I was sleepy for a couple hours after procedure but after that, I had no pain (took tylenol) and felt normal. Honestly I could have gone back to work that afternoon if I wanted to.

Anonymous wrote:I will say the journey to parenthood is really rough. I'm 6 weeks pregnant and feel like crap pretty much 24/7. As an account executive I don't have down time so I just do my best to make work and personal commitments happen. Seems like only women have to put up with feeling crappy and having to pretend everything is fine.

What does this have to do with a retrieval?

I had 30 eggs, no OHSS. Felt bloated but could have gone to a party if I had taken a long nap in the afternoon. Would I have wanted to? No. Theoretically and physically possible? Yes. Also, I tried to send some work emails that day and definitely made a mistake on something that I wouldn’t have made otherwise, so be wary that the anesthesia may leave you feeling fine but may not be totally out of your system.

i felt fine as soon as i woke up from the anesthesia and the night of....the next day and the following i gained 4 pounds and my stomach was hard as a rock versus jiggly. also cramps in the middle of the night

I did an HCG trigger and generally felt fine by that evening (you'll want to nap for most of the afternoon). They ended up with 28 eggs and I had no OHSS symptoms. I will say I was pretty emotional that evening since it's hard not to wonder about the quality of the eggs/embryos being fertilized. Being at the picnic might be a good distraction!

I will say the journey to parenthood is really rough. I'm 6 weeks pregnant and feel like crap pretty much 24/7. As an account executive I don't have down time so I just do my best to make work and personal commitments happen. Seems like only women have to put up with feeling crappy and having to pretend everything is fine.

I read your post wrong op. I felt fines mu 1st retrieval but increasing pain for my 2&3rd. I almost busted into the pain meds for the 3rd but I made it through somehow.