Untold Side Effects

You hear scary things about the side effects of drugs during IVF. Kicking your hormones into overdrive wouldn't sound appealing to the worst of people. But no one told me about the side effects of going off the pill.

Not long after I stopped taking the pill, my work pants had become uncomfortably tight. The only way that 5c coin could come out of my pocket was if I removed the pants first. I had to start wearing bigger shirts to cover the overspill around the waist band. I hadn't really heard of girls putting ON weight after they had gone off the pill...but there you go. Hubby suggested it was just my age catching up to me. I suggested he start running before my fist caught up to him.

But perhaps the worst thing was waking up to find a teenager's face looking back at me in the mirror. No, not beautiful and youthful...it looked like Dominos had opened a pizza shop on my face. It's unbelievable how my face just exploded with acne. It actually looks worse now than when I was a teenager...how did that happen? It wasn't bad at first, but it got gradually worse. I tried the amazing ProActiv and - to it's credit - it did a pretty good job for just over a year. But my eczema started to play up, so I had to give the PA a bit of a break. And then my face exploded. It was like pimple would burst from another pimple, until tiny, inflamed himalayan bumps developed around my mouth, nose and forehead. Every time I visited the bathroom, one or two new ones would have popped up. It is so embarrassing to be a 30-something year old woman with a pizza face. And I can't wear too much make up because of my eczema...Grrrrr! So frustrating!!

Off to the doctors again - the Dermatologist this time! PLEASE have a miracle ready and waiting for me! Pump me full of drugs if you have to - just give me my old face back!