How long is a typical stay for OHSS

[Mon]

I am going in for EPU on Wed morning, and after receiving the final verdict this afternoon, my E2 levels are quite high - around 14500. Therefore risk of OHSS is also quite high. From what I have read it could take a few days post transfer for symptoms to kick in. So will stock up on Gatorade and keep up the fluids and try to rest as much as possible.
If I have to go to hospital am wondering who else has experienced this and what the expected length of stay is. I am a bit nervous as DH and I booked flights and accomdation already to Kingscliff for Easter long weekend. A week in hospital would potentially mean kissing my holiday good bye!
I hope I am worrying for nothing! but I just want to be prepared for the worst!!
Mon

[butterfly_warrior]

Mon, as you know, I was in hospital for a week with OHSS. I don't think that's normal, though. Even when I was released from hospital, I still took a few weeks to get back on my feet properly. Was pretty much three weeks all up before complete recovery. First time with OHSS, I stayed out of hospital (madness!), but was again off my feet for three weeks recovering. While it appears normal for me, I'm not entirely convinced that it's normal for normal people who don't have other complicated medical problems making things more difficult than they need to be!

If it were me, I could pretty much guarantee that the holiday wouldn't happen. But I do tend to have fairly extreme responses to things and you might just be ok.

BW

[Mon]

Thanks BW ... I was re reading your journal last night! Cant believe how much you went through! Its crazy!
I just hope that it doesnt get so bad that I miss out on my holiday! I really need it! So I guess I am going to have to go with the positive thoughts!
Mon

[Shannon22]

Hi Mon

Good luck hun, i think it all depends i was out the next day all they can do is pump you full of fluids and painkillers which i could do from home so i wasn't in long at all.

Just so long as you can manage the pain you should be fine. Are you flying or driving to Kingscliff?

Plus i've decided you will be fine and won't need hospital at all

How are you feeling today?

Shan

[belle333]

Hey Mon

I had my EPU three weeks ago (tomorrow). My E2 was 16000, terribly bloated and uncomfortable, hard to walk around, tired very easily. Had 26 eggs, some immature but 18 fertilised.

Just drink all the water you can. I found it much harder after the EPU than before. Without going into details, Hubby took 3 days off to look after me, I needed it, had 5 days off in a row including weekend, back to work 2 days, then another off. In hindsight I wish I had organised 2 weeks off from just before the EPU.

Sorry you may need to forget your holiday, you will need to rest. Remember after pickup you follies continue to be stimulated and fill up with fluid which overflows hence huge bloating. You have to keep drinking the water and rest.

I got back into my jeans last friday, so it took just over two weeks for most of my bloating to settle down.

You clinic should continue to contact you to make sure you are ok, tell them how you are feeling and any symptoms. But most of all this is a time to be kind to yourself and take it easy!

Good luck, hope all goes well!

[Willow]

A friend of mine was in for about 4 days from memory (she's a BB member so she might pop in!).

She was quite ill for a few weeks though so I'd have to agree with the others and say the holiday might be out the window. Hers was quite a bad case of OHSS too, so I guess it just depends.