Egg Donation Part IV - Follistim Can Bite Me

[pctgdhup]

For how long you had to avoid working out?

[AtheistAddiction]

how long (from the day the people selected you till the day you gave the egg/s) did it take? how many doctors visits was it total? and did the doctors visits interfere with your every day life. for instance, i am a college art student and cannot miss any class and need my studio time, would i be a bad candidate?

[missjamiesue]

@AtheistAddiction The cycles where everything went as planned took a month. The one cycle when the recipient dragged her feet on getting the tests done took 3 months. The doctors' visits didn't interfere with my life because I had a very flexible work schedule. You might not be a good candidate if you can't be flexible as you have to make A LOT of visits to the doctor (sometimes every single morning). And they only give you 48 hours notice before retrieval...

[RiversEdge1986]

why is it that you can't work out?

[missjamiesue]

Because the ovaries swell up quite a bit from the follicle-stimulating drugs, they could twist on their stems, lose circulation and may have to be removed if you physically exert yourself too much! Not worth the risk, if you ask me!

[missjamiesue]

Oh, you absolutely CANNOT workout while taking the stimulation drugs! The ovaries become so enlarged that aerobic movement may cause them to twist and cut of their blood supply and then you'd lose them forever! That's not something I wanted to risk.

[ucfknights129]

So you cannot work out while on the drugs or you just dont feel up to it?

[lucytune80]

382 seems good for 4 shots. it actually doubles every 48hrs and it will be way more than 400 :) it depends on how many follicals you have. I think 9-10 is about the average amount of shots needed before your trigger shot although you can have more if needed.

the heavy feeling is normal. it kinda feels like early period cramps and your overies will feel like a bunch of steel grapes. its uncomfortable but thats what you want.

good luck