Retrieval

3 eggs.
Not a lot.
But all we need is 1, right?

The proceedure was "interesting". While me and 2 other girls got gowned and IV'd and such for our retrievals, the men were out producing their samples.
- Our facility moved buildings lately. At the last place, the guys had to walk to a separate building and "produce" in a OBGYN room. Then walk back with their sample. How insane! This building actually has rooms just for "producing" with tvs and porn and such. Much better.
Anyway, retrieval hurt more the longer it went on. They give sedation meds but I have to say, the pain broke through those meds. By the second ovary, I felt like she was repeatedly stabbing me. It was near to watch on the u/s screen as the follicles were drained though. During it, someone poked their head in and said "we've got one". They find this out pretty much instantly, I guess. After she "cleaned up around the ovaries" I started crying a little and then couldn't stop. When the doc said "3" I was really disappointed so that, with the tears already, and a mix of hormones and sedation meds, I lost it a little. It took me at least 5 mins to stop and get control. Odd.

I slept most of yesterday afternoon. But generally, I feel like I have strong cramping pain. It's livable.

I just got my call. All three were mature and 2 have fertilized so far. Hopefully the 3rd one looks fertilized by tomorrow. We used ICSI so, although happy with at least 2 (my mind has been thinking of worse case scenario for 24hrs) I though all 3 would fertilize. Well, grow little fellas. We'll see you in 2 days.