Attrition
4 May 2008Egg - or should I say “ovum” - retrieval was successful. We had to get up at 5 so we could shower and be at the hospital by 7am Saturday morning. There were a few difficulties when the parking garage we normally used was closed, so we used a metered spot. Then the automatic doors to the hospital wouldn’t open because apparently the guard doesn’t arrive until 7 - and we were characteristically early. An unsuspecting janitor let us in and we headed upstairs.
Once the staff arrived we were treated very well. I changed into my robe, cap and booties and was ushered to a lazy boy to relax while they draped me with a warm blanket. I was outfitted with my IV, had a Q & A with the anesthesiologist and it was off to the OR - which was really just a walk across the room.
As with any surgery I went out pretty quickly, and just as quickly woke up again laying in recovery. I had a bit of abdominal cramping and a hearty case of the hiccups. The former was resolved by a rush of meds to the IV, the latter solved by sitting up. I had a bottomless glass of apple juice and some graham crackers and was on my way home about an hour later. Everyone at the hospital had been professional and kind. I had no complaints, but was definitely ready to be on my way.
Yesterday was filled with hot compresses and a lot of lying down. My abdominal area was more then a little tender. I spent much of the rest of the morning sleeping, and the rest of the day on the couch watching TV. I’m feeling much better today, other then a very painful back as a result of all the bedrest. I should mention that the trigger shot Thursday night left me so exhausted that I had to come home early Friday and go to bed. I couldn’t think straight. I couldn’t concentrate. I couldn’t eat. I just wasn’t feeling good.
Anyway, they retrieved 16 eggs. Of those 16, 9 were mature enough to fertilize and 6 of those made it today. Assuming those 6 keep growing and dividing we should hopefully have a good selection for the transfer on Tuesday and a few left over to freeze. 6 is a decent number - not great, but decent. It should be enough. I hope it’s enough.
on May 4th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Thinking good thoughts for you for a successful transfer on Tuesday.
on May 5th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
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on May 6th, 2008 at 6:44 am
I hope it’s enough also. Egg growing seems to be amazingly unpleasant.