Abdominal Cramping - Help Please?

[XOXO13]

Morning ladies,

I got up to go the bathroom this morning, feeling okay and then so suddenly, a wave of lower abdominal cramping hit me. It was so painful, that when brushing my teeth, I got really lightheaded and thought I was going to faint. My body also overheated so I had to strip off, put the fan directly on me and try to breathe through the pain in my tummy. I was on the bed at this point trying to find a comfortable position.

I’ve taken two paracetamol, and the pain eased off within 5 minutes.

If i were to try describe the pain, it felt like my period was coming intensely and also reminded me of the pain I got when I was miscarrying (which is scary).

I’ve read the side effects of cyclogest and it says cramping and nausea can be normal.. I’m assuming that’s it but I’ve not had this reaction when I’ve taken this before.

My transfer is Tuesday.. maybe it’s my anxiety as I’ve also not slept well and had a bit of a bad dream.

Has this happened to anyone before? I think I just need some reassurance that it’s okay! Xx

[Jam-master]

Morning! I don’t have much advise I’m afraid I just wanted to comment to say that I hope you’re feeling a bit better now. These meds to all sorts of things to our bodies that can be stressful and confusing. The only time I’ve felt slightly similar pain is when I had a bit of an upset tummy. I hope it’s eased off, and if you’ve not slept make sure you have a wee nap later xxx

[XOXO13 in reply to Jam-master]

Thank you so much for replying. The pain has totally gone away, I just feel like I’ve been wiped out and a bit weak. Going to gently move soon and hope it was just a one off! Xx

[Purpledoggy]

I had something similar the day after egg collection. I was lying on the sofa in the evening and had this sudden onset severe pain, sort of like severe IBS pain but not quite, and I was having to do controlled breathing. It lasted about 20 minutes or so and thought it might be OHSS to start with, but then after the 20 mins it started to dwindle without any pain relief and never came back. I wondered if it was a little bit of haemorrhage from the ovary in my case as I did bleed a lot during EC, and haemorrhage into the abdomen is very painful even when tiny amounts. It was my first and only IVF so far, so I have nothing to compare it to.

I'm glad you're feeling better. If it happens again I would call your clinic so they can determine whether they think it could be OHSS. xx

[XOXO13 in reply to Purpledoggy]

So sorry you’ve had a similar pain.. all go okay after your egg collection?

Mine is a FET so on Progynova and Cyclogest, I’ve not experienced any side effects before but this time around I think I’m more sensitive with the cyclogest. Hoping it was just a one off and I’ll be fine for embryo transfer Tuesday! 🤞🏻

Hope all is well with you xx

[Purpledoggy in reply to XOXO13]

Ah OK, didn’t realise it was FET. Hopefully it was a one off and Cyclogest being a jerk. The long list of weird shit that happens during IVF is no joke! My EC was a while back and BFN. Next round hopefully in a couple of weeks if my prolactin has come back down.

Best of luck for Tuesday. xx

[XOXO13 in reply to Purpledoggy]

Definitely! I’ve been lucky so far that I haven’t had too many odd side effects, so this morning must have been a one off 🤞🏻 Xx