I was so excited to be going through my first IVF cycle this month. Was on Lupron and Bravelle, was progressing a little slowly at first so they increased the amount of Bravelle. But then my Estradiol levels jumped up quickly (over 4500) so they stopped any futher Bravelle. I did the trigger shot on Tues night for egg retrieval on Thursday morning.
When I went in for egg retrieval on Thurs am, they told me that I was at high risk for OHSS and that they would want to implant only one egg at most this cycle (I guess getting pregnant actually increases the risk of OHSS and multiples increases risk substantially). But, after surgery they told me they were able to retrieve 46 eggs! Seriously, 46!?! Because of the high number of eggs, again it shows high risk of OHSS so they cancelled the cycle. Of those, I guess we had 26 eggs that fertilized and were progressing normally so they froze them for future cycles.
The good news is I now have enough freakin' eggs for the whole neighborhood. The bad news (in addition to a cancelled cycle) is that I am still very sore from my overactive ovaries and the surgery yesterday and I just have to wait to see whether I get really sick with OHSS or not. Apparently the symptoms come on quickly and don't show up until 5-7 days after the trigger shot. So, I should know by next Tues. :-( Keep your fingers crossed for me that I don't get sick. In the mean time I'm just trying to take it easy and drinking a lot of gatorade.
If anyone else has been at risk for OHSS or has experienced it, I'd be interested to hear your stories.
When I went in for egg retrieval on Thurs am, they told me that I was at high risk for OHSS and that they would want to implant only one egg at most this cycle (I guess getting pregnant actually increases the risk of OHSS and multiples increases risk substantially). But, after surgery they told me they were able to retrieve 46 eggs! Seriously, 46!?! Because of the high number of eggs, again it shows high risk of OHSS so they cancelled the cycle. Of those, I guess we had 26 eggs that fertilized and were progressing normally so they froze them for future cycles.
The good news is I now have enough freakin' eggs for the whole neighborhood. The bad news (in addition to a cancelled cycle) is that I am still very sore from my overactive ovaries and the surgery yesterday and I just have to wait to see whether I get really sick with OHSS or not. Apparently the symptoms come on quickly and don't show up until 5-7 days after the trigger shot. So, I should know by next Tues. :-( Keep your fingers crossed for me that I don't get sick. In the mean time I'm just trying to take it easy and drinking a lot of gatorade.
If anyone else has been at risk for OHSS or has experienced it, I'd be interested to hear your stories.
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