Long time no see! They're not steroids - at the moment I'm on buserelin acetate injections, 1 a day. This will shut down my ovulation as what is does is reduce my sex hormones.
They told me my sex drive would plummet and I would get menopause symptoms like hot flushs, dryness, mood swings etc and they warned me I might get migraine since I have them already.
So far this hasn't happened but my hyperauosis that I had for 11 years is back, hopefully temporarily, as I really can't stand this earache and I have been having injection site difficulties.
On the first day it swelled up and I had this red lump on my tummy, subsequent times it has just been really sore for several hours afterwards, and it hurts to laugh.
I have a sense of humour so it's really hard not to laugh!
Earache is slightly better today, but I'm having stack loads of orange juice and vitamins, so I'm not surprised.
Apparently I have to keep on injecting till about 30th August and then I have to have a 'down regulation' scan so they can see if I have stopped ovulating like they want.
After that I have to go on stimulating injections for about a week (they make me produce more eggs than is normal, but they don't get released into my womb like usual) and then after that I have to have 2 injections of HCG (pregnancy hormone) and exactly 36 hours after that, they will operate on me.
Those 2 ladies must be so excited! It makes me feel happy, thinking how they must feel being so close to the day.
I just wish it didn't make me ill. I hate pain
BTW, does anyone know how to get pen marks off a red PVC sofa? My DD has just drawn on it and I've tried soapy water but that doesn't do it.
and I've tried soapy water but that doesn't do it.