We had another appointment today. It went well, but scared me a little. My body is doing well, like REALLY well, as in wanting to be an over-achiever & producing lots and lots of eggs. This is a good thing, but can lead to a bad thing. If my body starts to produce too many eggs and those eggs are large it could lead to OHSS, which is basically the overstimulation of my ovaries. This condition leads to swollen and painful ovaries, which could cause the doctor to put off my "transfer" (putting the embryo(s) back inside me).
The doctor just mentioned it, I think so that I wouldn't be shocked if it actually happened and they had to postpone my transfer. He adjusted my injections & has me on a lower dose. I spoke with the nurse before we left and she said it doesn't appear that I have OHSS this moment, and lower my shot dosage will definitely help.
We also thought today would be our last ultrasound before the retrieval, but they want to see me again on Saturday just to be sure the lower dose is working. The doctor still believes my transfer will be Monday or Tuesday. So now we are just praying my body calms down and that we get to do a fresh transfer this cycle. I went out and bought some coconut water and protein granola bars, because apparently coconut water and protein help with avoiding OHSS.
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