Getaway

We're hitting the road for a little "weekend" trip today and tomorrow (Ryan's days off are Monday and Tuesday) so I won't be posting again for a few days.

But don't get the idea that this is some kind of relaxing getaway for the two of us - My dad is visiting friends in Myrtle Beach, so we thought we'd head down there as well. We kind of invited ourselves, but apparently they're happy to have us. Basically, there will be a lot of St. Patrick's Day partying while I serve as the designated driver.

As for a quick cycle update - I had very bad abdominal pain for about 45 minutes to an hour on Saturday night, which was cycle day 13. It was on both sides, but my mother told me it could still be ovulation pain because it can come from one side but radiate throughout the abdomen. I've been having good mucus for a few days now and then yesterday it was 10KL AD. My temperature also rose yesterday morning, although it wasn't as high as it normally goes (98.0). I'm not sure if this was it, or if I'll have a few more days of good mucus and then see a more dramatic temp rise. But I'm hopeful I might have ovulated on day 14!

Also, yesterday I woke up with horrible pain in my right leg. It was as if I had exercised the day before and pulled something, but I hadn't done anything. I probably pulled something while sleeping, which I guess is possible. I was limping all day, but it would get better after I walked on it a little, which also pointed to it being muscular. But, of course, I was worried it was something serious, like a clot, which I read online is a rare side effect of Tamoxifen.

So I called my mom a few times so that she'd calm me down about it. She is sure it is just a muscle thing that I did while sleeping. And she pointed out that it's not swollen or red, which a clot would be.

I'm sure I'm making a much bigger deal out of this than it is. One thing is for sure though - I've only been charting leg pain since I started Tamoxifen. Prior to that, I charted "leg sensation" which I'd get the day or two before starting a new cycle. But the last three cycles I've taken Tamoxifen, I've charted "leg pain" and it's always in the morning and all throughout my cycle. And when I googled it I also found a lot of women (although they were taking it for breast cancer treatment) complaining about leg pain in the morning. I'll definitely mention it to my doctor at my next as-yet-unscheduled appointment.

Well we're late already, which we always are. I'll be back on Wednesday, so in the meantime if you haven't read my last post (especially if you have PCOS), make sure you do!