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@Sams Mom: I'm glad Sam wasn't traumatized looking at the Endo pics! IDK, the ovary with the cyst kinda looks like a dinosaur egg 🦖🥚 to me 🤣 ... BUT, if Sam doesn't see dinosaurs 🦕 in there, maybe good things 🤷‍♀️ could come. I had the most painful OV (blaming surgery), a few days of repose (just grumpy), and cramps have returned (yesterday at 5 dpo and today). Definitely, a "new" experience and different feeling cycle. I'm pretty laissez faire this cycle. Kinda wish that I had tracked my BBT after all (* to collect data, of course 🤣) but, whatever.
How are you holding up? I am sorry about your Chic-Fil-A. 🥺

@Mrs.Panda: I have a pretty keen eye for super-squinters. IDK if I see anything there as of YET but I anxiously await your 8 dpo HPT (with fingers 🤞 AND toes crossed ... mind you, that is difficult to do! ). Hopefully, we will see some happy pink lines (went "Bob Ross" there) on your HPT. In fact, I may even test tomorrow or on 9 dpo "just because" I haven't been able to actively test [or on the board for that matter] for months. Keeping my expectations low and my hopes high.

For the remaining ladies on the board, I want to play the "Non-Symptoms Game."
Simply list all of your TWW Progesterone-driven (fueled?) symptoms that mimic BFP symptoms and make you want to test early:

My example-

This cycle:
• Super strong and painful OV (* blaming it on post-surgical OV)
• Cramping (like AF) but lower and localized on CDs 5 and 6 ... Today, nada.
• Lots of CF (odd for someone with Sjogren's)
• Last night, wine tasted "metallic" and avocados were "too green tasting" [* think like cut grass] ... I can feel everyone rolling their eyes 🙄🤣)
• Slight backache (sciatica)
• Gas (Glad DH is traveling ATM) and Bloat. Fun stuff there. 🤭🤢

Of course, I have had these phantom symptoms in medicated cycles (Clomid was the WORST!) and when my P4 spikes, nausea also kicks in. All BFN, though ... but, I still test (most cycles).

In any case, I'd like to read any "TWW Non-symptoms" from fellow POAS ladies OR even actual tip-off symptoms from those who got their lucky BFPs.

To anyone who actually reads my above post (The Non-Symptoms Game), I meant cramps at 5-6 DPO, not CD. 🤦‍♀️ I'm a doofus. 🤪

@paranundrum: Oh, no, no, no.... I didn't mean that people were [intentionally] skipping over my posts (although they are absolutely entitled to if they wish), more so, I meant that today has been a high-volume post day and it may get lost in the shuffle. If someone were to read it, I would wish that she would know that I meant "DPO" and not "CD." My brain clocked out while I was writing that post. 🙄🤣
I DO appreciate that you WOULD respond and play along were you in the TWW. Thank you.

@Sams Mom: Wow. Interesting! 🤔 (I can't remember if you had sore BBs in natural cycles ... I DO remember the medications did a doozy on you with phantom BFP symptoms. Poor lady!) As for me, sore BBs mean AF is coming (with exception to my BCP cycles) and chin acne is a norm. This cycle: nothing YET. I think removing the cyst and Endo is regulating my hormones (* I also OVed on CD16!) & changing my TWW game. Thank you for responding!

@yellowbeach: Thank you for responding. In all honesty, I didn't realize I was pregnant with DD (thought I had the flu then realized I was "late!") but I was primed with DS (who was also a surprise). HOWEVER, after so many "freak cycles," medicated cycles, and the one that I shan't speak of (Aug last year); my body wouldn't know what a pregnant cycle looked like if I were having quints nevermind a singleton !!!