Time off after egg retrieval?

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I’m an ICU nurse and my retrieval is tomorrow morning.  I’m thinking of switching my shift from tomorrow to Friday but Idk if I’ll still feel like death. 
How many days did or has everyone taken off after? 
I was triggered with lupron because I amazingly produced a ton of follicles unexpectedly!! So I’m wondering if this is bitter sweet 😬

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I would take tomorrow off. Especially if they expect to retrieve a lot of eggs. It took me 3 days easy to feel able to work. Good luck !!

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I'm a nurse as well, just had my first egg retrieval yesterday. I'm so thankful I have 3 days off in a row. Even though I'm feeling so much better the day after egg retrieval, it's nice to not have to worry about work, especially since as nurses, we are on our feet for most of our shifts and work long hours. Luckily I didn't need any pain meds post egg retrieval, but plan to take the whole day to just rest! My heating pad was a life saver as well! Good luck 😊

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First retrieval it took me 3 days to feel better and for the second retrieval it was closer to 5 days - hopefully your recovery will be short! Did you doctor say if you are at risk for OHSS? That can lengthen the recovery time for sure.

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Did anyone feel like the progesterone shot after was worse than the entire thing!? Lol I feel fine other than my booty where she stuck me 😐

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I went to work the next day. But everyone is different. Good lUck

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I took the day of off and went to work the next day (middle school teacher). I did a laptop activity that day so it was very easy workload. I was achy the day after. I could take 2 of my Tylenol-codeine for pain but only did one at the start of work and was fine for the day.  Good luck

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Oh gosh y’all are scaring me haha I hope I feel at least a little better the next day to do a bday dinner w my honey! I thankfully work with a wonderful woman who took my shift for me without any swapping! She’s a saint! I didn’t realize how rough all this was going to be when I went into it!

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Did you apply for FMLA or just taking sick or vacation days? From what I understand, you would possibly qualify for FMLA.

Time off after egg retrieval?

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