Shannon - so sorry to hear about DH's grandfather. i can sympathise with what you're going through. hope you're both coping ok

EJE - hope that little embie is super stickie for you! fingers crossed for you

SS - sorry to hear your struggling with the metformin. maybe talk to FS about the slaw release metformin. i was having severe side effects from the normal metforin twice daily to the point where i was ready to throw in the towel on the whole TTC thing cos i was so sick. spoke to FS who changed me to the extended release stuff, and i have so few side effects now, it's brilliant!!! they can also reduce the dosage (i was on 1700mg a day, back down to 1000mg now, and no big dramas). it's always an option! as to the weight thing, losing weight can help, but i was told it wasn't essential - just helps you to feel a little better in yourself. i've been doing the LOW GI thing and gradually losing weight, but i'm not fretting too much about it - putting pressure on myself to lose weight just made it harder!! and i completely understand the "golden rule" - DH and i do the same. never leave without a kiss, never hand up without i love you (he used to be on the road weeks at a time so we started that then instead of a kiss, and it's just kinda stuck now!).

The metfomin/ibuprofin thing is in regard to having hypo's - i was getting pretty huge hypo's even before the going on metfomin cos i have reactive hypoglycaemia (probably from the PCOS/insulin resistance) - had it pretty well under control with the LOW GI diet - anyway, after starting on the metformin, i had problems with headaches and stuff, and the doc said to take nurofen plus - started getting really bad hypo's again - and started getting worried about it so looked up the net and it says that NSAID's will create a higher likelihood of hypo's. stopped taking nurofen, swapped to panadeine when i needed it, and haven't hypo'd in over 6 weeks.

as for me - well, swelling got worse over night, which i expected. numbness has all worn off from my lips, so feeling a litte uncomfy, but managed to sleep most of the night without too many dramas. slept six solid hours, then took another pain killer and got another four hours of rest (not sleep, but hey, anythings better than nothing!). worst thing is that DH just wants to hold me and give me hugs to make me feel better, but any sort of pressure on my face on either side is really uncomfy, so he feels more than a little lost! he's going to go out and do some painting outside today to give me some peace, and i'm going to do sweet nothing all day i think - best way to recover is to get lots of rest!