Egg Retrieval Part 1

So yesterday was a crazy day!

We were told after my appointment on Monday that our egg retrieval would be on Wednesday! Augh!

Excited, nervous, scared, all of it!

I especially hate how anesthesia makes me feel, I do not like not being in control and coming out of anesthesia is the worst feeling for me. Not being able to remember what I've said, not being able to focus, it is just the worst.

And we were not looking forward to a lot of eggs. At my ultrasound on Monday, they were still not really able to find my left ovary (her guess was that maybe it is just very high), and I was very worried about that- would it affect the retrieval? The doctor laughed and said that as I would be under, they could be more forceful with the wand and would be able to find the leftie.

The night before, it was no food and water after midnight, of course. I love all these lists of "Things to do before Egg Retrieval" because honestly we did nothing special? Watched some of our favorite show, had some tea, fell asleep pretty early. The best part was not having to do any injections!!

Of course, I totally spaced it on the appointment time. I guess I was just so used to getting to the clinic at 730! Oops! So we went and wandered around Target for a half hour and then went over to the clinic.

Tip #1 for Egg Retrieval: Wear Your Warmest Socks!! It will get very cold, and you will appreciate the fuzzies! I wore my fluffy leopard socks.

They took some vitals, and the anesthesiologist was so sweet and kind! She sat right next to me and talked me through how the anesthesia was going to go. It took a hot minute to get the IV in, we tried it in my elbow and it didn't work, so we had to go real deep in the middle of my arm. Ouch! My IVF coordinator also came in and out, and had me sign some forms and such. Not too bad!

But then it was time!! They wheeled my bed around the corner into the room. I wish I had a picture of the room I was in- it looked like something from science fiction! The stirrups were HUGE and had straps on them, there was a huge TV on the wall and a door leading to another room. It was also freezing! I had one of those thin hospital blankets but still!

My anesthesiologist knew how scared I was and she was good at keeping me calm while everyone finished up. Then she inserted the anesthesia and, after a few deep breaths, I was OUT.