Colds and Needy Pets

My sore throat has now turned into a nasty cold. I sound like a croaky frog and I have lots of lovely phlegm pouring down the back of my throat and settling into my chest. It's just gross. I'm not happy that this is happening at the beginning of my IVF cycle. I asked Dr. Z if I should be concerned and he said no. So I guess I'll take the "approved" Tylenol Cold and hope I recover soon. I can't remember the last time I had a cold or the flu. It's been forever so it figures that my turn would occur at the worst possible time.

Today will be my fourth day on Lupron. I will take my last bcp tomorrow. I'm a little concerned b/c I started bleeding lightly on Weds night and it hasn't stopped since. This has never happened to me in the many years I've taken bcp's. I didn't forget a pill and I'm taking an active pill at the same time each day so I don't know why this would happen. Something interesting to note is that Weds would have been 28 days since my last cycle and I always have a 28 day (like clock work) cycle. So is my body trying to resist these artificial changes? Or could the Lupron which I've never taken before induce some bleeding? Has this happened to any of you? Dr. Z wasn't concerned about this either and said to continue as planned.

I know many of you are animal/pet lovers and I am right there with you. In fact sometimes I think I'm a little too concerned w/ and attached to my pets. I have one dog Molly (a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) that is very delicate...she is pretty much intimidated of anything but me. This includes being left in the backyard for more than a few hours. I have to make sure the yard is very secure if I leave her out there all day b/c she'll do everything she can to escape. She shakes when she's scared and looks just terrified. She's very meek and lays flat when a stranger approaches her. We are pretty positive her previous owner abused/kicked her. The hard part is that I've really bonded with her. She adores me and follows me everywhere. She's always right at my feet or on my lap. This makes me really protective of her and I try not to leave her outside unless I have to. I'll now let both dogs stay inside if I can be away from the house for less than 6 hours. Pretty pathetic. I also refuse to leave Molly outside over night. My other dog Harley is fine outside. So I really worried about what I'll do with Molly when I'm away for ET and ER... I might be away for up to a week or even more. I can't leave her at a kennel b/c she'll become even more traumatized. This worried me so much that I made my parents agree to take her. They don't live anywhere near me but agreed to meet us and pick her up and drop her off so that I can worry a little less while we're away. This is so ironic b/c originally I wanted two large dogs (hardy and protective) to hike and run with. Instead I ended up with two smaller dogs that demand a lot of care. Harley was adopted from the shelter and we were told she was a Shepard mix and expected to be 50+ pounds. It's more likely she's a Chihuahua/Shepard mix b/c she tops the scale at 12 pounds. Molly is a long story but basically she followed me home one day when I was out jogging. She weighs about 10 pounds.

I can't complain b/c they are the sweetest dogs alive and I'd never trade them. Harley loves everything and everyone and is a bundle of energy. All she wants to do is play and play. Molly is getting better w/ her comfort level everyday and hopefully her devotion to me will spread and include J eventually. I also hope she'll become increasingly more at ease as time passes. We've had her about 7 months now. It's just interesting how things turn out. One thing would be that both dogs would be excellent with children... hmmm could that be why it turned out this way? The one big dog we had ended up being aggressive :-( and would have been a risk around children (although I know many large dogs are also wonderful around children)... In my dreams of dreams we buy a lab for our child when they turn 5 so they can grow up together. Hopefully dreams can come true.