Everyone thought there were only 9, but there turned out to be 10 follicles! Phew.
The retrieval process was very interesting. We had to be at the hospital by 6:30am. They got my IV going right away and that was about it, until 8:25am. Then everyone showed up and we were off to the IVF OR.
The room was stark white, kind of like the scene in Willy Wonka where Mike TV gets zapped into the TV set. They got me settled and started the drugs. I wasn't completly asleep and they told me I talked the whole time. I did feel some pain, but they would just give me more medication when I asked for it.
We had to wait for 3 hours after the procedure and then we were able to come home. The girl from the lab came in and described what will be happening with the embryos over the next 2 days. She said she was only expecting 8, so she was surprised to get 10.
Tylenol 3 is my friend for the moment. I'm sure and my stomach is very tender, but I guess that is to be expected when your organs get poked at with a needle!
Tonight is a sub-cu injection of HCG, nothing like the intramuscular shots I had to have 2 days in a row. The first one was not bad, but the emergency one we had to do yesterday afternoon was not pleasant. Even Bill was grossed out by it.
He has done such a good job with the injections. Let's hope this is the one and only time we have to do this.
The waiting over the next 2 days will be tough. Waiting to see if the eggs divide and do what they need to do. Hopefully Saturday we will be ready to put 2 or 3 back.
I feel calm about this, I'm not sure why. It is out of my hands. I am surrounded by love and no matter what, Bill and I love each other so much.
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