Beau, I didn't have b/w to monitor my hcg, but I still had clearly +HPT at 1 week after the d&c. By 2 weeks the HPTs were BFN. On the emotional side, I had to tell our new FS the chromosomal results last week (when discussing our history) and I have to admit I choked up a little. I didn't cry, but it wouldn't have taken much to tip me over the edge. It has been 13 months since our d&c. I couldn't talk about it without crying until the EDD passed (6.5 months), but I am a very emotional person to begin with, so it's normal for me to take longer than average to heal emotionally. It's still very early days for you. It took me almost a month to dig myself out of the dark depression that followed my d&c. At one week post-d&c, I was having a total meltdown at work in my boss' office because someone had taken my chair while I was on sick leave and replaced it with their broken one. Not the first thing that was taken from my desk (heck, even my original desk was taken and I was shifted to a "temporary" desk, which I still occupy over a year later), but on that day it was the straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak... Funnily enough, people stopped taking my stuff after that. I think I have a reputation now...

Faye, I was told that the theory behind the protein is that it may help support cellular integrity. With severe OHSS, your cells start leaking fluids, which builds up in places the fluid doesn't belong. The protein is supposed to strengthen the cell walls and reduce the leakage. The increased water consumption is also related to the fluid build-up, but in a different way. If you are well hydrated, your body flushes fluids out of itself more effectively. If you are dehydrated, your body retains fluids. If you have excess fluid building up, you want your body flushing those fluids out as efficiently as possible, hence the need to increase your water consumption. It's important that you stick to hydrating fluids - don't drink things like tea, soft drink, etc which will dehydrate you - stick with water and/or sports drinks designed to increase hydration. Neither measure will prevent OHSS if your body is determined to go there, but each will reduce your risk (and hopefully severity) in its own way. My clinic recommends a high protein diet and 3 litres of water per day, commencing the day you start the FSH and continuing until the end of the cycle. Given your OHSS last time, I'm surprised you weren't on 150iu this time? That's a common starting dose for IVF (for PCOS or good responders). You could even have gone down to 100iu if you had wanted to be cautious. (ps. I'm on 200iu of gonal-f this cycle too! Also, I'm sorry I didn't write this out for you earlier - I didn't have time until now.)