Finding A New Doctor

When I found Dr. Person, it was so easy. I just knew he was the right doctor.  Now I had to find another one. I could not decide what to do. I had two options for hospitals. I could stay at the U or go find a doctor out by St. Marks Hospital. (Yes there are more hospital options but these were the only two I was willing to consider).
My sister in law was a nurse out at St. Marks, and I asked her what her recommendation would be since she worked with them in labor and delivery. She new exactly who to refer, a Dr. Yamashita.  He went straight to the top of my list. I also wanted to check out the U's Labor and delivery unit.
Dr. Peterson actually offered to give us a tour on our last appointment with him, so Justin gave him a call and we went up for a look.
We were really impressed with the U. A lot of it had recently been remodeled. The delivery rooms were really large, and the post pardum rooms we felt were bigger than the ones at St. Marks.
I had a couple of options at the U for doctors. There were two OBGYNs in Centerville. I told Dr. Peterson I was leaning toward Dr. Adelman, he said she would be a great choice.
We decided to try Dr. Adelman first. Her education was what impressed me the most. We also thought staying at the U would be best. We didn't have to transfer records, it just seemed like the best choice.
First Impressions
I had my first appointment set up for around 11 weeks. It was nice that everything was already familiar. Centerville is where most of my appointment were before, I was familiar with most of the staff already, so right off I was glad we stuck with the U.
When the Dr. came she was not what I expected (or what anyone would expect as a doctor).
But I instantly loved her. She was very petite, with short curly hair and huge nerdy glasses. But she was perfect. She was professional but with a sense of humor. She was like " oh! Another set of twins curtsey of Dr.Peterson. Just as I deliver one set I get another."
She was great. She explained everything, left you with zero questions. We looked at the babies quickly to check their heartbeats. Everything was great, we made our next appointment and left. We got into the car, and I asked Justin if this was someone he would be comfortable with. He said absolutely. We were totally on the same page. She was great, and we had made the right decision.

6 Week Ultrasound

At six weeks we were able to go in and see the babies. Not that they looked liked babies, but it was to make sure that the two eggs implanted or just one. It turned out there was two. The coolest part was we got to listen to the heartbeats. At 6 weeks old you could plainly see a fluttering of heart on a baby the size of a grain of rice. This was our last appointment with Dr. Peterson, it was sad because he was the one that made this possible for us, and now I had to go find a new doctor.

OHSS - Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome

I can't say I was not warned about OHSS. The Dr. told us there was a risk of this if we were to  immediately implant after the 5 days of fertilization. The way to avoid it was to freeze the eggs for a couple of months, let your body calm down from all the stimulating drugs, and then implant. Seriously, after going through everything we had so far, I'm curious to know if anyone has the self control to wait two months before implanting. I know I did not have the patience.
And I paid the price.
The Sunday after the implant I started feeling a lot of pain. Gradually, and then it just kept getting worse and worse.
I went into the doctors office and they told me that my ovaries were the size of tennis balls and they would probably keep getting bigger before they got smaller. (She was right, they got up to grape fruits)  But also some good news, that this probably was happening because the IVF worked and I was pregnant.
I was put on a Gatorade diet. I had to drink around 64oz of Gatorade a day to keep my electrolytes up. I did some blood tests and went home.
I can't remember exactly but I think I was in that office at least every other day for a while. The nurses all knew me and they took good care of me. There is really not much they can do for OHSS, but I also had a lot of fluid built up in me because my kidneys were not fully functioning.  The only relief they could provide was if there was big enough fluid pockets they could "tap" me. Basically they would stick a catheter up to where the pocket was and let it drain. I had two taps, and a total of about 3 liters of fluid taken out.  The relief only lasted about a day, but it was worth it.
I also ended up taking a bunch of work off. I would go in about 2 or 3 days a week at most. It was incredibly painful to sit or do anything. None of my clothes fit because I had two grapefruits and fluid inside me, and had gained around 20 pounds in a matter of about a week.
The OHSS eventually went away. They tell you it lasts 10 to 15 days, mine lasted about a month. I did eventually loose the 20 pounds, along with another 10 pounds because I could barely eat anything.
But in the end I was pregnant with twins.