Well X is away in Wales so I can't drive him crazy, I don't know any other men (aside from married ones and ones online, or ones who are under the age of 5, lol).
I haven't been feeling well the last couple of days and I'm sure it's those damn injections.
My VS has flared up despite me having no SL at all (highly unusual to get bad symptoms when not having sex) and I have had earache for the past 3 days which really scares me, as I suffered with hyperacosis for 11 years and after 11 years of pain I finally cured it, now I've got earache, I am terrified it's coming back again.
I had been free of ear symptoms for over 3 years prior to this.
I am taking multi-vitamins now, and my homeopathy in the hope that it will calm down. Or maybe it's not related and I'm just incubating a cold?
If this ear pain continues, though, I will definitely tell the clinic.
Hasn't left much room for me to drive anyone crazy
Got a lot done work wise, despite not feeling well, though.
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.
Well I'm still in pain with this earache and it got worse after my 5th injection yesterday. Then this morning I have noticed the skin on my face has started peeling and there's all these dry, red patches. I can literally rub the skin off with my fingers.
I phoned the nurse but she's never even heard of hyperacosis so I explained what it was and that I'd previously had it 11 years but had recovered 3 years ago. I explained that I have now had a recurrance of symptoms and I was anxious about having a 6th injection.
I told her about the peeling skin on my face also.
She is consulting with the doctor before they decide what to do, but it may be that I can't continue the process. It would be a shame, but I'm not prepared to be in pain for another 11 years just to help someone else. I will wait and see what they say.
Here's a paragraph I found on the H.E.A.R website, explaining what they think causes this ear problem:
New evidence indicates that hyperacusis, as well as other kinds of oversensitivity, such as intolerance of light, may be linked to a deficiency of a specific chemical in the brain responsible for controlling the amount of information being transmitted from the senses. If so, it could have significant implications for future medical treatment, not just for hyperacusis, but for other conditions such as autism.
I suppose it is perfectly possible it could be triggered by drugs - as I find it interesting that I have had no pain for 3 years and them WHAM, straight after the 2nd injection and every day since I have been in pain.
Anyway, now I am waiting to hear back from the clinic, and I'm drinking orange juice, taking vitamins and homeopathy and I've just had a dose of enchinacea (immune system booster) and I've been listening to the radio, because if you avoid noise it makes it worse, so I am trying to expose myself to as much noise as possible (that's how I cured myself the last time around).
Well the clinic phoned me and they have told me to stop the injections as the dr said it sounds like it has caused inflammation and they don't normally get people reacting like that. He said if I am still in pain in a few days to go to the GP to make sure it's not an infection, but I know it isn't as it's the same symptoms as hyperacusis that I had for 11 years.
He said wait until I get a period, then they will start me on these stimulating drugs which are a different kind than what they normally use and very expensive, which is why they don't use them and he reckons I should not react on those.
I am relieved I don't have to have any more down regulating injections, though, and hopefully I can still donate.
I mixed up an aromatherapy blend this afternoon for the pain, using sunflower oil as a base and then lavender oil and chamomile oil as an antiseptic and pain reliver and I managed those into my neck and behind my ears.
I've also been using frozen food bags out of the freezer as ice packs
Send me some positive vibes so that this is only temporary, please!
I really hope I don't get so sick with the next lot of stuff they do to me.
Sorry to hear that you're in so much pain. I hope you feel free to pull out if it becomes too much.
XW went thru bone marrow donation ~2 yrs ago, and I remember the palpable press from the donation folks about seeing it thru, while I had a much more protective stance, focused on her well-being.
Be careful, Jo. You are a wonderful person and there are 4 little ones who really need their Mommy.
I looked up the drug on the internet and apparently it's chemotherapy! I can't believe they asked me to inject myself with chemotherapy!. I've had 5 injections of that stuff and if I'd known that before hand, I wouldn't have had it.
Both the VS and the hyperacusis are hypersensitivity conditions caused by a malfunctioning immune system so it stands to reason that chemotherapy would cause a resurgance of symptoms. I feel really angry about this as it took me 11 years to get rid of it and I'm scared in case it takes me another 11 years.
Maybe because it was only 5 needles I will be okay, but they should have told me it's used as chemo! It didn't say that on the data sheet.
and I've tried soapy water but that doesn't do it.
Hope things get better soon.