It's that time of the month again

Just got back from a mostly lovely labor day weekend in the mountains.  We ended up coming home a little early because the dogs tore a hole in the tent, but overall it was a really nice weekend, and I'm happy I had the opportunity to spend some time outdoors.

We ended up leaving early due to the tent issue.  It's a 4.5-5 hour drive, and we left at 8:15 pm.  I hadn't had very much to drink yet (I was cooking, so I was waiting until campfire time) so I ended up driving first.  Even though I had taken quite a few painkillers, my cramps were so bad that I ended up pulling over on the side of the freeway so my husband could drive.  It was awful.  I'm not enjoying the return of 3 days of excruciating cramps, although the extremely heavy bleeding has not returned.  I don't know if I should be happy or worried about this.  I guess I'll talk to the doctor when I go in tomorrow.

I'm getting a little frustrated with friends who I've talked to about my infertility problems.  Most of them are the exact opposite of helpful, and say things like "well, remember X and Y who had problems and then they got pregnant the old-fashioned way in a few months?  I'm sure you just need more time!"  Right.  Because having slow sperm when you're 31 is the same as having dried-up old eggs when you're 36.  I think it's time to stop confiding in people.  My husband wants to talk to everyone about it, and in theory I'm on board with more openness, but telling people we're having problems makes them think that the problems are solvable.  I'm not quite ready to tell people that my 3-day FSH level was high, which means bad things for my eggs.  That kind of detail seems a bit TMI.

Anyway, for my records, here's how this period is going:

Days -5 through -7: spotting (light)
Days -4 through day 0: nothing!
Day 0 (Friday): nothing!  (should have been day 1, but whatever)
Day 1 (Saturday): Period starts mid-morning, very mild cramping.  Take lots of painkillers, cramping ramps up during the night
Day 2 (Sunday): Tons of blood in the morning.  Take lots of painkillers, cramping subsides until evening.  Take more painkillers, cramping is TERRIBLE.  Bleeding stops mid-afternoon.
Day 3 (Monday): Lots of cramping that tapers off towards evening.  Very little blood, none in the evening at all.
Day 4 (Tuesday): No blood overnight, but heavier bleeding this morning.  Some cramping, but tapers off after painkillers.

OK.  Whew.