Friday, July 13, 2012

And Now, For Something Completely Different

For my next trick ladies and gentlemen, I will fail - completely and utterly - to bleed. Or I should say rather, I HAVE failed. For the first time ever (excepting the nine weeks I spent harboring the blighted ovum). When the lovely nurse declared my mock cycle a triple-striped success and gave me the go-ahead to peel off the patches and stop with the shots, she told me I should expect to bleed within a week, two at most, and if I didn't bleed after two weeks to call in for further instruction.

Instruction, in this case, meant "Go to the lab and get lots of blood drawn. Immediately." Two hours later, I had my blood drawn while fully hydrated for the first time in my memory (read: after 8:00 am). Turns out that was a mistake, and my choice of a black sweater that morning was not. Yes, I had been hoping for a bleed. But not from a vein.

Another two hours (HOW did they get those results so fast, I ask you?!) and the nurse called to tell me that I am not pregnant and will not be bleeding without further assistance. Here's hoping seven days of Prov.era will get things going.

This is uncharted territory for me. Somehow, I feel more helpless now than I remember feeling in the whole of the last three and a half years. I can't even bleed right anymore. I can't feel like this is a good sign.

6 comments:

  1. Er, this probably won't help apart from making you laugh, but sticking parsley up your bits is meant to make AF appear. Hopefully you've had a bleed by now.

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  2. Stupid bodies that fail us. Let's get new ones. Hugs.

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  3. I went 120 days without AF once. Yes, I counted every single day. Now even when I get AF, I'm just happy it didn't take 4 months. Hoping things work out over the next week.

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  4. HI, My name is Crystal and my hubby and I have been TTC for 8 years but I am new to the blogging world. I completely understand where you are coming from. I went 6 months without a period and it was so depressing! It does feel like your body is "failing" you. Sucks to say the least! I am sorry for your frustrating month.
    Crystal~
    www.findingjoyinthejourney-crystalmarie.blogspot.com

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