Hi all,
Egg retrieval is done. I was the first to be seen at 8.30am, and I was super anxious. The sedative tablet they gave me did nothing at all. They agreed to put some sedative in my IV drip along with the morphine.
It was a mixed bag. My bladder hadn’t emptied enough, so they tried to empty it fully with a catheter before we started and that hurt like hell. I started involuntarily shaking and crying, which slowed things down until I’d had more morphine and sedative and they could continue.
The actual egg removal was fine! I had local anaesthetic and didn’t feel that beyond a tiny sting. Didn’t feel any the needle in the vaginal wall. The nurses and doctor were kind; but it was quite overwhelming having 5 people running around me. When I’m stressed I can’t really talk, so it was hard when they were trying to talk to me about the eggs coming out and show me. I ended up covering my face with a jumper and left my boyfriend to handle the talking in their own language. They must’ve thought I was so weird.
I was conscious and awake for it all, though a bit woozy.
I had 10 eggs ready, but unfortunately they couldn’t access two of them, so we ended up with 8 in total collected. The nurse was trying to contort my ovary to get access, and it was very unpleasant, so in the end they gave up on those two, which is a shame.
Here, they don’t inform you day-to-day about fertilisation, so next I’ll hear is Friday, when I’ll know how many Day 5s made it through. If we have one, I’ll have my transfer on Friday afternoon.
Came home and slept, and I’m luckily not in pain at the moment, just a little cramping.