This morning, bright an early at 7am, M & I arrived at the doc's office and werepromptly escorted back to get ready for the procedure! The nurse reviewed some paperwork with me while M was whisked away to take care of his business (the big "keep it fresh" moment!). I got changed, hopped into the hospital bed and got set up with my IV. I wore my "hope" necklace and in the pocket of my hospital gown I carried my Holy Family Christmas ornament. I needed all the lucky charms I could get! I was in the operating room by 8am and waking up from my little "nap" by 9am.
Prior to being knocked out, the anesthesia was making my right hand burn like someone was pressing it in a panini maker. The doctor was prepping the "area" and I felt some needle sticks...I remember thinking "I can feel this! I am awake!" but my eyes and mouth wouldn't open. Of course, that's the last thing I remember. Upon waking up in the recovery room, I could hear M next to me and the nurse saying "she's a little groggy and emotional from the medicine". I was whimpering and crying saying "I just need one good one"- M had to wipe my drug induced tears away and help me blow my nose, which I'm sure was just a thrill for him. After I was fully coherent, my abdomen area was quite sore, especially the left side, where I'm told most of the eggs were taken from.
All in all, the embryologist said that they got 26 eggs out of my little ovaries! Woo hoo! That is more than we ever thought we could get! Of course, not all of them will be mature. They are being fertilized via ICSI today. Tomorrow we will get a call letting us know the fertilization status, but I'm expecting around 13 or so to be fertilized since that was the number of the largest eggs the IVF nurse counted on Tuesday. Of the 13 or so fertilized, we have to wait until they make it to day 5 of development to see who can be sent out for PGD testing. Then from there it's fingers crossed that we can get one good one! The next five days will be a trial but we have made it this far and today was a huge win for us! I need all the embryos I can get to beat these odds!
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