Saturday, December 8, 2012

Unplanned visit

Yesterday I called the doctor because I was concerned about 2 things: I was losing 1-1.5lb each day since my retrieval on Monday (only time in my life I'd inquire about weight LOSS) and I was constantly having to urinate at least once per hour, even in the middle of the night and actually able to urinate a lot every single time....this was absolutely not normal for me.  Now, I am aware that my ovaries are big and my body is most likely not used to it, however, I know I have to have a full bladder for the embryo transfer and really do not want to mess anything up, so I called the office just to be cautious. The office called me back and told me to come in RIGHT AWAY! Well, I almost lost it, had no idea what they were thinking,  is there something wrong with me? Will I not be able to do the transfer? Am I sick? Oh my gosh....Andy works 45 minutes away from home and would not be able to meet me at the office on time and although I had offers from people to be there with me, I knew I had to do this on my own and tell Andy what was going on.

I got to the office and as always tried to be my smiling self and make a joke out of my visit.  I told the nurses I just missed my daily monitoring and internal ultrasounds so much that I couldn't wait until tomorrow! They laughed and told me everything was fine but they had to be sure nothing was up. They told me to just keep a watch on my weight, that they would only be real concerned if it was a big weight gain. They suspected I had a UTI, however they only symptom I had was, a had to pee a lot and often! No pain or weird sensations and such.  They did a urine test, internal ultrasound, abdominal ultrasound and the usual doctor screens. Everything looked and sounded completely normal.  They gave the ultrasound pictures to the medical director and she said nothing seemed abnormal and it seems my ovaries are 4 TIMES the size the normally are and that my bladder just doesn't have any room and most likely the retrieval on Monday made the ovaries a bit more swollen from the procedure.  They reassured that I would be fine and still have my transfer on Saturday, I was beyond relieved and told them I had no idea how I would hold my urine during the transfer if I can't do it now! They told me I'd be fine, I left and called Andy and my Mom and everyone else I worried and went home to relax to get ready for the big day!

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