Same as you, I also assumed that recovery from my egg retrieval wouldn’t be so bad. The day of the retrieval, I was in so much pain. It hurt to pee, sit, walk etc. Today is the day after the retrieval and I’m feeling better but still have so much pressure, bloating, pain when I sit. I’m so thankful that I took a few days off afterward!

I cannot say thank you enough for sharing your experience. This video was so helpful to myself and my wife during day two of her recovery. It gave us so much comfort that you guys experienced similar symptoms.

I’m so grateful that you put that experience out there. I had a similar experience to you during all of my egg retrieval’s.

Literally watching this as I recover from retrieval this morning, pillow under the knees 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

OMG the gas pain!! I had the exact same symptom

My doctor did not warn me about swelling or anything. I did research on IVF and never came across anything about recovery after egg retrieval. I do not know how I managed to be so uneducated about this part but unfortunately I was hit with the worst of it. My bloating and swelling have gotten worse since surgery and my doctor says its normal for some people. I am on pain meds and can barely eat anything. I hope people find this video BEFORE doing egg retrieval so they can be more prepared than me. Luckily I have my husband. I highly suggest stocking up on a fiber supplement and foods high in fiber no matter how healthy you already eat. ssl

Yes the gas! The breath thing I got the first day. Its like air was stuck in my rib cage and hurt to breathe deep. I was only taking Tylenol. I had mine this past Monday and today is Friday. It may also depend on how many follicles and if they went after both ovaries. For example I only have 1 ovary so didn't have pain on my other side. I'm doing better, but this afternoon the gas pain came again. My heating pad has been my best friend. Thankful I'm over all doing good. God bless ladies.

before, during and right after the surgery was amazing, and pain only came after 6 hours. 8 hours after the egg retrieval the worst cramping hit me, and sharp labor pain like in intervals and i was on the floor in fetus position and cold sweats and lasted about 3 hours. i thought about calling embulance but went away eventually(3-4hrs), and i had 5 days of intense cramps, but day 6 everything became normal, i wish someone has told me it will be this painful....(19 eggs) i'm not gona lie pain was horrible from my experience, and i'm 110ib.

The day of my retrieval was OK until the night. I was waking up in stabbing pain for 10days hours. My stomach was full bloated. The only way to got away was with painkillers. I felt so miserable.

Same as you now i am feeling so much pain 😔

Laughing and coughing is definitely uncomfortable!!! Was not expecting that 🤔

I’m having my egg retrieval tomorrow morning, and this was so helpful. Thank you! Did you have much pain before the surgery? I can hardly walk from how tender my ovaries feel right now, but I haven’t seen anyone else say much about the pain they had before surgery.

I had it today 9am it hurt until now 9pm .... I can’t stand up and pee without pain... when I laugh it hurts too

Going through the same.

We will be starting the process in the new year and im not going to lie the retrieval scares me

Pls tell me what what you eat

If you're using your own eggs during IVF, at the start of a cycle you’ll begin treatment with synthetic hormones to stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple eggs - rather than the single egg that normally develops each month. Multiple eggs are needed because some eggs won’t fertilize or develop normally after fertilization. You may need several different medications, such as: Medications for ovarian stimulation. To stimulate your ovaries, you might receive an injectable medication containing a follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), a luteinizing hormone (LH) or a combination of both. These medications stimulate more than one egg to develop at a time. Medications for oocyte maturation. When the follicles are ready for egg retrieval - generally after eight to 14 days - you will take human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) or other medications to help the eggs mature. Medications to prevent premature ovulation. These medications prevent your body from releasing the developing eggs too soon. Your doctor will work with you to determine which medications to use and when to use them.

Did you wear white socks at your ivf exam?

Did the doctor put you under anesthesia? You're not suppose to drive after you been under anesthesia that's dangerous. Also you're not suppose to put any heat on your stomach. If you need to, you can put an ice pack but never anything hot for the uteris. I think that fainting/dizziness feeling happened bcz of the progesterone and antibiotics. I felt like that a few times after taking my meds and nausea.

Going to chirch and doing IVF - girl there is a controversial statement over here. Dont get me wrong, Im myself in the IVF stage of recovery, but as far as I can recall Jessus do not bless the IVF. Good luck though. 😊 A lot of possitive energy to you and your loved once. 😊