IVF Day 13

Seems to be a long time since my last post.  The last few days have been quite hectic - possibly something that every working women undergoing IVF would have to go through.

A blood test was done on the morning of Day 10 before I could go back in the evening for the trigger jab.  Honestly, it was quite a painful jab.  For me, it really hurt from the moment the needle went in until the whole jab was done.  The 'bruised' feeling lasted throughout the Day 11 e.g. when sitting down or tossing and turning in bed.

Day 11 was a whirlwind - trying my best to handover my work as I would be hospitalisation leave for at least 17 days.

Finally, Egg Retrieval on Day 12.  Honestly, I really didn't know what I was getting myself into.  Hahaha!  Reported at the hospital real early at 730am.  Waited in the recovery lounge for my name to be called.  Family members were not allowed in the recovery lounge.  So it was just me, lonely and scared.  First call for my name was for the insertion of the plug on my hand to facilitate the injections and drip later on.  In full honesty, it was painful.  Until now, my hand is still feeling a little bruised.

Second call for my name was to enter into the operating theatre.  There was a bed in the middle of a big room with many round lights above the bed.  I was told to wait there for my doctor.  Nurses were around but the wait felt like eternity.

Another thing that scared me - while I was supposed to be sedated for Egg Retrieval, it is not a heavy dose of medicine.  So I was told that I might still hear conversations and feel some discomfort.  Luckily, I was completely knocked out for the next 10 mins during the operation.  I started to regain my conscious as the nurses wheeled me out of the operating theatre.  Good news - I didn't feel any pain or discomfort.  Got to lie there for about 2 hours with a drip and constant monitoring of blood pressure before the nurses came with a cup of milo.

There were some spotting below but nurses explained that it was normal.  Hubby came to fetch me and off we went for a delicious lunch.  After all, I was super hungry after a 12-hr no food no drink fast. And I was totally oblivious on what was coming!

About 6hours after the operation, I started to feel lower abdominal cramps.  Then gastric hit me.  By evening, I could only prawn in bed.

Symptoms have subsided a little today.  But I still have to prawn in bed.  Taking 1 step is still painful - as if each step causes the womb to wobble.  Hoping that it would be better tomorrow.

For those curious folks out there, a total of 23 eggs were retrieved.  Egg Transplant is arranged on Day 3 as Day 2 is a weekend =P  Before Egg Transplant, got to let the nurse suck some blood from me to test for Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome.