It’s been 15 days since egg collection… and to be honest, it feels like both a lifetime and the blink of an eye. So much has happened. So many emotions. And yet here I am, back at home, still not quite 100%, but slowly finding my way forward again. Let’s rewind a bit. Last time I shared, I was sitting in the day surgery waiting room, wrapped in the world’s best heated blanket, nervously waiting to be wheeled in. I was equal parts terrified and hopeful—clutching onto the idea that maybe, just maybe, we’d walk away from this with a little spark of success. Well, we got more than we expected. Our doctor collected 13 eggs . Yep, 13. I didn’t quite believe it at first—it felt like a win we didn’t want to jinx. But at the same time, my doctor noticed something else. I was showing signs of OHSS —Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. For those who don’t know, it’s a response your body can have to the fertility meds when the ovaries go a bit overboard. It can cause bloating, pain, nausea, vomi...
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