Although I felt pretty ok after the retrieval, boy was I sore the next day! Apparently what happens is those follies keep producing fluid once the eggs have been harvested. This fluid then drains in the abdominal cavity and can make you very bloated and sore. Because I had 15 eggs retrieved and my estrogen was high, I was at a higher risk for OHSS, or Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, you can read more about it Here.
The clinic said to keep pushing the water through, as in, drink 2-3 litres every day. Not only is this difficult to do with an already bloated tummy, but I found that I was having massive salt cravings, probably due to my sodium levels getting diluted from all the extra water. The actual sites of the surgery for the retrieval hurt as well, but nothing too awful at this point.
On a brighter note, we learned that out of the 15 eggs, 10 were mature and were able to be ICSI'd, and overnight, 9 had fertilised! So with a little scientific poking and prodding, our sperm and eggs really did like each other after all!! Now we had to wait and see if the relationship would be just a fling, or a lasting love affair, and for this, we had to wait for the Day 3 embryology report.
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