This morning I went in for my egg retrieval. I was put under anesthesia, and had a very nice nap. My nurse anesthetist was amazing and gave me a nice anti-nausea cocktail in addition to the regular stuff. Jason had the opportunity to sit in the OR while I was under. Jason was able to watch as the removed 18 EGGS and then placed them into test tubes. This put us well over the recommended 12 eggs, and explained why I was feeling so full. I recovered well and as usual I repeated the same questions over and over and struggled to make much sense for the first hour. Jason was able to take me home and I took a long nap. Since then I have been relaxing on the couch. Besides feeling weak and tired I feel great.
Meanwhile the embryologists is working to put Jason's sperm with my 18 eggs. We will know on Friday afternoon the status of embryo development. Due to the large amount of eggs they think that the embryos won't be ready until next Monday. Then I will go back in to have them implanted in my uterus. We are planning on implanting 2 embryos. If embryo development goes well we should have several left over to freeze.
We are very excited with the results thus far. Now we have to wait for our little embryo babies to grow. It is very weird to think that conception is occurring in the laboratory and that our babies will sit in an incubator for their first few days. I can't wait until they are safely placed back in their mommy. Thanks for all your prayers, phone calls, and support!
I will be back into the doctor on Friday to make sure my ovaries are not hyperstimulating. I am at an increased risk due to the large amount of eggs, and it usually occurs in the first week or so following ovulation. We are praying that I will not have any hyperstimulation complications in the next couple weeks ahead.
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