Sunday, May 20, 2012

Pain following egg retrieval.

The day after my egg retrieval was for the most part, not too bad. I woke up that morning feeling really swollen and sore, almost as if I had done a million sit ups the night before. Because I didn't have  to work that day I spent the majority of the time laying in bed. I hardly felt any pain at all and I started to believe that the recovery process for the procedure was going to be quite simple. That was until I was laying down that night to go to bed and I started getting the most sever cervical pain I have ever experienced. It was almost like someone had their hand around it and was squeezing it for all they were worth. I know, TMI.  I couldn't sit up, lay down or move without the pain intensifying. When I finally did manage to get out of bed, I noticed that my pajamas felt a bit tight. Because the scale sits right next to the bathroom, I decided to step on to see what was going on. Because of my chances of developing OHS, I knew I needed to keep a close eye on my weight. 
When I got on the scale I was horrified to see that I had gained almost 12lbs in a single day. I know I at  this point I should have contacted my doctor, but because it was about midnight, there wasn't much I could do. There would be no point in going to the emergency room where no one would be able to speak English and understand what was going on. So I went back to bed, found that the only comfortable position I could get into was curling up into a tight ball and tried for hours to get a little rest. I was finally able to fall asleep just after the sun started to creep it's way into my windows.
By the next morning things had calmed down a bit and the pain was almost to a tolerable level. I got up and walked around a bit and felt fairly comfortable. I knew there wasn't any way I was going to be able to get out of work so I got dressed and got everything that I would need ready. The two classes that I had went really smoothly and the pain stayed at a decent level. I started to think that maybe the pain from the night before was caused by one of the medications given to me. The unapproved Korean version of Viagra. I mean it is suppose to cause tightening of other body parts right? 
Anyway that night was the high school's first prom like dance and I had agreed to chaperon. Thankfully there were plenty of other teachers on hand so I didn't end up having to do much. After standing around talking for an hour or so, I headed up to the roof to talk with two other teachers that were already up there. I was having a great time talking and laughing until out of no where the pain returned tenfold. I did all I could to come up with and excuse to leave then dragged myself back down to my room. By the time I got there I was screaming in pain into my pillow and had no idea what was going on. The pain came in waves and when it was at it's worst I was screaming for Jeff to do something. He desperately wanted to take me to the hospital but I was so afraid that if I went in, they would cancel our cycle and this round of IVF would be over just like that. 
Now I am not suggesting to ANYONE that they take these same actions at all. If you are in pain, contact your doctor! 
Thankfully because of the many past surgeries I have undergone, I had some strong pain medication that I could try taking. It took roughly thirty minuets to finally kick in, but once it did, the pain was once again at a manageable level. This time however I found that I could only get comfortable if I sat with my chest on the bed and my butt up in the air. Yah I know, not the best position, but it seemed to take the pressure off of my cervix. 
Once again by the next morning the pain had almost disappeared and I was feeling much better. The scale had gone down by about six pounds and I was feeling only slight cramping. That morning happened to be our transfer day and I promised Jeff that I would discuss all of my symptoms with the doctor once I arrived at the hospital. Unfortunately I never got a chance to do that, but she looked me all over and did an ultrasound right before implantation and didn't seem to see anything worry some. 
So for now, I am still resting and the pain is completely gone. I will post another blog about my actual transfer as soon as I am able. 
I am really sorry these past two blogs are coming so late, but blogging was the last thing I was in the mood to do these past few days.

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