Clomid Challenge

I wanted to title this post, "Clomid Sucks" but thought it'd be a tad inappropriate.   I haven't been on Clomid since 2007 and even then I was only on it for one cycle, due to it giving me a thin uterine lining.  The Clomid challenge itself isn't difficult as I just did blood work on CD3, took 100mg of Clomid for five days and then did more blood work on CD10.  I'm sure I won't get my results until my pre-op in January. 

For approx. six months now, I've had incredibly predictable cycles with them being the "normal" (I say normal lightly here) 28 days.  Taking Clomid has messed it up.  I've always had some pretty intense ovulation pain (Mittelschmerz is the technical term) always coming from my left ovary.  This cycle, it's my right ovary (for the first time in umm, at least 5 years-actually I can't remember a time my right side hurt ever) and the pain is radiating up my side to my kidney.  Walking creates a severe stabbing pain in my side.  I'm blaming the Clomid since that's the only difference this cycle vs. others. 

I've had other women tell me that Clomid gave them all kinds of side effects while taking it but I've noticed nothing but the ovulation pain.  I've been told that Clomid symptoms can range from breast tenderness to hormonal rages and night sweats. Of course it will all be worth it if my body decides to cooperate this month and I get pregnant but this isn't much fun. 

It's almost exactly one month until my next surgery...

I leave you with a cute picture of my daughter from Christmas Eve: