Ruminations on drug side effects…

I can’t 100% guarantee that these side effects correlate with each drug, but I’ve been trying to keep track of what changes as I change/add drugs, so I think it’s pretty accurate (for me.) I thought a little summary might be useful for others taking these things for the first time or trying to figure [...]

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Shoot me up, Scotty!

Tonight I got my first shot for the FET. (Lupron, for those of you who know what that means. For those of you who don’t, it’s supposed to keep me from ovulating on my own so they can control the hormone levels and avoid my body surprising them.) When I opened the box to make [...]

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Compound hetero

When I got back the MTHFR results, I asked the nurse if this could be the reason we’re not getting/staying pregnant. She said probably not. Poking around a bit, I wonder if I don’t need to ask more questions. She told me if I had two copies of the same gene (homo) it would be [...]

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More pills now than when I was doing IVF

For my sinuses, the ENT had me start probiotics (2Tbs of liquid 1x a day), and Grapefruit Seed Extract (8 drops that I put in my POM juice so I can stomach it. It tastes FOUL). Got a new prenatal (I’ve polished off about 4 huge bottles since TTC), still taking the fish oil I [...]

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Mother F—er!

Those of you in the know on infertility matters will know what this means because it’s a common nickname. For the rest of you, here’s an explanation. MTHFR (thus its nickname) is a genetic mutation that causes problems with the absorption of folic acid. Folic acid is the reason they have you take pre-natal vitamins [...]

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