OK. So everyone knows that after you have children, and as you get older, the ability to hold your bladder becomes a little weak. Couple that with growing a chicken coop of eggs in your abdomen and a little sinus infection/allergies and you have a big mess! I literally peed my pants 4 times yesterday!
Today is day 4 of Menopur. I am starting to feel a little bloated/full in my belly area. I am starting to get little bruised areas from the injections (this is not me complaining). There is only one area that you can actually see a bruise, the other areas just feel bruised. I realized this yesterday when I was at CVS and Walgreens doing my extreme couponing and used my belly to push the cart forward as I was looking down at my weekly store ad. Yikes, was that sore!
My head was hurting so bad that it woke me up Saturday morning at about 2am. When I didn't think I would wreck the car or get pulled over for suspected DUI, I drove to Walgreens at 3am. I took the box of Lupron and Menopur in there and spoke to the pharmacist. I told him I was desperate for relief from the headache that had been brewing since Thanksgiving. He seemed to think it was a combo of sinuses, hormones and possibly a migraine. He gave me some tylenol sinus medicine and I took it and got some relief, thank goodness. I started sneezing and coughing yesterday which is a good indicator that some of it was sinuses. Since I'm at risk for hyperstimulation, I was told by my previous reproductive endocrinologist to drink gatorade once I started the FSH medicines. So, without fail, that is what I've been doing. Bringing this paragraph full circle, once I started the coughing and sneezing, coupled with the persistently full bladder from gatorade and the growing nest of eggs, the pee had to go somewhere when I sneezed!
So, I've decided to share some things with you that I think should be key information to a woman undergoing IVF.
1. when detoxing from caffeine, start on a weekend when you don't have to work. This will prevent you from getting fired when you want to bite someone's head off, or drive your car through the front of their store.
2. when detoxing from caffeine, the starbucks caramel via are a good way to go. Use only half the packet for a cup of coffee and add a splash of your favorite creamer. I'm on my 4th day of this and so far, I've not been arrested.
3. when drinking lots of gatorade to prevent hyperstimulation, be sure to take extra panties to work with you or wear pantyliners that can be changed quickly and quietly in the ladies room. Luckily for me, I have a bathroom in my office.
4. finally, don't say, "Oh dammitt!" after you sneeze or your husband/partner will know you have just peed your pants.
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4 things you need to know!
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