*** Note some sad stuff ahead re kids - please don't read if this may upset you***
Thank you everyone for your input - and Lisa I very much appreciate your story. I am so sorry you had to go through so much.
At this point in time (according to Dr and Osteo) my bulge is not terrible and they are not overly worried. It's only one disc (L5) but we won't know how bad until after the CT scan which of course we are not doing until after my next AF (hopefully THAT won't happen)
The nurses at the clinic called my FS and he said it was ok to start and also the valium was ok, the Panadeine forte was ok just not the nurofen. But I haven't been taking the full dose of any of them anyway for a couple of weeks now and the pain has not been bad at all. SO I have been nurofen free since starting the Synarel. In fact it is more stiffness and no flexibility with the odd twinge now. Not much sciatica either. And definitely no bladder issues.
It is not a bulge related to a specific injury either - I have had a very stressful couple of years (long illness and eventual death of a 4yo nephew last year amongst other things) and they tell me that my body was/is operating at such an incredible level of anxiety for so long that it just basically said "I've had enough!" and this is my wake-up call. So I need to learn to manage my stress, anxiety and grief properly and in doing so be vigilant about the state of my spine and not do anything which could cause this to happen again - provided it all goes back to normal.
So I am off to have hypnotherapy (first session tomorrow) to begin to create a better, stress and anxiety reduced environment for not only my spinal discs but the embryos my DH and I hope to create in a few weeks.
On the plus side, I am not having one solitary side effect (yet) from the Synarel but that could be the low doses of the valium and panadeine forte I am taking. I have to say I am not comfortable doing that whilst TTC but the FS tells me that although not ideal there is no evidence to show that it is a problem.
I truly appreciate that you have all taken the time to answer my questions and tell me your stories. It is very comforting. I wish you all the very best. I truly do.
thankyou
lily
Last edited by aliceinwonderland; March 19th, 2008 at 09:41 PM.
I'm so glad you're able to keep going with your cycle.
I must say, I didn't really find any side effects from Synarel or Gonal F other than bloating. The thing I found had the worst effect on me emotionally and mentally was crinone. I'm usually okay for the first 4-5 days, and from then on, I just moped about and cried, or just felt really down.
I'm so sorry about your nephew, that must have been very difficult. It's funny how stress can impact your spine though. My mum was suffering from terminal cancer when my back completely packed it in, so that doesn't surprise me that stress has made your condition worse.
Hopefully you can have a smooth ride with the IVF stuff and that will give you something to smile about at the end.
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