Anyone know what kind of headache is on one side, gets worse with movement, lasts two days, but isn't a migraine? Also, doesn't respond to painkillers much.

It might be sinus related. Have you tried a decongestant?

And Happy belated Birthday wishes to Cashmere, Matt, and Megan!

It might be sinus related. Have you tried a decongestant?

I agree. I get sinus headaches on my left side, sometimes I'm not even stuffed up at all. Usually allergy related. As for painkillers not working, if it's sinus related, once you alleviate the pressure with a decongestant, you'll be fine. although if you have something with a decongestant and a pain reliever, that might be best.

Okay, the latest airline bullshit? I booked a ticket on Orbitz, realized that I didn't get a seat assignment. I called the airline, because if you don't have a seat assignment, they don't guarantee you a seat on the plane (even if you have a ticket in your hand). I'm told that I can't get a seat assignment on my outbound flight until 24 hours before the flight, or I can PAY six dollars to get a seat assignment now. I can get a seat on the return because it was a higher fare. I know that it's $6, and I'm not even paying it because it's work travel, but WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?! I'm never flying AirTran again.

That so blows, Vortex. I've always booked my flights through Orbitz, but I always fly either American or United, so I've had very few problems. However, family members have had problems with hotel bookings through both Orbitz and Expedia, so I'm avoiding doing that.

He is getting better though, back to his old self.

Yay for healthier Taz!! Did the vet say what was wrong with him?

I hate ATA. They lost my son's luggage one time and took four days getting it back to us. I was not a happy camper having to replace his wardrobe while waiting for it. They gave him a free ticket, but the doofus lost part of it and never got to use it.

Yay for healthier Taz!! Did the vet say what was wrong with him?

Some kind of infection/fever thing. They weren't able to pinpoint it but since he is improving, I guess we are going in the right direction.

He woke me up this morning by sneezing in my face.

You're lucky. He was probably trying to steal your breath.

That sucks, Vortex. Hates dealing with airlines.

Glad Taz is getting better.

ION, my ovaries hurt. Damn Clomid.

Argh. I is a moron.

Why did I pick a flight that leaves at 6AM tomorrow? Which means I have to be at the airport at 5AM tomorrow? When I don't want to drive my car there, since I am doing this trip for fun, and don't want to pay for a week's worth of parking? Sigh. Nor do I want to trust a cab to show up when I've called them at that hour...but it's not like I'm going to ask any of my friends to get up at that hour...I guess cab it is.

{{{GC}}} Clomid is not fun.

In other girly news, I finally had a follow-up appointment with my new OB/GYN about the whole ruptured cyst incident. (Feel free to skip girlyparts TMI.)

His theory is that the shiny new birth control my PCP put me on last year (it's a year-round BCP, Lybrel; I should have known that no periods were too good to be true) actually caused excessive cyst growth and "breakthrough ovulation" because the hormone dosage is so low, which led to the rupture. OMGWTFPCP. First of all, who puts someone with cystic ovaries on a pill shown to cause more cysts?!? Second, I couldn't ovulate for my entire adult life, including when I was trying to get pregnant for three years and attempting to induce ovulation with Clomid, and now I'm ovulating despite birth control? OMGWTFBCP.

So the new doctor has put me on yet another BCP, this one at more moderate hormone level (anyone have experience with Loestrin 24?), and claims that it should control ovulation more effectively and reduce cysts.

I am skeptical about how he's going to measure its success. He seems to think that so long as I'm getting a period every month on this new BCP, all will be well. Well, see, I got a period on my old BCPs back before the initial PCOS diagnosis, and I still had cystic ovaries. Unless he's going to do a follow-up ultrasound, I'm not going to feel as confident that I won't end up back in the ER at some point. We shall see.

The good (?) news is that he seems to think that my response to the Lybrel indicates that my body has changed in the six years since my initial infertility experience, and it is possible that I might actually be able to get pregnant at some point in the future. No guarantees, but it looks a bit more possible than it has in the past. I don't know how to feel about that (lots of baggage there), so I'm just going to set it aside in a "I'll process that later" pile.

(Have I mentioned how much I love my Bitches? I've been wanting to talk about this with someone for a week.)

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ETA2: Oh Trudy, that's wonderful news!