Killer Clomid

It's been 11 days since the X-ray of my uterus on July 10th.

A lot has happened in that 11 days.

I cramped for a few days after the procedure.  Then the real fun began.

This round of Clomid was killer.  And I was totally not expecting it because last cycle was so mild.  Let me share my experience.

As soon as the cramping from the HSG wore off, I started to feel my ovaries getting "heavy".  Sweet, I was happy the Clomid was stimulating my ovaries cause that meant I was going to ovulate soon.  (And you have to ovulate to have a baby, folks.) The heaviness turned into a bloated feeling by Sunday the 15th.  At the end of the day on Monday my ovaries were slightly tender.  Aligned with my temperature dip, I was certain Monday was the day I was going to ovulate.

I was wrong.

Tuesday started off great, but by 5:00 PM I was in a lot of pain.  Walking hurt, both ovaries ached and throbbed, and I was bloated beyond belief.  I had to unbutton my jeans on the drive home because it felt like I had swallowed a cantaloup.  As soon as I was home I slapped a heating pad on my tummy.  It helped minimally.  So thankful that I had a few pain pills left over from my wisdom teeth extraction.  I took a Lor.tab that night because I could not sleep with the pain.  I hoped the pain was gone in the morning or I would be calling the RE.  Clomid is supposed to stimulate follicles on the ovaries, but if I had a cyst I would need to have it monitored.

Wednesday morning the pain was significantly less, praise Jesus.  I was relieved.  When I got off work that evening, I only had mild cramping.  Thursday was even better, but still a little crampy.  Friday morning my ovaries felt normal and the cramping was non existent. 

Looking back, and at my BBT chart, the pain peaked the day before I ovulated.  So, I had some pretty intense ovulatory pain.

During the shenanigans, I couldn't help but wonder why was this cycle so different than last?  Was it the HSG?  Was it the supplements of Royal Jelly or Evening Primrose Oil that I'm taking?  What about the B-vitamin complex?

Whatever made the difference, I hope it worked and our struggle with infertility is over after this cycle.  We will find out in about two weeks.  Pray for us.