First of all I would like to apologize for not keeping my promise of blogging everyday. I have been trying to relax and every time I sat in front of the computer I always ventured off to google. Let's just say for a woman in her 2ww (two week wait) you can find some information on there that kills your hope for a successful cycle. So I decided to retire the computer for two weeks. Please don't be too mad at me :) Second, I have decided to break the IVF blogs into different parts. I’m not sure how many parts there will be so stay tuned :)
Injections
On November 4th I start taking the follicle stimulating injections. I took 1cc of Menopur and 150 IU of Follistim. I gave myself the injections in the abdomen everyday between 6-8 p.m. To my surprise they weren't that bad, by the end of the week I was a pro. I was monitored every couple days by my RE. By monitored I mean I had a date with Wandy (vaginal ultrasound) and a blood draw to check my estrogen levels. My appointments went great and my ovaries were responding well. I was producing several follicles and Dr. Miracle was very happy. On November 10th my Follistim was lowered to 75 IU due to my estrogen level being high and my ovaries were becoming over stimulated ( NOT FUN!). After my appointment on November 11th, I was told to trigger (ovidrel injection) that night and be back Saturday morning for egg retrieval.
Egg Retrieval
On November 13th my DH and I arrived at Dr. Miracles at 9:00 am. I was brought back and prepped for "surgery". The room looked a lot like a operating room. DH wasn't aloud back because it was a sterile environment (I know, I wasn't happy about this). The anesthesiologist (I'll call him Dr. Facetious) attempted to start my I.V in my forearm. After telling him 500 times he wouldn't get it there, 5 failed attempts and my arm looking like swiss cheese...he finally moved it to my front elbow area. Then Dr. Facetious begins to ask me the usual, "How many surgeries have you had? Do you have any reactions to anesthesia?" Then he asks me this question, "What is your date of birth?" I replied, "05/21/198_." He double looked at the chart and then at me and said, "What are you doing here." I replied with a simple IVF. Then this ass proceeds to say, "Don't you want to wait 10 years and then come back? You know, become successful and everything. Your so young to settle down with a child. Are you even married?" As I sat in that bed I could feel my blood boiling. I wanted nothing but to get up and knock his old ass out or give him a few choice words. Instead I responded with a nice "NO, I'm not coming back. I've wanted and waited a long time for this." I was then put to sleep.
When I woke up I was brought to the recovery room where I met with my husband. I was still pissed off at Dr. Facetious and my DH wasn't too happy about his statements either. Dr. Miracle and Nurse Awesome came in and told me how the procedure went. They retrieved 20 eggs!!! Dr. Miracle was very happy with this number. He explained to me how they couldn't retrieve all the eggs from my left ovary because it was being stubborn and wouldn't come out from behind my uterus. I was also happy with this number and had high hopes when I left his office.
DH and I left his office and went to grab something to eat because I was starving. I wasn't aloud to eat anything passed midnight the "previous day". I was feeling nauseous but Dr. Facetious wrote it off to an empty stomach. After eating a lite lunch we headed home. About 30 minutes after we were home I vomited all over the place. I was so mad. I told Dr. Facetious that I ALWAYS have a reaction to anesthesia, it makes me nauseous. Apparently he didn't listen to that. Needless to say I don't care for Dr. Facetious at ALL. After a couple hours I felt better and took a nap. When I woke up from my nap I was extremely crampy. I called Dr. Miracle and he said it was normal and to take some Ty.lenol. I did and managed to fall asleep for the rest of the night.
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