I hate OHSS!!

MelenaZ · September 2015

I am a little over 1 week into being diagnosed with OHSS. I am so exhausted with all these symptoms and I just want to celebrate my BFP already. I have had 2 taps to drain fluid, each time draining over 2liters. I am so uncomfortable and swollen in my abdomen. My RE and nurses keep telling me that it will get better and it just takes time but I haven't had much improvement. I'm so sick of Gatorade and salty foods. Anyone else deal with this before?

beckihall · September 2015

I had OHSS but not as badly. It is so uncomfortable though. It'll get better, one day I woke up and just felt GREAT..... now the morning sickness has started hahaha Feel better soon, it's all worth it in the end!

MelenaZ · September 2015

It will be worth it. I just have to be strong. Unfortunately I have the OHSS, nausea, n major heartburn going on. Ughhh. I have been off of work all week but will return on tues. I hope that it is better by then so that I can survive work.

khochanadel · September 2015

I had OHSS during my stim phase too. Didn't sleep for several nights, had one ovary pressing on my spine, and vomited for 12 hours straight before getting put on the good stuff (Percocet and Zofran). It sucks, but in our case we got 19 eggs after our retrieval and did a freeze all - 16 made it to freezing, so I say it's worth it!

Good luck feeling better.

Knottie24173360 · September 2015

So I just got back from my final US/BW the Doctor on call told me that I may have mild OHSS.... I don't have any of the things you are suppose to worry about... No severe pain or shortness of breath no lose stool(god I wish at this point) and i am peeing more often then I normally do. I am scheduled to trigger this evening. But if I am just not symptomatic and I do in fact have some OHSS.. any thoughts aside from eating a ton of salty foods and taking it easy on what I should do? I am ready to be a mom and I know they don't let you wait to long but if they have to freeze but I am scared......

1st IVF and Only....

MelenaZ · September 2015

@khochanadel sounds painful. Did ur abdomen distend? How long did it last. I'm going on 12 days like this. Although I am feeling slightly better every day I hope it goes away soon. That's awesome u got so many eggs frozen.
@Knottie24173360 the fact that ur peeing a lot is good. It means ur kidneys are filtering out that extra fluid. On top of salty foods I am only on a high sodium drinks also. Mainly Gatorade but I also do drink apple juice and some cranberry juice. But no water

Good luck I hope it goes away before ur transfer.

Knottie24173360 · September 2015

Why not water? Preference or not recommended?

MelenaZ · September 2015

Due to my abdominal distention No water because it goes straight to the third spacing and distention. Sodium in drinks draws the water out of my abdomen back into vascular system to get excreted by my kidneys.

Knottie24173360 · September 2015

Well we have triggered as of 11

khochanadel · September 2015

MelenaZ My abdomen did not distend but it did swell a noticeable deal (enough that someone at work asked me if I was pregnant and if I hadn't been so exhausted from all the meds I would have b***hslapped him). I want to say it was the last 7 days of my stim cycle that I was like that.

Yes - yay for plenty of snowbabies, but obviously I am hoping our first FET sticks.

notasycophant · September 2015

I feel your pain! The discomfort subsided after week 7 or 8 and morning sickness kicked in. I was actually more bloated and swollen at week 6 than I am now at 19 weeks. The distention took awhile to go away.

MelenaZ · September 2015

That is good to know. I definitely am still swollen but the uncomfortable part has decreased. The worst part is that I look about 5-6mo pregnant and I'm only 5 wks, my pants don't close so I'm living in yoga pants. :-S I'm hoping nobody mentions it because we didn't want to tell anyone about our bfp until after 1st trimester when we know we're in the clear.

klmoore52910 · September 2015

I just had my first draining yesterday for OHSS and it wasn't fun! They took just shy of 2 liters out and I feel a ton better! Just hope I don't have to go back in for a second one. I've had friends tell me they were better in a few days and others a few weeks. Hopefully you are in the shorter end of that!

notasycophant · September 2015

I can understand not wanting anyone to know so early. I walked around in more free flowing clothing for awhile to prevent that.

teetee0909 · September 2015

I am 3dpiui and have a mild case of iui. I feel like a stuffed turkey! Still have 11days before i can even test but hoping its all worth it. Congrats on your bfp!

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