Just Waiting on Tuesday

It is Thursday, May 13th. This week has actually gone by pretty fast, but not fast enough. My concentration is shot now. The only thing on my mind is getting through the next couple of weeks with good results. I've been having lots of dreams at night about having babies, I'm sure it is because that is pretty much all I think about when I'm awake. If I think the waiting now is bad, I wonder how I will take the waiting between the transfer and the pregnancy test! I have already been told by the nurse several times that I should NOT take a home pregnancy test at any time during this process. I talked to a girl the other day who went through IVF and she said she was told the same thing, but she couldn't wait so she cheated and did a home pregnancy test. I w0under if I will have the will power to not do that.


I guess one of the biggest medical concerns for me is coming up. The stimulation medication can do a couple of things beside stimulate the ovaries. If I do not end up getting pregnant, then I will have an increased risk for ovarian cancer, but if I do end up pregnant, that risk disappears. There is also a chance that I could develop OHSS (Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome). Most cases are mild to moderate and consist of nausea and bloating. The doctor says that less than 2% of cases end up being severe which require hospitalization. The severe cases consist of severe abdominal pain, nausea, persistent vomiting, enlarged ovaries, weight gain, fluid in the abdomen, decreased production of urine, and shortness of breath. The doctor told me that I am at a higher risk for this so I need to be aware of the symptoms and alert him immediately if I notice any of them. I don't need another bump in the road, so I'm praying my body cooperates for once.


Injection tally is at 55!