My IVF Journey – Egg Retrieval

Part I – My IVF Journey – The Beginning

07/01/09 – One of the most important day in my life.

I injected Ovidrel at 8:00 pm, the time here is very important as the OR is based on the injection.

Night before the operation (egg retrieval) I started fasting at 9 pm. I went to sleep at 11 pm and I hardly slept through the night. My Egg retrieval was scheduled at 8:00 am so we had to wake up really early. We must be at the hospital at 7:00 am, the travel time to the hospital was about half an hour so it means I had to wake up at 5:30 am to prepare. At 6:00 am, I took the antibiotics with a sip of water as asked. We left and we arrived around 6:30, we were one of the first in the hospital but better early than late. At 7:00 am we were brought to my room.

In a few minutes, I changed into the hospital gown and got on a wheelchair. Now off to the ER. I was the brought to the operating room. The anesthesiologist was already there and minutes before 8, my doctor came. The nurse checked my name and also checked my blood pressure and then anesthesiologist have started IV. I must admit, I love the anesthetic! One moment I am talking to the nurse then the last thing I remembered was having the oxygen mask put on.

Next thing I am awake in my bed back in recovery. Felt wonderful compared to last time. I was feeling much better. I just woke up and was informed that they have retrieved 27 eggs! I was then brought to a room to recover, I dunno how long I rested but for me it seems like forever. I hate waiting!

In half an hour I was brought back to my room. My bloodpressure was checked again and in a few minutes, I got a lunch of Tuna Sandwich ( Now I know why hospital food has such bad rep! :p), my husband then went and got some real lunch from Delifrance.

I went home in an hour or so and slept most of the afternoon. I had some cramps, something comparable to menstruation cramps.

At these point my eggs and my husband’s sperm is being united and we will hear soon if they fertilized!

Coming Up: Embryo Transfer