Lovely, Lovely Lupron

So I'm on my fourth day of a long-Lupron protocol. 15 units each morning, which will decrease to 10 on Wednesday. So far, it's difficult to categorize the effects of this medication, as moving my classroom (and the accompanying physical labor involved) may have also contributed to the general aches and pains that I'm experiencing. I've got most of the listed "common" side effects - breast tenderness, hot flashes, difficulty sleeping, sore throat. Funnily enough, I mentioned to Mo that I wasn't feeling well last night. When I explained the sore throat and general aches and pains, he told me that I should rest, or that soon I would be sick.

"And then we won't be able to do this cycle. And that would be --" He stopped. We both knew what he meant. I grinned, but inside I was thinking, You don't get off that easy, buddy.

After researching what Lupron does (temporarily flood your estrogen levels, then stops estrogen production), I stood under a hot shower last night trying to work out the kinks in my back and shoulders. I realized that, indeed, the emotional side of me seems to be on hold -- the weeping woman of this weekend replaced by a general feeling of "Huh. Ok."

So, I wonder, is this what it feels like to be a man?