Still bloated from OHSS

Pamela
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La

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I got OHSS after my retrieval and ended up being hospitalized. I missed my transfer date and had to do an FET 3 months later. Took about 3 weeks for the bloat to go away, but about 8 weeks to get energy back.Had a successful FET in January, I'm almost 17 weeks!

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Do • Nov 14, 2015
Congrats!!!!! I was hospitalised too so now I'm waiting until January to to FET. Glad to hear it went well for you in the end. OHSS is really scary, painful and just the worst experience.

Sa

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The best thing you can do is drink Gatorade, not water.. I had it bad

Ta

Ta • Nov 22, 2014
I drank Gatorade for like five days afterwards and it helped the inflammation and was recommended by the nurse & doc.

Ki

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I'm 11 weeks now and still bloated. At my last ultrasound both ovaries were still quite large with multiple cysts. Wondering when/if they will go down??

Kr

Krista • May 21, 2017
I'm going through the same thing--how are you doing? Did they go down?

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Annie • Nov 15, 2015
I was super bloated too and still kind of am at 9 weeks. My left ovary was huge at 6 weeks. They didn't mention it at my last one so I think it's gone down a little. The bloating is awful.

Pa

Pamela • Apr 11, 2015
Keep the faith! It will go down it just takes a while :(

Am

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I also had horrible OHSS. I had to miss a week or work and get fluid drained two times! After 3 weeks post egg retrieval I'm finally starting to feel better. I'm only 5 weeks but the bloat looks like I'm 6 months. Hard to hide!!

Je

Jessica • May 15, 2015
Amy same here! I'm now 5 weeks and looks like I'm 7 months prego. I had severe constipation on top of it and thought I was going to die from pain!

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Cara • Feb 23, 2015
Yes! Enjoy it :)

Am

Amy • Feb 18, 2015
Yes, my bloat has gone down a lot, I'm still 3 pounds heavier but I feel much better. I'm almost 6 weeks now so just enjoying not feeling like crap for a while :)

Al

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When I had OHSS it took months for the bloat to go down! Hang in there!

Pa

Pamela • Apr 21, 2015
Thank you! I'm actually 28 weeks along now! No more bloat just baby :)

Je

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Whats that mean????

Pa

Pamela • Mar 9, 2015
It is when you are over stimulated from IVF medications and procedures. It cause fluid to build in your abdomen and can be extremely painful.

BG

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I had that too! It lasted until I was about 6 weeks then I woke up one morning and it felt normal again. On ultrasounds my ovaries are still HUGE but they say that's normal. It is uncomforable during ultrasounds but otherwise doesn't bother me. I'm 9 weeks today and the bloating is gone and I have a tiny bump. I hope it gets better for you! 

Pa

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We are 5 weeks pregnant now so as uncomfortable as it has been it was all worth it!

Mi

MissJelly • Nov 9, 2014
Congrats that great news. The discomfort and whole process becomes so worth it as soon as you find out it worked xx

Mi

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I'm sorry to hear that. I hear ohss is the worst, the feeling after egg collection is bad enough without it being ohss. Good luck and hopefully it goes away soon xx