You'd be wrong.
(Just a warning in advance that this post includes WAY more information that you would ever want.)
Depending on when you start counting, today is either CD9 or CD10 -- AF showed up at 11:30 pm a week ago Monday so it's hard to say whether that should really count as CD1. After that, I had a day of heavy flow and then a second day of sort of medium flow (I used to have a 7-10 day AF). Then, on CD3/4, I had full-on EWCM with barely any AF. Mid-cycle level EWCM. "Hey, you! Get to having some sex now!" EWCM. By CD4/5, I started temping again (which I usually don't do until CD7 or so after AF is gone) because of the EWCM. By CD5/6 I was feeling strong O pains and got a positive on an OPK. CD 6/7 was the same. By CD7/8 the EWCM was gone, my temp jumped to low post-O levels, the O pains were gone and the LH surge had passed. Here's the chart -- note the high temp on CD1 since I hadn't really started AF, yet (which is another reason I'd call Tuesday CD1).
| Current cycle so far: note that I POAS (it was negative) on CD5/6 because OPKs can also respond to HCG and it was just too bizarre to me that I might be about to O on CD6. Note also that I added the O line because FF wouldn't believe I could O this early and wouldn't give me crosshairs no matter what data manipulation I did. |
Unmedicated, I average O'ing on about CD14 or 15. I've never O'd earlier than CD13 without meds. Is it even possible to have a mature egg released by CD6/7??
So, what the hell is up with my body? I've got a few thoughts:
- I didn't actually O last cycle and that wasn't really AF but mid-cycle bleeding or "cleaning out." Last cycle *looks* pretty normal (except for another short AF at the beginning) but I had all those leftover cysts so who knows what was actually going on. I'm not entirely sure when I O'd but it seems like CD14 or 15 make the most sense given when AF started.
Previous cycle immediately after FSH cycle. Mild OHSS at beginning of cycle
- I was pregnant last cycle and this is due to residual estrogen which has caused things to go haywire. (I don't know why there is a random "1." on this line and I can't make it go away...)
- The FSH injectable cycle that started in April (with the crazy high E2 and large number of immature follicles) has completely screwed up my usually very consistent cycles. Follicles are maturing whenever they darn well feel like it.
- This is all perfectly normal and suddenly O'ing on CD6/7 after 2 1/2 years of O'ing on CD14/15 is not a cause for confusion or concern.
- My body thinks it's funny to screw with my head and I didn't just O and will have a perfectly normal 28 day cycle as usual. (I'd believe this and would think this was just a random LH surge with no O'ing if my temp hadn't jumped and stayed that way. If you assume I O'd on CD7 and overlay it with last month's chart, (with O on CD15) you get the following.
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- Someone has secretly been injecting me with various hormones while I'm asleep just to see what would happen.
- I went to sleep on CD3 and actually woke up a week later. No one is telling me that I missed a week because I saw something I shouldn't have and they had to erase my memory. My entire community is in cahoots. They didn't realize that I monitor my cycle and now they're freaking out realizing I might figure it out. Is it something that will hurt me? Will it hurt my family? If I figure it out, will they have to kill me? If I figure it out, will my brain implode? Am I Donna Noble? Did I travel with the Doctor? Am I in the next Men in Black movie and they used the flashy-thingy? (Clearly I watch way too much science fiction.)
(If it is number 7 and you're all in cahoots, too (because you just don't get to say "cahoots" that often), someone please warn me to stop looking into it!! :) I don't want my brain to implode!)
I like #6.
ReplyDeleteHa ha.
I will say this injectible meds really really really really mess with your cycles and body. Really. Never estimate it. But, a chemical pregnancy is always a possibility...
I think it could be #7! HAHAHA!
ReplyDeleteGosh, I have no idea. I've never heard about anything like this happening. DId you call your doctor?
This is so bizarre! No, I don't think that most people would be able to create a mature egg by CD 6/7, but maybe... I hate when our bodies screw with us!
ReplyDeleteI like #7 the best...
I'm going with you're Rip Van Winkle and you slept through days 3 to 14. But that's only cuz I don't know who Donna Noble is and I like saying Rip Van Winkle.
ReplyDeleteIs it bad that I had a friend with chronic fatigue that I called Rip? I said it to her face (when she was awake) so really, it wasn't talking behind her back.
As an aside, I realized I said nothing about your cycle but honestly, I'm just confused too so sorry. I got nothing.
ReplyDeleteAs a second aside, my word code comment entering thingy was "gonfably" last time. I wonder if it knew Rip Van Winkle was a fable and it was telling me I'd "Gone Fabley"
Hrm. Um. Yeah. I'm gonna go with the injectibles too. Because I just really don't have any better ideas. That is really weird. Maybe your body will really, really this CD6 egg!
ReplyDeleteWow, so strange. Could it be that you follicles that were growing but didn't get released last cycle and they are just releasing now? That's my only guess...it'll be an interesting experiment to watch how this cycle unfolds!
ReplyDeleteThis is confusing, indeed! not that this would help you.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was on my post-injectible cycle all doctors told me that my body would need couple of cycles to regulate itself due to the FSH, high estrogen levels and such. It all turned out bullcrap in my case, but I imagine your system is really just doing a spring cleaning.
On the other hand, weird cycles sometimes turn out to be great surprises;) fingers crossed for that one!
i read number seven and just laughed out loud! (for real)...it certainly seems a bit strange, but then you have had medicated cycles which could make things go a bit off-track.
ReplyDeletei also should let you know that a friend of mine got pregnant because she ovulated *right after* AF - she didn't think it was possible to be pregnant because she used condoms through her "fertile" time, but didn't think she was fertile directly after AF. so...it can be possible to release an early egg and for it to be mature enough to be healthy. stranger things have happened...
if i were you i would continue to BD every second day during your usual "fertile" time, because who knows..if you're having a strange cycle, you might just release another egg.
That is confusing! I have no idea what happened or is hapening, for some reason there is an estrogen surge. Temping makes me nuts and fertility friend brings back bad memories, I applaud your diligence!
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel! I was on 50 clomid for Feb and March. I didn't get any extra mature follicles so I went off. Then, the next cycle I got 3 mature, and my period started an entire week early (thanks, Clomid). The next cycle was normal. Now, this cycle, I completely missed ovulation, which has never happened to me. I have no idea when my period is going to start. It's like a really annoying mystery novel ever since I took this drug. So I feel your pain. I'm guessing it's some side effect of the meds.
ReplyDeletedon't worry the flashy thingy will have no long term effects, lol.
ReplyDeleteso weird! as others have said, it must be that the drugs have messed w your body and things are still working themselves out. it will be interesting to see how the rest of the cycle goes
Wow. It's Walt Whitman-esque; you actually contain multitudes. I hope you get some refreshing clarity soon!
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