Eggs

Today was egg retrieval day but first I need to back up to trigger day...

My sis was a rock star!  She gave me my trigger since hubby also has needle phobia and that would have made me a crazy mess.  I was nervous the whole night and when I had to mix and draw up the HCG I saw that giant needle and freaked.  I just kept saying its too big!  But my sis gave me a countdown.  I laid on the floor with the ice pack on my upper bum while my sis watched the clock.  When the time came I begged for two more minutes because I had barely had a minute to ice.  So, the countdown began again.  Sis gave me a 15 second warning and when I tried to get more time she said nope, time's up, and jabbed me.  That was exactly what I needed because, left to my own devices, I would have kept hesitating until the night was over.  I honestly didn't feel a thing.  I was completely shocked because that needle is HUGE!  My muscle hasn't even really been sore, just a tiny bit of tightness the next day but no real pain.  I know...I'm shocked!

Nothing much really to report on for yesterday except that my vein rolled at my morning blood test and the tech had to move the needle around (inside my skin) to find it again.  It didn't really hurt much but that arm is now a nice dark purple in the crease.  It is beautiful, really.  I also freaked out all night about the upcoming IV.

Today was the big day!  Well, one of the big days.  Egg retrieval!  I woke up at 5am to a monster of a thunderstorm (hail included) so I was crazy sleepy.  Dad took me to the hospital since hubby was still waiting to hear results as to whether our frozen sperm sample from previous TESE operation survived or if he had to go get an operation this morning.  The lab failed to call us yesterday and let us know so add that to the ball of stress I already was.  The nurse who did my IV was fantastic.  She was so nice and talked to me through the whole thing to keep me distracted.  It was definitely pinchy but that was the worst part of the day.  Hubby texted my dad while we were still in the prep area that the frozen sperm survived so no operation this morning!  I was so happy for him so that was great news before I went in to the OR.  The anesthesia was great.  I was worried it wouldn't work or something but they were getting me strapped down to the table and my head got a bit fuzzy and my chest got really heavy.... Then I woke up.  When I first woke up I was trying to figure out why I fell asleep at a doctor's appointment but then I figured out where I was.  It was like the best nap ever! 

Recovery was great too.  The nurses were amazing and so sweet.  I got crackers to munch on and a drink and got to just hang out and relax.  The pain is so much less than I expected.  I've had nothing more than mild cramping so I'm very excited about that.  The hard part is remembering to take it easy since I feel fine.  We got 15 eggs which is great!  The doctor and nurses were happy about the number and I am too.  Now I'm just chilling out and anxiously waiting for the fertilization report tomorrow.  How exciting!  ET will be Monday or Wednesday.  The hard part is done with so now I'm just hoping the rest goes well and we'll get a positive test at the end of this!