I had my retrieval last Saturday (today is day 7). I had 17 follicles total. I had the normal bloating, pressure and cramping the day of and day after but have felt progressively better over this week. I started my period 5 days after retrieval and have had two days since bleeding stopped. Last night I began feeling immense pressure and pain in my abdomen. I felt identical to the symptoms felt immediately after retrieval. I thought maybe I was constipated and gassy because I was having trouble passing a bowel movement. As of this morning I’ve had two bowel movements and they were SO PAINFUL. Not in the sense of being constipated (sorry TMI) but because the intense amount of pressure I’m feeling makes it painful to push. Urinating feels the same way... it’s like I feel all swollen inside with intense pressure and initiating urination or a bowel movement makes me feel like my insides are going to explode.

Should I be concerned?? I don’t think I had enough follicles to get OHSS and I felt better even jsut 2-3 days ago... it’s like I’m regressing. The best way to explain it is that it literally feels identical to the pressure and pain immediately following retrieval. I don’t want to call my doctor if I’m jsut tender and maybe being in my period exacerbated my healing, but I also don’t want to ignore something that could be concerning.