11 eggs in a basket

My egg retrieval procedure went pretty good this morning. Except I never loved those IV catheters they stick into you when you have surgery. I didn't get one wound but two. The first one they put into my hand somehow came loose when I moved. So they stabbed me in my other hand to put a new one in.

Out of 12 follicles the doctor retrieved 11 eggs! That's a pretty good number, he had predicted we'd only get around 7. He did tell me that not all of them are good. He's been giving me reserved answers like this all along. I guess so I won't be too dissapointed if everything fails. At least he didn't say none of them are good. I only need one good embryo to start a good pregnancy. Dr. S will call tomorrow to let us know how fertilization went. If we get a couple healthy fertilized eggs that last 5 to 6 days, they will then be transfered back into my uterus. Dr. S does 5-6 day blastocyst transfers. It's a newer technique that he helped devolop. Many clinics do 3 day transfers. By doing a 5 day blastocyst transfer, the doctor is better able to select out the most healthy embryos. Unfortunately, not all embryos survive that long.

I'm a little dissapointed because JP's good friend (I'll call him Greg) is here visiting. Not that I don't like him or want him to visit. It's just a bad time for visitors. I quit my job a few months ago mainly so I could manage our wedding and the move to our new house and most importantly, so I could focus 100% on this IVF procedure without stress or other obligation. Now that Greg is here. JP feels obligated to be host to him. Naturally since this is my house too, I am automatically a hostess. He's suposed to be here for a week, including during the time when we do our embryo transfer next Tuesday or Wednesday. He's due to leave Wednesday morning and If I have to be at the clinic early in the morning, taking him to the airport is going to be an inconvenience. This is mostly JP's fault because he was not clear about our IVF schedule when he and Greg we're talking about the visit. JP has known about our scheduled IVF cycle for several months. He should have realized that all of August would be a bad time when he told Greg he could come. Anyway, Greg arrived yesterday, the day before my egg retrieval. JP picked him up after work, they got home after I had already gone to bed. They were up until around 2 AM and I could hear them. Boy do they like to slam doors and cabinets. I did my best to sleep because I had to get up early for my 8 AM appointment. I woke up early, tired but very excited because I have been waiting a long time for this day.

JP helped Greg rent a car and he took off this afternoon for LA to visit friends for the weekend. JP went to work and I'm supposed to stay in bed all day. It's hard to do especially when you get hungry. So I snuck off to the kitchen and what do you know, I end up emptying th dishwasher and washing dishes that the boys left in the sink. I should of left it. Cramps and post surgery or not, I like my sink clean!

Never the less, the Egg retrieval went well so I'm happy. I just hope I can get some peace next week. If my transfer is on Tuesday, JP's day off, I think I'm going to demand that he stay home with me because I'm not supposed to get out of bed for anything except to use the bathroom. Someone's got to let the dogs outside and feed me. I don't care if we have a guest. JP and I are essentially conceiving our child right now. Who needs a freakin third wheel?!