I woke up Thursday around 5:30am in pain. I thought I was having diarrhoea but the pain did not go away even after a visit to the toilet. After a while, I felt nauseated and I threw up. The pain got worse and sometime in the morning, my period came. I figured this is going to be one of those months - cramps, chills, diarrhoea, nausea - the works. I did not go to work and spent the day curled up in bed with a hot water bottle.
I called Kato in the morning and informed them that my period came Thursday morning. I was told I can come in that same afternoon, but I could hardly get up from bed, so I didn't think I can bring myself to the clinic that afternoon. I asked if I can come in Friday instead. I was told it's ok.
In the evening, the pain got worse. I couldn't sleep. I got got up at midnight to refill my hot water bottle. When my 3am alarm came off, I was just beginning to doze off. So I spent much of Friday morning catching up on sleep. I got up to prepare for my doctor's appointment at noon. I decided not to drive and just book a car via Uber. That will save me from the stress of finding a parking slot. And besides, I still do not feel like driving.
March 6, 2015 | I arrived at the Kato clinic before 1:30pm. I didn't wait long before I got called into the treatment room. The nurse showed me the Decapeptyl kit and started preparing it. Decapeptyl is used to treat prostate cancer (what?!), endometriosis and fibroids in the uterus. I guess Adenomyosis is similar to both Endometriosis and fibroids. Anyway, I was told the nurse can inject it to my arm or buttocks. After a while, the nurse said she can also inject it in my tummy, similar to Gonal-F. Since I did not experience pain injecting Gonal F into my tummy, I decided to have it injected on my tummy. Great decision. It didn't hurt, though I felt the needle pricking my flesh - unlike with Gonal F which I didn't feel at all.
Anyway, it was a very quick process. I was asked to come back for the second dose in April 4. We will do it monthly for the next three months. It is supposed to shrink my adenomyosis which should increase the success rate of our embryo transfer.
Cost of today's visit is Php8,400. That's just for the injection. This isn't part of the standard IVF cost. This is an added cost to treat a specific condition, so if one isn't suffering from endometriosis, adenomyosis or fibroids (myoma), then there is not need to pay for this treatment.
Please pray that I will respond well to this treatment. Please pray that I will not experience any side effects (mood swings, pain, high blood pressure, dizziness, etc.).
Thank you!
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