Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Bloating diagnosed . . .

So it turns how to not be gas as I thought. Today I was in a lot of pain to the point of laying on my office floor and crying--which made it hurt more. No deep breaths, sneezes, hiccups for me--it all hurts. Bowel movements have not been regular since the PIO shots started. If I eat anything, I feel like I have indigestion. I have just felt generally crappy. So I called to doctor's office to find out if I could take something to relieve the pressure I am feeling. I started crying on the phone so they had me come in. They did an ultrasound to show me the problem which is my ovaries. When they did the retrieval, they took the eggs but not the follicles, so they filled back up with fluid. They told me they would stay that way for a while, but I had no idea they would keep filling to gargantuan sizes--45-50mm each right now. Now I only had 7 eggs to extract, not all follicles contain an egg, but they all fill up with fluid--12-16 of them are measuring around 50 mm each. That is taking up alot of space, and they are pushing things up. This is why I have pain in my upper abdomen, why I can't eat much, why my stomach is distended. But I guess this is all a good sign--so the nurse tells me. I have never had this bloated feeling in my life because I don't ovulate on my own, having felt this way for the first time scared me. My blood pregnancy test was not to be until Friday, but they decided to draw blood today. I will know the result tomorrow afternoon. I go in again Thursday morning for a status check on everything. They gave me a script for tylenol with codine to help relieve some of the pain, but nothing can be done for the bloating--it will last for the next two weeks or so. So the pain is still there but I did get a sense of relief that what I am experiencing is perfectly normal and I can stop crying out of worry.

1 comment:

Shel said...

I am holding my breath all day! I am sorry you have been feeling so YUCK! It sounds truly miserable! You wont even mind all the pregnancy side effects now that you have had all this tough stuff!