I know it's been asked, but OHSS help!

Mrs.OL

I'm miserable.  I went through this with IVF #1 and I was hopping that I could skate by this time without any OHSS effects, but no such luck.  I am in so much pain and discomfort.  I can't walk and can't stand straight.  My RE suggested starting with Gatorade right after ER to try to lessen the symptoms, but it hasn't worked.  Any other suggestions?  TIA.

 

k8enewlywed

I am so sorry! I don't have suggestions I wound up in the hospital twice for it. I tried gatorade no water and v8 (gross!)

GL! 

stepgirl21

You can't just drink Gatorade, you really have to salt load. V8 has 3x the amount of salt as Gatorade. Canned Soups, ramen, pickels, ham, bacon, take out chinese food - all have a ton of salt. All the salt will draw the fluid out of your abdomen and into your extremities. My RE said because I ate a ton of salt for 5 days or so after ER I managed to escape getting OHSS.

Tryingtogetpregnant

Drink lots and lots of Gatorade, rest as much as possible (think laying on the couch ALL day) and eat salty foods too.

Good luck! OHSS is the worst......I had it multiple times. It is no fun, but if it's mild enough, you should start feeling better in the next couple days.

 

Mrs.OL

Thanks ladies.  I will definitely try all of those suggestions.  I guess the hard part is that I'm not a salt person, but I guess I'm going to have to be!  At 9am I'm on my second bottle of Gatorade.  I do have a canned soup in my desk, so I may need to swap out my salad for a soup.  With IVF #1 it lasted until about 7 weeks and I don't have it in me to do that again - especially with a toddler!!

Tryingtogetpregnant

Mrs.OL:

Thanks ladies.  I will definitely try all of those suggestions.  I guess the hard part is that I'm not a salt person, but I guess I'm going to have to be!  At 9am I'm on my second bottle of Gatorade.  I do have a canned soup in my desk, so I may need to swap out my salad for a soup.  With IVF #1 it lasted until about 7 weeks and I don't have it in me to do that again - especially with a toddler!!

I know it's hard to eat salt if you're not a salt person. I absolutely HATE Gatorade and I drank it for days and days. I can hardly look at it now, but I drank about 20 of them a day for many days! You can do it!!!

stepgirl21

Tryingtogetpregnant:

Mrs.OL:

Thanks ladies.  I will definitely try all of those suggestions.  I guess the hard part is that I'm not a salt person, but I guess I'm going to have to be!  At 9am I'm on my second bottle of Gatorade.  I do have a canned soup in my desk, so I may need to swap out my salad for a soup.  With IVF #1 it lasted until about 7 weeks and I don't have it in me to do that again - especially with a toddler!!

I know it's hard to eat salt if you're not a salt person. I absolutely HATE Gatorade and I drank it for days and days. I can hardly look at it now, but I drank about 20 of them a day for many days! You can do it!!!

OMG me too. I had to choke it all down. Fast food french fries were the only food items that I liked that was high in salt.

Mrs.OL

stepgirl21:

Tryingtogetpregnant:

Mrs.OL:

I know it's hard to eat salt if you're not a salt person. I absolutely HATE Gatorade and I drank it for days and days. I can hardly look at it now, but I drank about 20 of them a day for many days! You can do it!!!

OMG me too. I had to choke it all down. Fast food french fries were the only food items that I liked that was high in salt.

20 A DAY!?!?  WHAT???  I'm up to like 5 a day - no wonder it isn't doing anything!!

French fries...now we're talking!