Today I picked up a prescription for Provera. My pregnancy test came back negative (obviously -- anything else would have been a miracle) and my progesterone level indicates that I should be expecting my period. I think it was 6.5? 65? 605? I got the call from J. on my cell phone at work with people buzzing me around me, so I wasn't exactly able to pay close attention or write anything down. But of course my period has only fitfully made an appearance. Such a tease. So Dr. Charmin has put me on Provera to induce menstruation. I'm supposed to take it for 10 days. And, here's where I'm fuzzy: my period will start either during that 10 days, or after that 10 days. I have no idea.
So here's the thing. I'm not only annoyed by this turn of events, but slightly depressed by it as well. The one thing I've been able to count on all these months is regular ovulation followed by regular menstruation. Well, at least predictable menstruation. Not regular, since there was always too much pre-game spotting for it to be considered normal. And now, just when it seemed the lap had taken care of some problems, and we were about to go forth and multiply (maybe), my body decides to be belligerent enough that I have to be put on synthetic progesterone. Why would my period go into hiding now? Was it the surgery? What happened?
Plus, I think I remember hearing somewhere that Provera can have some awful side effects. Didn't Tertia mention this a while back? And isn't there a chance that synthetic hormones can do crazy bad things to one's capacity to ovulate & menstruate regularly? Has anyone else taken Provera? If you have, and you have anything at all good to say about it, please let me know. I'm on the verge of working myself up into a mild tizzy here, so any attempt to set my mind at ease would be appreciated. Of course, if you have bad things to say, I probably need to hear that too.