9 out of 10 were injected with ICSI.. fert report.. tomorrow morning!!!

Ok, this morning I feel much better. I managed to get up in time for work and managed to make it to work on time. Yesterday feels like one long hazy day. I mean the time between my ER and 8 pm last night just flew by for me. I remember waking up after the ER and feeling so much pain. I was tossing and turning and tossing and turning but nothing could stop the aching. I then remember talking to D briefly. I started coming around more and more and by the time they got me to move to the waiting room I was in a better state. I was all covered up in my blanket as I was cold. I open a little parenthesis here, ladies if you are reading this and still waiting to go in for your ER these are the essentials you NEED to bring with you:

1. wear comfy clothes and shoes that are easy to slip on and off;


2. bring a blanket with you and after the ER let your husband cover you with it - it's just so comforting;


3. bring a panty liner with you to wear after ER - you are likely to have a little bit od spotting so a panty liner should cover that;


4. make sure you DH is with you (or if he is not allowed to be in with you during the ER have him wait for you after)


5. make sure you take the day off work - there is no way you can work on that day and your doc will happily write you a sick note;


6. make sure you rest after the ER and that you take it easy - putting a heating pad on your belly helps relieve pain;


7. drink plenty of liquids as you are probably disidrahitated

I have done this twice and this time I was prepared!!! Well, I was prepared in terms of things to bring but of course I was not prepared to be in that much pain. According to D, I was in pain on the right because my cervix was in the way and I was in pain on the left as my follicles were positioned very high up in my ovaries. Anyway at one stage, and I vaguely remember this, I said I was waking up and so they gave the full amount of the anethetic and I was out cold. Whether last time I was asking D questions, this time he said my eyes were rolling back and I my lips turned really white! I was out cold. At least I stopped feeling pain. I started coming around but much slower than last time. Then once I was more conscious I got dresssed but then I layed down again and fell in and out of sleep. I was like this until around 8 oclock .

In the end we were waiting to see the creation of the embryos like we did last time. The embryologis has a video and the film is transmitted into the recoverying room. This time he was late and as we had not eaten yet and I was still in zombie land, we decided to go home. We hate and then I got on my online to write on here. I have to say that I don't remember much of that either!! Scary!!

This morning I woke up and I felt better. My belly is still sore at times but I do feel much better, especially as I am sober! LOL!! I knew I had to wait for the call of the doctors but I could not so I made it to 9.40 and then I called them. I spoke to the embryologist's right hand woman and she told me that all looks great and that they worked late that's why they did not call. Anyway, she told me that yes I understood right, they got 10 eggs! Out of those 10 wonderful eggs, 9 were mature for ICSI!! That is pretty amazing considering we were thinking we were going to get a max of 7 eggs! I wanted to get the first fert report but because they worked late last night, she will check on the 9 embryos this evening and then will update me tomorrow morning first thing!! I cannot wait to hear how our babies are doing!! I am thinking of them strong and healthy..!!! She told me that as we did not see the video she took a recording for us and she will burn it on a cd so we can keep it! I am so happy and cannot wait to see it!! Last time it was just magical (perhaps it was the drugs) and I am sure this time will be even more so!!!!

I told her that we are planning on doing a blast transfer on day 5, now we just need to hope that 3 make it to that stage so we can transfer all 3!! I know it's risky as we could end up with triplets but the possibility of that it's rare considering I have never been pregnant before and that all the problems with our fertility are dependent on me. We still need to run this by our doctor, so we need to wait and see what she recommends but we will push for a 3 blast transfer!!

Even after all the pain and stress of yesterday, I am exuberant today. Knowing that on the other side of the city in a clean and organised lab, our 9 embryos are growing strong, waiting to be transferred back on Thursday. Grow embryos grow!!!

ladies and gentlemen... we have 10 eggs!!!

I won't write too much as I am still drugged up but I wanted to let you know that we got 10 eggs!! Not 6 or 7 but a whopping 10!!! We are both over the moon with this result!!!ER hurt a lot more than last time.. at one stage I announced I was waking up so the increased my dosage and was out again. It took me 2 hours in the recovery room to come around this time!!! I was talking nonsense to poor D. He stood by me through it all.. he really is an amazing man and I am one lucky lady to have him as my husband. I have started progesterone suppositories tonight.. bring on the loopy side of my ivf cycle.. progesterone makes me go crazy I tell you!! Anyway I am off to bed night... sweet dreams to all!!

ready or not ER day is upon us!!

So the day is finally here!! We are just wasting time at home until we have to go in at 3.30! I am a bundle of nerves as usual.. My stomach is playing up and I just cannot wait to get this party started already! Last time I was so drugged up I did not feel a thing,so I hope for a repeat of that feeling! I am so anxiuos to knoe how many embryos we got this time and how many fertilise tomorrow! I sit here waiting and praying for a good outcome! I will try update you on how things went and how many eggs we got after but will probably be so drugged up I'll have to leave it till tomorrow! Wish me luck!

we are ready to trigger!!!!!!

When you wish for something and it does come true, it feels like a small miracle.. and today I got my miracle! I went to the u/s all worried about the results of the Estrogen test and worried that the follicles would not be ready.. well I was wrong!! The Estrogen is Excellent, not good or great but Excellent! It was a high number something like 3700 and my doctor was really happy with it. My endometrium looks nice and thick and exactly how she wants it to be. The follicles on my right ovary look ready and measure 18 -16. The "lazy" left side follicles still look small but we have one good follicle measuring at 18, the rest are still too small. But we don't mind. We know we have enough to work with and I am confident in my doctor's abilities in extracting them so that they are all intact.

We trigger tomorrow morning at 5 am. We will have to wake up at 4.30 so that I get enough time to ice and so that D can get the Pregnyl ready for the 5 am injection time. Icing my leg at 5 4.45 in the morning is going to be a B*&^ but it's all for a good cause!! We will then be ready for the ER on Saturday the 16th at 4pm. I am over the moon that it's an afternoon event rather than first thing in the morning and so i D. Like this we can relax and get ready for it in our time without having to rush.

I remember last ER was quick and painless, I hope and pray for a similar result. Considering I have less eggs it will probably be quicker. D will be in with me again. Bless him last time the whole experience was traumatic for him as I was complaining about the pain towards the end, even though I don't remember this of course. So this time I told him that even if I complain of pain not to worry too much as I won't remember it once I wake up. He said that I kept asking him how many eggs we got. I must have asked him about 50 times!! Right at the beginning I looked at him and asked him: "are you D?" It seemed that I did not recognise him with the whole surgical dress! Another thing I did was ask him to "check on me" after they were done.. again I don't remember this... He said he wished he hadn't of course as things did not look pretty! Poor D!!!

I am going to take an antibiotic from tonight until the night of the retrieval to make sure that all is clear and infection free. I did not take this last time and I think my doctor wants to cover all possibilities this time around. I will also take a pain killer on the day of ER like I did last time. My diary is filled with information. If there is one advice that really helped me in this process more than any others is: Get a diary! I take it with me to all my appointments and it helps so much to remind me of what to do and when. If I didn't have it, there would be no way I would remember when my next appointment is or what injection to take when... it's my life saver!

I rejoice today as all is good in our world . I am thankful to have such a wonderful husband by my side.. I am one lucky lady!!