Yesterday morning seemed to take forever, but finally enough time passed that it was time to leave. The babysitter arrived on time, and we were off. I quickly got checked in and hooked up, and then had quite awhile to wait. There was one ER before me, and she hadn't even started by the time I was all hooked up and waiting. Once she did go in, I knew we were finally making progress.
When she finished, I talked with the embryologist, anesthesiologist, and Dr. W (whom I hadn't met yet) and got moving. I quickly got set up in the ER and all went well. Afterward, I groggily received the news that 20 eggs were retrieved and that one ovary was surrounded by fluid, so I needed to be especially aware of symptoms of OHSS, though I would probably be okay. I hate that doctors always come tell you this so soon after leaving the OR. I tried hard to remember, but checked with my nurse once I was more lucid to make sure I had heard right. The silly clinic also forgot to tell Scott to go down and do his part until I was pretty much done, so I was ready and waiting when he came back up. Man, I wish they would get their logistics working better!
We came home and had a pretty calm rest of our day. Ian had a really tough time with mom not being able to follow him around and help him, but we made it. Sleep and pain meds are good, and I woke up today feeling good. I'm sore, but not unbearably, and want to take it easy to give myself the best chance I can, so that's what I'm trying to do.
The embryologist called this morning and reported that 18 of the 20 eggs retrieved were mature, and 15 of the 18 fertilized. Though 5-day transfers are slowly becoming a new standard, many clinics still don't have protocols that give them the best results with these. Mine is one of these, so we'll be doing a 3-day transfer Wednesday.
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