Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - May 2007

[butterfly_warrior]

Jo, sounds like you had about as bad a time with EPU as me. I was asked to rate the pain between 1 and 5. I wanted to say 6. I really hope you don't get the OHSS that I did, I guess that's the good part of 8 eggs - it's unlikely! I'm a bit like you with wanting to avoid the hospital, I still think I should probably have gone in with my OHSS, but I refused simply because it would have meant leaving the house in my PJs (couldn't fit into any clothes) and that there would have been no computer and no BB in hospital! So I'd spend the night crying to DH about the pain and bloating, convince him I was fine the next morning and escape him carting me off to hospital yet again... Let's just keep hoping and praying for a super fertilisation rate.

Nic, I'm afraid I can't help with the SA results, but they sound like there are no major problems to overcome. I'm sure those 5 weeks will go super quick and you'll be at that appointment before you know it. Let's just hope those 5 weeks go super quick, as I'll then be about ready for transfer! It's scary when you think about it that way!

Megan, hope you have a fantastic time on your holiday.

Sazz, afraid I probably can't help much with the OHSS, they told me it would get better once AF arrived, but I didn't really start to feel better until AF had well and truly gone, and the fluid didn't really start to go until a few days after AF had started. I think that with being pregnant now, it's going to be pretty horrid for a while. A quick search reveals "OHSS always disappears in a few days unless a pregnancy occurs. In early pregnancy the problem may last weeks and require prolonged hospitalisation." Looks like it's bad news, I'm afraid.

BW