I was a bit sore afterward but they gave me mild painkillers to take for the day....did you have an HSG? If you did then this will be a cake walk...my HSG hurt like crazy but made every other step feel like nothing!!! it really isn't bad....best of luck to you...I will keep my fingers crossed for you!

i had two egg retrievals and i had no pain at all,no disconfort and no need to take pain killers,good luck!

I have had three ER and I , too, did not experience any pain. Just slightly crampy for about an hour after. I didn't need pain meds either. Good luck.

I have also had two ER and only had very minimal cramping no need for pain killers.

Good luck

Same here just some cramping afterwards.. Good luck!!!

I had one ER about 2 months ago; took some extra strength Tylenol right after the procedure and I was just fine. The scary/anxious part is the anticipation and waiting for surgery, not the actual procedure... You'll do fine :)

Best of luck!!!

I have only had 1 egg retrieval and I was crampy for the rest of the day. The next day or so I felt like something had taken place but nothing as excruciating as the HSG was for me. Good Luck!!!

i hyperstimulated right after the egg retrieval. it was very painful!! i had to get hospitalized. I could not finish the ivf and had to get my embryos frozen . i have 8 full blast once waiting for me .

I will be completely honest with you, but please keep in mind that I have other medical issues that cause me added pain. Our first IVF ER was horrible for me. I was the second person to go in for retrieval that morning. They wheeled me in expecting to get 9 follicles and ended up getting 19. I woke up and was in horrible pain. To make it worse they did not know how to manage it and kept giving me different things, add that to the pain, the bed and the anesthesia and I was a mess! I ended up being the last person to leave at the end of the day and they were talking about keeping me over night. I forced myself to be able to leave though because I just wanted my own bed. I could hardly walk for two days and was taking pain meds and using moist heat on my belly. By the time ET came around I was fine and ready for our transfer.

That was our first IVF. We did four more cycles after that and at two different clinics without any problems. Pain was minimal. In fact the AF cramping I am having right now is far worse then the pain following ER of our last four cycles.

A few recommendations and things we did different for me:

If you have any problems with motion sickness or have ever been sick from anesthesia, let them know. They can either put something in the IV and/or put a little round sticker behind your ear that will help with the nausea. It will also help with any nausea you may experience from the antibiotics.

Also, if you are in pain then let them know so they can help you manage it. We figured out what worked for me and that is what they used going forward. We are all different. Some people can walk right out and others can't.

For some reason I have a very hard time in hospital beds. When I had my tubes removed I needed to have the nurses take me out of the hospital bed and put me in a geriatric chair. The bed was triggering my back pain which was making my stomach pain worse. The same thing happened the day of our very first ER except I did not think to have them take me out of the bed.

Also, I do not recommend eating a lime green colored pistachio muffin after ER if you think you may be sick. It does not look so pretty coming up as you are being wheeled out of he hospital, as I am sure the man who ran out of the elevator would tell you. ;-)

But seriously, I only had a hard time 1 out of 5 cycles. I think that is pretty good. I have a feeling you are going to do great! I don't want to scare you with my story, because most women do not have a hard time with it, but I wanted to be honest. Also, be sure to drink A LOT of fluids for the few days following, either water or something with electrolytes in it like Pedialyte or Gatorade. I like the apple Pedialyte with some water added to it (it is a little too sweet for me other wise). The added fluids will help keep you from ovarian hyperstimulation.

You are going to do GREAT! I am sending a ton of sticky baby dust your way and 2010 is the year of YOUR miracle! BELIEVE!! :-)

I've had 2 and didn't need the pain meds.

Thanks to everyone, I feel a lot better. tomorrow is the blood test and finally the date!!!

wish me luck!!!