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By far the hardest part of first ivf cycle has been the last 4 days since egg collection. My fertility centre have been wonderful up until this point. They didn't share the side effects from the collection or the days that follow. I'm really glad I'm not working because I've been in tears. I have a really good pain threshold for to heavy periods but this week surpassed that.

After egg collection I was told I'd experience some discomfort and they were right. Sitting, walking, coughing jolted pain into my stomach, vagina and back passage. It took a while for me to be able to wee and when I finally did it was so painful. Everything felt bruised and trying to push down to help myself wee was unbelievably sore. It was like this the next day too. Day 3 I felt sightly better but day 4 it's gotten right back to the first day. I can't walk without pain. It's like I've got constant pressure across my lower pelvis. My ovaries are bloody aching, I've got pain vibrating down into my vagina and urethra. I can't cough without pain. The pessaries have me constipated so badly that I'm full of gas. Passing that is not an issue but any strain is horribly painful. It's like someone has a metal rod and has scraped my bladder. I don't know how else to scolding this horrible feeling. I'm weeing fine. Today I was breathless for a while. I really can't take anymore pessaries if they are responsible for all this. I'm not sure if it's due to egg collection or I'm experience overstimulated ovaries? I did contact my clinic and they just said take lactulose for my constipation. They didn't seem concerned. I'm not taking a pessary tonight. I'm in to much pain and my lining was last at 9mm. I'm told I have fantastic uterine lining so I think I can take a night off. If anyone else experiencing this?? Or knows what it is?? A hot water bottle has helped and I've had paracetamol but I feel inflamed and I don't think I can take ibuprofen šŸ˜”

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Morning,

You couldnā€™t have OHSS could you? The discomfort youā€™re describing sounds similar, though I had fairly severe vomiting when I had it but you can get mild OHSS that still feels very, very painful.

Post egg collection, my clinic told me to drink 3L of water and 1L of milk. I didnā€™t have quite that much but I did drink a lot but I do remember needing to stay in bed a lot due to the pain I was in.

Whilst the progesterone will cause bloating and gas, I donā€™t recall it causing as much discomfort as youā€™re describing.

I am assuming youā€™re going for a transfer in a few days? If so, I think you should push your clinic for a scan or some further check to ensure you donā€™t have OHSS xx

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Harlo86 in reply to XOXO13

Morning xx

Thank you so much for your reply. I've been up all night and the pain has gotten worse. It's only on one side radiating until pelvis and specifically my urethra. It's sudden stabbing pain there. Drinking water, taking paracetamol & hot water bottle. Considered going to hospital but my partner thinks the clinic is best so waiting 2 hours xx

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XOXO13 in reply to Harlo86

I couldnā€™t manage my pain at home either and had to be taken to the hospital. You know your own pain threshold so if itā€™s not manageable then listen to your body and give your clinic another call and either by them or the hospital, just get checked over. You donā€™t want to be going into a transfer in this much pain. Sending love, take care xx

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