Apparently low estrogen can make your lady bits fragile. Going into IVF, I knew about vaginal dryness, the susceptibility to yeast infections from antibiotics--all that misery--but urinary tract infections? I don't know what it is for sure, I just know that it burns. And unless the dildo cam at a major fertility clinic is passing around chlamydia to its patients, I can pretty much narrow it down to my urethra.
The burning started the day after my suppression check and has been the only symptom I have experienced. My course of action has been to chain drink only water in an attempt to flush my system (I would have added cranberry juice, but neither F nor I managed to get dressed that day, let alone leave the house, instead, we worked in bed with the tv on all day, being both productive and lazy at the same time). The constant flushing of water seems to be working. Minutes after my first shot of Menopur (at 7:30 on a Saturday morning), I lay back in bed (gulped a full glass of water) and imagined a rush of estrogen hydrating my female orifices.
It is now Sunday night and the burning has subsided ( That is the last sentence in which I will use the word 'burning,' I promise). I go in again on Tuesday and will mention it to the nurse (or whoever is looking under the sheet that morning).
Has anyone experienced a side effect like this?
3 comments:
ill, no, um, that dildo cam comment really freaked me out!! I am totally laughing my ass off! Yuk! The dildo cam is a whore!
Wait, I think I meant wand, not cam. Not a cam. Dildo Wand? Why can't I remember the correct nickname?! I think I need to edit that sentence.
Over via Josey's blog. I just cracked up at your first paragraph and the STD-infected dildo cam....ohmigosh, can you imagine?! I already had to use the same dildo cam as a friend of mine i happened to "bump" into at the clinic and that was SUPER awkward....not that STD's and my friend are related in any way, shape, form or fasion....I'll shut up now. :)
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