Hot flashes, headaches, and bloating, OH MY!

In the past I haven't given many updates during a cycle as to how I've been feeling, how the meds are affecting me, etc.  I've done overall updates on the cycle and on my appointments, but nothing super specific.  The further we get into this crazy journey however, the more I'm finding I want to document it.  Someday, I'm hoping I can show our baby what we went through to get them here.  And since this is day 3 of my meds, I'm wishing I would have remembered how truly miserable this can be, so there's a good reason to write it down too, right? ;)

Ok, so, day 3.

Thursday night I started my third round of Letrozole.  This one is taken to aid in egg growth and quality.  Friday I added in two more meds that are new this cycle.  I can barely pronounce them, let alone understand what they do, and even with all my googling, their purposes are still fuzzy.  But I'm fairly sure they do in fact do something!

When I was at the dr's office on Thursday, the nurse was going over my meds and said to start two of them on Friday because if I take them too late in the day, I'll wake up at 3 in the morning wide awake, ready to go.  Well.... oops.  Yeah, that's actually a thing.  Apparently her warning didn't help.  So last night I woke up from a deep sleep and thus began a long night of being awake but being so tired you feel like you're sleeping.  I'm not sure how much sleep I actually got, but you can bet I took my meds earlier tonight!

Other than that, the only side effects I've experienced have been hot flashes, major bloating resulting in a tight wedding ring, and an annoying headache that just never seems to leave.  But if this is the worst of it, at least for now, well that's ok by me.

And since this seems to be a pretty accurate depiction of my life these days, just replace ear ache with baby, I leave you with this.