OHSS

I went to the doctor on Saturday and was up to 30 eggs. (when I say eggs, I mean follicles. Eggs is just easier to understand). I have been in a lot of pain the past few days but today is probably the worst. I have 20 or so large eggs and the rest are smaller. Tonight will be the night I trigger.

The trigger shot is the one that causes my body to ovulate. Then 36 hours later is the retrieval. I can't wait for the retrieval! No one should have to go around feeling this kind of torture. I'm so happy to have responded so well to the medicines, but I hate that it comes at such a huge price. I have over stimulated. This is called OHSS. Here is what I am going through (copied from Wikipedia):

Symptoms

Symptoms are set into three categories: mild, moderate, and severe. Mild symptoms include abdominal bloating and feeling of fullness, nausea, diarrhoea, and slight weight gain. Moderate symptoms include excessive weight gain (weight gain of greater than 2 pounds per day), increased abdominal girth, vomiting, diarrhoea, darker urine and less in amount, excessive thirst, and skin and/or hair feeling dry (in addition to mild symptoms). Severe symptoms are fullness/bloating above the waist, shortness of breath, urination significantly darker or has ceased, calf and chest pains, marked abdominal bloating or distention, and lower abdominal pains (in addition to mild and moderate symptoms).