Attack of the cranky Stay-Puft Marshmallow Woman

[grammarwoman]

At least, that's what I'm feeling like now. Blergh.

I'm starting week 3 of the IVF injections, making me bloated and achy in my ladyparts. My pants are tight at the waistband, and my boobs are complaining about my bra being too small. I've lost track of how many early morning office visits I've had this month (5? 6?), with blood tests and interior ultrasounds (and a *razzer-frazzer* $25 copay, thanks to my greedy HMO - though I'm grateful they're picking up most of the IVF costs) at each. I'm running out of clear spaces on my belly for injections (the bluey-purple bruises are quite fetching) and my arms for blood draws (the green->brown spectrum isn't as pretty).

So far I've got 4 contenders for eggs on each ovary, with hopes for more growth. There's another appointment tomorrow, the results of which will determine if we go for retrieval Sunday or Monday.

Right now I'm looking forward to the two days of mandated bed rest after implantation, which I plan on using to binge watch "Penny Dreadful" (gotta be ready for my VVC room party) and maybe "Sleepy Hollow".

Grow eggs grow! Let's make this the last cycle we need to go through all this.

Any and all good thoughts would be appreciated.

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

good thoughts on the way!

[grammarwoman]

Thank you!

[heresluck]

My primary reaction: OW.

My secondary reaction: good luck!

[grammarwoman]

Heh, yes. Thanks!

[frayadjacent]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you! Best of luck, and I hope you enjoy the bedrest. <3

[grammarwoman]

Thank you so much! It will be nice to just be lazy for a bit. :)

[romantical]

All the good thoughts! ♥ ♥

[grammarwoman]

:D Thank you!

[kass]

Thinking of you and sending love.

[grammarwoman]

*HUGS* Thank you!

[umadoshi]

I hope it goes well!

[grammarwoman]

Thank you! Patience is a muscle that needs to be exercised, right?

[mashimero]

Sending you ALL the good thoughts!

PS, I'd love to know how Penny Dreadful goes, and if it's as scary as the trailer makes it seem? I can handle gore/violent-type horror (although I don't really like it), but psychological horror really does a number on me.

[grammarwoman]

:D Thank you!

I will try to post my thoughts on Penny Dreadful; my roommate at VVC is hosting a room party based on the show, and the vid she posted makes it look right up my alley.

[mashimero]

I look forward to it! :D

[franzeska]

*late driveby comment*

PD has some jump scares, some bugs, and a lot of blood, not all of it gory per se (TB coughing blood, for example), a little bit of totally disgusting gore, and some animal harm. I find it more sexy than scary most of the time.

It does have a major plotline about possession and religious guilt. In context, Vanessa does not feel particularly victimized to me. The show does well on gendered violence and male gaze stuff, much better than most horror IMO. Vanessa ends up in a mental institution at one point, but it's a flashback, so I never have the sense that the character is going to turn into a permanent vegetable or be mindwiped, and it's reasonably clear which characters are good/bad in which ways. This isn't one of those shows where the woman gets gaslighted or she has to figure out which seemingly-friendly man from her normal life is actually her creepy stalker. I find the show kind of fluffy and hopeful overall, despite its tour through many different kinds of horror squicks. The name is aptly chosen: it's more about providing lurid shocks than about trying to leave you feeling creeped out.

[mashimero]

"Fluffy and hopeful"? That's definitely not words I would've associated with it LOL. But thanks for the info! It sounds like I'd be able to watch it then :)