, we just hope this is all going to be worth it right? New transfer date scheduled for December 3rd!
Mandafit 