Ginger and mellybelly

Thinking of you today Melly and am wishing and hoping with all my might that you get fantastic news later!

Ug melly - I feel completely sick in sympathy with you. Shall I have an extra piece of birthday cake to cheer you up?? (actually, maybe too much birthday cake is WHY I feel sick ... oh well!) You know that I'm sitting here terrified and hoping for you.

Ooo good luck!!

well things haven't gone quite to plan this morning.

Had terrible cramps last night, have had a few over the past week but put it down to side effects of constipation . But the pain last night was unbearable and in different locations, of course didn't do anything about it till today...naughty naughty.

Rang MB at FAA, well at home to explain what happened last night, she said to come in as soon as I could for a scan as she thought i may have OHSS. So headed off at 7.30 to FAA but as suggested went and had my BT for pregnancy (the worst BT to date... ), then headed through. Was weighed, haven't put on extra weight, so that is a good sign, then headed back to medlab to have more blood tests then back for a scan.

Definitely have OHSS, NB thinks it is a mild form at the moment, which can be monitored but the BT results this arvo will tell more. So, for now i am back at home, as I was too uncomfortable at work, have had a cartia aspirin and been told to drink lots of water. Am hoping it is a mild form, if it is more severe then I'll be off to hospital and be put on an IV drip and possibly have the fluid drained

For those who don't know what OHSS is, here is a brief description. Ovary Hyper Stimulation Syndrome, where fluid moves from the blood into the abdommen or at worst lungs. Apparently a mild form occurs in 20% of women who go through IVF and the severe form occurs in about 1%.

So fingers crossed it is just a mild form.

Have requested our pregnancy BT results by phone after 4.00pm kind of wish it was as your getting yours Ginger, didn't think of that, cos I've actually dreamt that's how i find out...

Sorry for the long novel

Thinking of you Mel, and hanging out to hear the news!!

Poor you, just another hiccup on this long road. You're well overdue some good news, so I think it will come this afternoon...

thanks guys - lying down seems to help, just uncomfortable getting up to go to loo.

on a good note the specialist said, and i read in the notes, you generally only suffer from this if your pregnant... trying not to get hopes up, but sounds positive, will wait for phone call before i get too excited.

mellybelly wrote: thanks guys - lying down seems to help, just uncomfortable getting up to go to loo. on a good note the specialist said, and i read in the notes, you generally only suffer from this if your pregnant... trying not to get hopes up, but sounds positive, will wait for phone call before i get too excited.

I'm excited! Bring on 4pm NZ time!!!

not sure what you'd see - just had a tummy scan, concentrated more on lower and upper abdomen and sides. he may have but just didn't confirm his suspiscions as i was on my own and DH and I want to find out together. there were lots of hints when talking though.....trying not to get excited till bloods.....

I must apologise Ginger I've been so wrapped up in what's happening to me I have forgotten to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Hehe. I wonder how long our thread will be by the time we're done with this business?