Retrieval was the worst! Bloating and weight gain and then so painful after.
2026-06-11 20:15:55
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Emma Tracia :
girrrrllllll i got 31 eggs … was not the easiest part.
2026-06-24 20:42:20
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megs2fink :
I could not disagree more 😂 as a PCOS girlie - I was SO uncomfy before AND after!
2026-06-11 20:16:52
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Chloe 🌙 :
Yeah in the uk we’re awake for that
2026-07-05 10:12:14
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Karly Andrews :
My clinic is 3 hours away through windy mountains…should I have my husband just drive straight home after retrieval or stay in a hotel? I’m so torn
2026-06-12 01:25:43
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chellynicole :
It might be wrong but I LOVE an anesthesia nap
2026-06-11 23:50:39
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nickeyrunham :
We’re awake in Canada 😫 I had so much anxiety
2026-06-11 22:47:01
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Kelsey 🪻 IVF :
The nap is the only part I liked but my pain was so unbearable after
2026-06-16 15:03:16
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Losmitty10 :
Mine was sooo good. Waking up covered in warm blankets eating some cheezits. Only needed Tylenol/ibuprofen for the next 24 hours
2026-06-11 20:03:09
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Brooke Mason :
Have you done the transfer yet? Or just the retrieval part? Maybe I missed that detail - thx
2026-08-04 14:21:38
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user12750422684662246 :
OHSS/PCOS girlies this isn’t for us 😭😭😭 it’s not the procedure though, i agree! procedure is pretty easy. the recovery always tough
2026-06-12 01:12:42
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aytanggg :
Ugh I start stims tomorrow
2026-06-17 20:00:46
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Francine :
Haha! It’s a completely different experience in the Netherlands. You’re allowed to take ibuprofen at home; you’re fully awake, and the only painkillers you’re given are a minimal dose of morphine via a drip to take the ‘edge’ off the pain, but you can still feel everything.
2026-07-21 20:04:28
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Melissa Walsh :
tell me you didn’t have OHS without telling me you didn’t have OHS! Happy for you girl!!!!
2026-06-28 16:18:41
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Stace3490 :
sure, retrieval day is easy, but everything before and after sucks 😅 I had the worst bloating for 8 days after.
2026-06-12 18:28:59
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G | IVF • Endo • Adeno • PMDD :
Lowkey I dream about getting another anaesthetic nap, that shit slaps SO hard 😂
2026-06-16 00:56:10
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Sanne :
Girl 🤣 In the Netherlands they only give you morphine and two paracetamol, and then they just get started. And trust me, the medication doesn’t really take the pain away, you still feel everything, it just processes a bit slower because of the drugs. I’ve got my third puncture next week, and none of it is fun 🤣.
2026-06-21 14:32:25
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Luna 🐕, Yeti 🦴 and Mom 🤷♀️ :
Best 20 min nap ever 😂
2026-06-11 19:16:47
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meganpdavis :
Low key this was nothing like my experience but the story is too long for one comment 🙃
2026-06-11 19:08:07
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LilCweeps :
I did mine completely unmedicated just a local
2026-06-24 03:44:40
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mei :
Okay so what part is the worst? :/
2026-06-19 03:06:33
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elfakaren :
In my country you get the medicine you get before you walk into the procedure room and then some pain medicine once you are in the room. You are awake the entire time.
2026-07-30 18:44:16
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giovana :
doing mine on the end of the month 😁🥰 can't waittt 😂😂😂
2026-06-12 19:56:36
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Alyssa | IVF Warrior ✨💉 :
I’m high risk for ohss so I’m nervous 😬
2026-07-07 01:57:31
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gahbeetee :
Pcos girlie here who just had hers yesterday, and I’m still struggling to move around my house 😅 we are a lot better than yesterday, but once those nice anesthesia drugs wore off, the bloating/gas pain/fluid shifts kicked in SO HARD that walking to the bathroom was a struggle. Not to mention the constipation. Still on a q4 Tylenol/ibuprofen schedule and doubtful I can move at my nursing job tmrw, but to those with an easy experience - love that for you, truly 💕
2026-07-16 15:53:42
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