Note to self: avoid tramadol...
Krikkit, I'm sorry to hear you're in so much pain. I agree that you need to stay in contact with your FS's office and follow their instructions. OHSS is not something to be taken lightly and it's better to act now that to wait for it to get worse.
I take:
* Blackmores pg multi gold
* a fish oil (1g omega3, 400mg EPA, 200mg DHA) - good for you in general, as long as you take a good quality one; it can help reduce inflammation, improve cholesterol (at high doses) and is good for your heart and brain.
* vitamin D (recently diagnosed as deficient, D3 2000iu) - they're starting to show vitamin D deficiency can trigger other problems and is also linked to lowering AMH levels, although my FS was dismissive of that link.
* CoQ10 (just bumped this up to 600mg) - supposed to help with egg quality (N2L can probably tell you much more than me).
* alpha lipoic acid (400mg, combined with one of the CoQ10 tablets I take) - another antioxidant, which I'm told helps brain function and can help lower blood sugar.
* a probiotic
* extra folic acid (500ug, taking the total with the multi to 1mg)
* I'm also supposed to be taking selenium to support my thyroid function (I have signs of possible sub-clinical hypothyroidism), but I tend to forget because I have it locked in a cupboard due to its toxicity.
I can't say I've noticed any sort of immediate effect from the supplements. I just trust my acu to know what she's doing. I don't like taking so much stuff but I would feel like I wasn't doing everything in my power if I stopped.
As for the acu itself, I don't think it works miracles, but I do think it can help. I started acu after IVF#3 was a BFN. We'd been seeing our FS for 1.5 years and had never been pg. In my second month of (only) acu, chinese herbs and TI, we got our first ever BFP. Even though it was a m/c, it seemed amazing after all we had been through. IVF#4 was a bust (tried for 5dt but none survived), so I took a break from acu, changed to a new Dr and did my first lap. After the lap I went back to acu - second month we did IVF#5 and that gave us DD. When we started TTC#2, I went back to acu again - second month - another BFP without medical assistance and another m/c. Seriously, all 3 BFPs were in my second month of acu treatments... Coincidence? Maybe? Who knows? Unfortunately, the streak ended there - I took a break from acu after the d&c but, after I started back, that "magical" second month (and more) passed by without a BFP this time.
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