OHSS Won't Go Away - Help!

Re: OHSS Won't Go Away - Help!

• tvh1982 member

  March 2016

  Hi and sorry to hear you are having OHSS.
  Its tough to have, I was lucky to only have gone through it very very very mildly.
  
  I do agree with your RE that it will go away, and it doesn't sound like you have any symptoms that fall under moderate or severe.
  Which of course doesn't make it less horrible for you! (But it might make you worry less)
  
  As for being able to go to the toilet, drink lots and lots and lots of water. 
  Here in Norway we have something called 'fruit and fiber' which are small bricks that we can eat to help with that. They must have something similar in other countries.
  
  GL,hope you are soon feeling like your old you!
  
  

  
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• HBamama2B member

  March 2016 edited March 2016

  The main trick is rest and hydration. Hydration doesn't mean water, it means balanced fluid and mineral intake. Try Smartwater or a similar electrolyte beverage (avoid sugary drinks though). Keep communicating with your dr so that if a drain is needed they act quickly. Other than that you just need to let your body heal and it does take time. I had swelling/fluid for 10wks after retrieval. If you have future cycles, ask for a double Lupron trigger (this almost completely eliminates severe OHSS). GL and hope you feel better!

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• cmm012 member

  March 2016

  Good morning! I'm sorry you are dealing with this. My OBGyn recommended senecot (laxative) for me when I was really backed up. It's plant based and super gentle. Perhaps you could check with your doctor and try it.

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  Married Jan. 2014
  Me:36 DH: 39
  TTC since August 2014, Mild PCOS + uterine fibroids
  Myomectomy June 2015- 18 fibroids removed
  IVF #1, May 2016 = 32 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, 7 frozen, 3 PGS normal
  FET#2, July 2016 = one embryo transferred 
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  BFP! Beta = 617
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• Foxy8609 member

  March 2016

  Im sorry you are experiencing this. I went through the same thing but it only lasted maybe 3 days. I had a lot of smart water and Gatorade. I also took a stool softener. I usually go at least once a day and when that wasnt happening I started to panic and did what I could to get things moving. Try activia yogurt and prune juice too. 

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• takethelongway member

  March 2016

  Prune juice totally helps. I had mild OHSS and did the prune juice thing. Keep drinking Gatorade and eating salty foods. 

  Me: 31 PCOS + Homozygous A1298C MTHFR DH: 32 A-OK!
  December 2015-IVF 24 eggs retrieved, 16 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI, 9 frozen blastocysts
  January 2016-FET #1-BFP!
  February 2016-MC @ 7w3d
  April 2016-Hysterscopy and D&C
  May 2016-September 2016-Prepare to move to Qatar and TTC is on hold
  October 2016-Natural BFP & MC @ 6w
  December 2016-Natural CP
  April 2017-FET #2-BFP-It's TWINS!
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• vssbrm member

  March 2016

  So, I am back to bed rest, OMG SO BORING. I spoke with my nurse earlier today and she told me to avoid salt but eat lots of high protein foods -  seems to be a contradiction to what everyone else is told. 
  The bloating is interesting - giving me an idea of what it will be like to have a bump! 
  
  @hrenee721 how are you doing?!

  Married May 2009, TTC since November 2012 (Together since 2006 ish - had my eyes on him since 2001)

  Me: 32 (33 in May), Him: 37 (January)
  

  
  

  DX: Me: High Prolactin, Possible Autoimmune Disease Issues, though RE not concerned (?)  New RE has a plan!!

         Him: Minor Varicocele, low morphology, slightly low count

  
  

  History:
  
  Beta 5/9/2016 BFP!!
  Embryo transfer scheduled for April 28, 2016 and beta test May 9, 2016 (day after Mother's Day!)
  Transfer Meds include: Lupron Depot (4/1), Minivelle Patch (every 3rd day), Estradiol (3x daily), Amoxicillin, Progesterone in Oil, Methylprednisonlone. Lovenox and baby asprin added after transfer. 
  
  3/22/16 - Sono Saline ultrasound cyst to be aspirated on 4/1/16 if not cleared up by 3/29 US - It cleared on its own
  Retrieval 3/4/16 - 26 eggs retrieved, 23 mature, 20 fertilized, 14 embryos currently frozen
  Starting IVF Stims on +/- Feb 22, 2016
  HSG scheduled for 1-26-16 - All clear "beautiful uterus" (though inverted)
  
  Switched clinics and now prepping for IVF in February / March
  
  

  Fourth IUI -  CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - December, 2015 - BFN
  

  Third IUI -  CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - November, 2015 - BFN

  Second IUI - CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - September, 2015 - BFN

  Started Prolactin Medication October 15 - Levels quickly regulated to with in normal range

  First IUI - CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - August, 2015 - BFN

  After no BFPs (ever) First RE/Urologist visit in Feb 2015
  

  HSG w/ OB, 2014 = all clear
  Trying to conceive since November 2012

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• KLake42 member

  March 2016

  I also recommend prune juice.  It's gentle, and won't cause the cramping that other things cause, and helps with hydration.
  

  Me- 39 (turning 40 in April), TTC for the first time ever (since Jan 2015), low ovarian reserve

  Married 3/14/14 to my wonderful wife, but her sperm count is rather low

  TTC with frozen donor sperm and science
  
  7 IUIs, 7 BFNs.
  2 IVF attempts, both cancelled and converted to IUI, both BFNs.
  Decided that my tired old ovaries are ready to retire.
  Next step- reciprocal IVF, using my wife's eggs, my uterus!  
  fresh 5 day transfer (2 embryos) 4/17/17- BFP! 
  Identical twins "due" 1/2/17 (but anticipated arrival sometime December)

  
  

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