I had my retrieval on Tuesday morning and it's Saturday afternoon right now. I have been experiencing stomach pain and bloating since Wednesday. At first, I figured it was just a reaction to the minor surgery preformed on my ovaries, but today I'm wondering if there is something else going on. These is a risk of getting ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. OHSU informed me of this a long time as a possible risk. I looked it up online and there are different levels of severity; mild, moderate and severe. I think I just have a mild case of it. I'm not vomiting or feel nauseous at all. Just extreme discomfort in my abdomen and bloating. I took a picture to show my sister and she said I should put it on here for you all to see. Because my hopes for this blog is that women considering egg donation will get a play-by-play of how it was for me.
I am not pushing out my stomach at all, this is what it looks like and feels like. For those of you who don't know me, I am 5'9 and weigh 125lbs. I have a nice stomach and muscles when I flex. So this is far from what my normal is. And I can NOT suck it in.
I plan on calling OHSU Monday morning if this continues and I'm sure they'll have something to help. I did read that symptoms should go away when I begin my period. I'm scheduled to start my period within a few days and I hope this does go away because I feel full and I want to pig out for Thanksgiving!
