Friday, March 12, 2010

OHSS will be the death of me!

Seriously, this is not fun. On Sunday and Monday I was in so much pain. I cried for hours. Luckily yesterday and today have been so much better. I went for a "check-up" with the RE yesterday which meant I got an u/s and then the IVF coordinator, glorified medical assistant, came in and told me to keep up my fluids and took my waist measurement. (Which by the way is up 7 inches since retrieval last Thursday) I was like, I thought I was going to see the NP. Nope apparently not. She looked over the u/s and sent me home with more pain and nausea meds. Fabulous.


At least I can eat now. I haven't really eaten in days because my stomach gets full super fast and then it kills. Plus the nausea which made it next to impossible to eat anything. Most of that discomfort has gone away. Now it is just breathing and sleeping that are the main pains. My lady parts are floating in a sea of fluid. Did I mention I look 5 months pregnant? I didn't realize I looked that bad until yesterday in the lab they had me pee in a cup. In the last week I haven't really worn anything other then baggy sweats and sweatshirt. Today to go out in public I was wearing yoga pants and a normal top. I took one look and just started in amazement. Here is a little pic...




Yep, that's all fluid. No wonder I feel so gross. I have also developed several large cysts on each ovary. That, the RN who does the u/s, is why I feel so awful. She said if it was just one or the other it wouldn't be so bad.


So sorry I haven't been around much to comment. I promise to be back in full force soon! Miss and love you ladies!!

11 comments:

  1. Gosh, I am so sorry that you're still feeling awful! Will be praying for QUICK healing!!

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  2. Ouch, that sounds so uncomfortable. I hope it calms down fast and you get some pain relief!

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  3. ugh! that must be so uncomfortable! i hope you get better quickly so you can get ready for a successful FET! your body will be much better prepared to accept a burrowing embryo or two when it's not fighting off all this fluid craziness.

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  4. Youch. I sure hope that it starts to clear up soon, though I'd think that if the symptoms are starting to abate, you're on the road to recovery. Thank God you didn't transfer, because if you had gotten pregnant, it would have driven the OHSS wild and could really have put your life into danger. FET will be a lot better.

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  5. Wow, I am SO sorry! That sounds so horrible and miserable. Glad to hear you are feeling a little better and I hope you improve by leaps and bounds over the weekend!!

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  6. Oh hon, I'm so sorry you're having such a difficult time. Praying that you get to feeling better very soon & can move on to a successful FET cycle! Damn OHSS...boo:(

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  7. I'm sorry you are feeling so awful. I hope you feel better soon.

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  8. Poor sweetie! I'm sorry you are feeling so awful and I hope you get better very very soon. I think you made a very wise decision to be safe and go with the FET. Frustrating, but necessary for the best. Sending a big gentle hug your way.

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  9. oh yeah i remember this - it sucks sooooo bad. Hope you are feeling better soon, it takes a while but you will get relief soon - I promise! Thinking of you xx

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  10. Hope you lose the bloat and pain soon. It must be so frustrating.

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  11. I am so sorry! I am thinking of you, hang in there chica!

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