Today was my egg retrieval. We had to leave at 6:30 this morning and drop Rachel off at school on the way to the clinic. The drive to Bedford from Rockwall is about a hour straight through downtown Dallas. We got there right on time. My allergies have really been bothering me and I was worried they would cancel me because my nose was so congested.
I met with a nurse who got my weight (that's how I knew I've gained 8 pounds since starting) and started my IV. I got to put on a super huge hospital gown and a sweet blue hat. They let Kevin stay with me while I waited to enter the operating room. I usually have never been nervous before about being put to sleep but now that I have a child, my feelings about that are different. I was very nervous.
Dr. Nackley came and introduced herself to Kevin (this was the first time he's been able to make an appointment with me) They took me back to the OR and I had to put my legs in some very cold stirrups. I had to yell out my date of birth to a lady who appeared in a window which happen to be directly in front of me (and my vagina) It was like yelling into a McDonald's window. My legs were shaking and luckily this is when the anesthesiologist gave me a margueritta. I woke up in the recovery room. I started to cry for some reason. I think this was a culminating moment of the emotions I've held back for the past two weeks. I was having cramps that came in waves like contractions. The nurse said this was the ovary shrinking down.
We met with the embryologist. She told me they harvested 20 eggs and 18 of them are viable. They plan to fertilize them today and will call us tomorrow with an update of how many are dividing and growing. The embryo transfer is scheduled for Sunday. I paniced a little inside because during my previous IVF cycle, they harvested 40 eggs of which, 38 were viable. Only 5 of those fertilized. So, if I think of the statistics here, that means only 2 of the 18 will fertilize and those don't sound like great odds for me.
I reached out to my wingwoman on our way home and she told me that Menopur is known for less eggs but better quality which statistically has a greater capacity for a live birth. Her words: "you only need one and you got 20". She is right. I only need one to decide it wants to get cozy in my uterus and stay there for the next 40 weeks. Kevin took me to IHOP on the way home and then we picked Rachel up. He got called into work so he tucked the both of us in bed and left for work. I clocked out shortly after that and didn't wake up until about 4pm.
I'm still very sore. I can't find my tylenol so I'm laying down with the heating pad on my belly and drinking the gatorade. I'm going to try to go to work tomorrow. Definately won't be wearing my signature heels which is the only way anyone recognized me yesterday when I debuted my new hair color.
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Harvest time
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