They tell you…

….You’ll be emotional.

…..You’ll have headaches.

…..You won’t feel great.

DURING and immediately following IVF injections and egg retrieval.

They DO NOT tell you, and it doesn’t say anywhere…

Three weeks later, like a tornado dropping from the sky, it’s going to all it you at once and you’re going to be a HOT MESS.

This past Saturday night, while enjoying a double date seeing Hamilton with my Chazzband, sister, and her fiancé, I started to get a migraine and a fever. By the time I was home, I thought it was the flu. As in, the worst flu ever.

By Monday, I contacted my doctor and she said my symptoms sounded like a cluster headache and may have been triggered by detoxing off the IVF meds… and the heat.

Now it’s Thursday, the symptoms have multiplied to the point where I had to reach out to my family to come help me. (Something I hate having to do.)

Uncontrollable 😭. A head banging migraine 🤯. Debilitating muscle aches. Chills/😓 like a menopausal lady. Fatigue like a 🧟‍♀️. And a foggy🧠.

Baruch HaShem for my doctor, Stephanie Lehrner, for fitting me in, taking my labs, filling me with IV vitamins, and helping me feel a bit better. Also, to my mom and sister for taking care of me all day today, and for my work team for making sure things were covered. Certainly lucky for my team.

Waiting to hear my next steps. Hoping to feel like my old self soon. Feeling baffled as to why me, and why nobody filled me in that detoxing IVF drugs can wreck havoc weeks after you’ve taken them.

I promised you the raw and unapologetic story of this journey. This is an ugly week. An unexpected one. A week where I’ve actually questioned “Is it worth it?” For the first time since we’ve started. I know it is. I’m just ready for a break. Ready to feel like myself again.