Sorta already on bedrest????? - Infertility Message Board

lahc1 · 05-07-2007, 10:40 AM

Okay Girls, I'm having a hard day and need some advice. I'm on day 10 of stimming and not feeling so good. I woke up this morning naseous and then when i got up I was having a hard time breathing if I did anything. I wasn't afraid that I couldn't breathe but I just had to make an effort to breath like I was exercising or something. It was really scary as I've never had any side affects like this before.

When I went for my u/s & b/w this morning I talked to one of the nurses and they said I could be starting to hyperstimulate because my estrogen was still high yesterday but when they did the u/s, it said I wasn't hyperstimulating. They still told me not to go to work anymore and to stay home and try not to do to much. I am floored! I was expecting to have a hard time from ER to ET and then need some bedrest but to already be on rest 3-4 days before ER and to feel like this. I guess I just didn't expect to feel anything but bloated and emotional until ER. I tried to go grocery shopping this morning with DH even though they told me to go home and rest and I had a hard time walking around the store and keeping up with DH. I was out of breathe! I'm really nervous that I'm already feeling like this and still have 3-4 days to ER. It is only going to get worse right? Oh, yeah, and they told me to go straight to the emergency room if my breathing gets worse. How's that for scaring you? I'm only 30 and never had any health issues, I guess I just never thought my body would have a hard time with all this.

My last problem is that I started a new job in March and no one knows that I'm going through this. I'm self-employed/contracted so I figured I could get away with not showing up for a few days around my ER/ET but now my RE doesnt' want me to go to work at all which will mean I'm out 1.5-2 weeks? Any thoughts on what I can tell my manager without telling her about IF? Of course I'm stressed about this now too. Any thoughts?

Sorry for the super long message. Thanks for putting up with me and reading it.

You are the best support system ever and I don't know what I'd do without you!

Lori

Kari15 · 05-07-2007, 11:00 AM

Oh Lori, I am so sorry you are feeling bad today.

You are pumping a big amount of some crazy hormones in your body and it's understandable how you could be feeling so exhausted. As for work, is there anyone that you would be comfortable telling? Whenever possible, I think it's always easiest to let someone know exactly what is going on. For me, that was kind of a weight off my shoulders in and of itself. Luckily my boss was understanding when I had to take off for appointments and stuff. The treatments we are enduring are tough enough... I really hope your work understands because I don't want to see you get stressed from that too. Your poor body, not to mention your emotional state, needs all the help it can get. Hang in there, take it easy, and let us know how you do over the next could days. (((hugs))) to you.

CBB · 05-07-2007, 11:03 AM

Hey Lori!

I am sorry to hear how crazy things are for you. Let me tell you what happened to me once. It was the first time i ever did injectables and i was away for a weekend vacation and i woke up one morning and all of a sudden i had symptoms like you described. difficulty breathing and all. in addition my abdomen felt a little swollen. after a while i could breathe better but it kept happening throughout the course of a few days. looking back now i know i was hyperstimulating but at the time i didn't really understand it. it was scary. i immediately went home and straight to bed for rest which helped. but the time the holiday weekend was over and i saw RE there were no more symptoms so of course i seemed crazy. but that's what i think it was.

i am not sure what to do for work - are you looking to make something up? if so, and you don't want to say your health problem is IF related, the best excuse for being out that long is a back problem because usually that requires a long period of rest. i know because i get pinched nerves sometimes (once just from cleaning under my bed) and it is awful and sometimes i can barely get out of bed and stand up straight. i know it is hard to lie, but short of telling the truth you have to have some explanation.

Let me know how you are feeling and what you decide to do.

TryN2BMommy · 05-07-2007, 11:18 AM

Lori, I'm so sorry you are feeling so crappy. I really hope the rest helps. Did the nurse say anything about drinking lots of water? I think I heard on here that water is supposed to help. Maybe you should double check with them though, don't take my word for it. I would hate to have it back fire and make you feel even worse.

As for work, I agree with Kari & think it's better to be honest if there is somebody you can trust. If not though, CBB had a good idea about the back excuse. The could definitely have you out for a week or two.

I really hope you start feeling better soon. I can imagine how scared you must've been when breathing became difficult. Did they adjust your dosage of meds? I'm wondering if maybe a slight decrease would relieve your symptoms? Take it easy & be sure to let us know how you are doing.

Holly

jobeth12 · 05-07-2007, 11:21 AM

Lori - so sorry you are feeling like this. If it helps one of my friends at work hyperstimulated (they told her she was a mild case) and her symptoms were similar to yours and she had to totally slow it down and take it easy. She did get a BFP though!! I hope you are feeling better soon.

As far as work that is a tough call, but do you even have to tell them anything. Can't you just say you need some time for medical reasons and leave it at that.

Good luck. Jody