Problem #2

I'm typing this entry from my hotel room in New York City. That's right. The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps. You wanna know why this city never sleeps? Do you? Because of all the goddamned horn-honking, that's why. Good lord, what's up with all of the honking? In case you honkers hadn't noticed, your honking does not get the traffic flowing. Not at all. Just an observation.

Also, I am not fond of driving through tunnels that go under water. I don't mind the tunnel-through-the-mountain thing, but I really hate the underwater-tunnel thing. It's creepy in there. It's dark and crowded and there's lots of horn-honking. And let's not forget that it's UNDERWATER. Makes me feel claustrophobic. And it really doesn't help at all that the road signs refer to it as a "tube". There must be another way out of this place besides going back through that tube. I can swim.

I had my first blood/ultrasound visit today. It seems I have a 17mm cyst on my left ovary and I'm still patiently waiting for the phone call so I know whether I'm starting stims tonight or heading back through the tunnel tomorrow. The later it gets the more worried I'm becoming.

It's always something, folks.

By the way, why didn't anyone tell me that Lupron would make me grow whiskers? Hello? How could you forget to tell me something like that? Oh sure, you warned me about the headaches, the mood swings, and the hot flashes, but not once did any of you mention that I may very well be sporting a beard by summer. And beards are so last season. Is there anything else you've neglected to tell me? Now's the time, my friends.

Okay, off to wait for the phone to ring. Wish me luck.

Comments

[chris]

Good luck. I'll be thinking of you.

[Julianna]

Thinking of you and hoping they save the good calls for last.

I hope you put some tweasers in your cosmetic case.

Good luck with everything.

[deborah]

Good luck, Danae!

(And just to clarify...would those whiskers be on your chin or your butt?)

[Amanda]

Good luck!!!!

[Ollie]

Good luck D! With my cycle, they said any cyst under 20 was ignored, so I hope that's what they tell you too.

Are they kitty-cat whiskers? 'Cause that would be really cool.

[Danae]

No, not kitty-cat whiskers, beard whiskers! This is not cool at all. Three wiry blond whiskers in my chin -- NOT my butt, Deborah, thank you very much. Well, at least none that I know of.

[Suz]

Good luck, Danae, with both the IVF and the whiskers.

[Jamie]

I've been a lurker for a long time...I'm on day five of Lupron, and OMG I'm going to grow whiskers? SHIT, why isnt that on the "side effects of lupron" website. As if the hot flashes and mood swings weren't bad enough, now I have to be in competition for the shaving cream with my husband? GREAT! Best of luck!

[Lioness]

Luck. Luck, luck, luck!

[Boulder]

Have you thought about trimming the whiskers and making a goatee? Just a thought. Or now that I see you have three, what about braiding them? (See - my.mind=always.thinking.)

Seriously, though, hope you hear something soon about the cyst. Seems crazy to have one that size after lupron headaches & all.

And that you find a way off that island without having to use a tube. I feel for you on that one. I think I saw too many made for TV movies in the 70's.

Honk!

[Louise]

G'luck with everything.

I am also afraid of underwater tunnels. Also of underwater mines. I once went in one in Nova Scotia. I will never do that again. Ground under water = too much scariness for me.

[Simone]

Good Luck Danae!
Keep us up to date..please!!

[Kimberly]

Great to hear from you! It seems like it's been a long time...

Okay, since you cannot drink in order to go back thru the tunnel (yep that's me in the airport on solo flights, slammin' 'em down in the bar preflight), here's the next best solution: Go to an authentic bakery in NYC and buy a dozen Cannolis. Proceed to consume as tunnel approaches.

Good Luck with everything!

[Jo]

Eeep. Waiting, waiting.

Waiting!

(Good luck, Grizzly Adams.)

[wessel]

If my life ever gets on track, I will be starting lupron in a month, and, yikes, I really, really do not want to grow a beard. Well, whatever you do, don't shave it! Otherwise you'll have whiskers of steel in no time at all. :-)

Good luck with this cycle and hopefully, HOPEFULLY, this will be your last tryst with lupron.

[wix]

welcome to the weird world of hair and hormones! glad you could join us!

we don't have many tunnels in texas, if any. bridges, yes. we'll build a damned bridge over a three-foot-wide ditch if necessary. we have caverns. we have two-storey freeways. and did i mention the bridges? i should say that i don't have any idea what they're up to in el paso, where there are actual mountains that might need tunneling through, but since they're in another time zone out there, i can't keep up with them.

[ms pickled eggs]

Well, at least you can fund the cycle by hiring yourself out to a circus.

Seriously though, good luck with everything.

[susan]

Hey! How long are you in town? I live close enought to meet out if you're interested!

Let me know and I'll send my cell number. Would love to hook up and share stories (especially after having just undergone the same protocol you're currently on). I did it through Sher Institute...we might have a lot in common.

[Karen]

Good luck, sweetie. I'm crossing everything that things go well, even my own beard hairs. Love you.

[Danae]

Hey Susan, I'd love to get together and share stories. Are you in the city? My husband is coming up today and my mom is here, too, (it's like a zoo in here) but I'll email you if I get some free time to meet up!

[GiBee]

Whiskers grow even more when you start the rest of the protocol... Darn those hormones!

[Jane Blow]

So it was the Lupron?! I did IVF in 2001 and started getting whiskers not long after I got pregnant. Thought it was probably just all the hormones but guess what? My little miracle is now over 3 years old, and I STILL have the whiskers. Make sure you keep those tweasers where you can find them at all times. Best wishes to you!