What today was like

I asked Jason to write it up from his perspective because mine was a bit scewed. Here is what he came up with.

"As we waited for them to come and get us from our private waiting room and take us into the retrieval room we chatted. Finally, after what seemed like quite a while they came and we slowly walked into the room. When we entered the room there were monitors everywhere it was dim except for the bright dentist type light above the table. As soon as we entered the room I was brushed aside and a flurry of activity ensued. Laura was helped onto the table and suddenly there were nurses everywhere. They moved her around and got her positioned and machines started whirring and beeping. Everything is monitored from oxygen level in the blood to pulse. All of the nurses worked smoothly together and each had their own job to do. As the doctor poked around while watching the ultrasound monitor another nurse was flushing and then attempting to retrieve the egg cumulus from each follicle. On the screen, you can see the follicle swell and then shrink as each part of that process is completed. As they fill up vials with fluid from the follicles they pass them through a small window to another nurse who checks them for eggs. They don't determine the quality of the eggs just the quantity. After retrieving 8 of them they call it a success and quickly withdraw all of the tools. The doctor dabs any blood or fluid away and then Laura is carefully moved onto the bed she was originally laying in and rolled into our private room. After some funny conversations with her (she was given an amnesiac) where she repeats the same things over and over, we are required to stay for at least an hour before we can leave. And that's what happened. "

He pretty much got the whole thing. Some things he left out, or didn't know:

I was changed into a hospital gown when we got there and they even gave me socks to wear (although I of course wore my lucky ones.) Dr. S came in and talked to us, and we signed more consent forms as we waited. Jason had already provided his stuff right off the bat. He said they got new "movies" and I think was quite pleased with himself.

It was pretty scary when we got into the room they did the procedure. There were about 5 in there who moved around really quickly and got me positioned. I was on a table with some holder things that my knees went in, up in the air. They covered me up with a blanket because it was cold. The light above me was creepy. One of those big lights that looks like a bunch of smaller ones all together. You know in movies when someone comes back to life and the first thing they see is a light overhead - that's what it looked look. The anesthesiologist started the meds and I felt them really quickly. There were various times times they had to increase the pain meds. I vaguely was aware of what was going on, but couldn't really focus enough to watch it on the screen. Jason sat next to me and rubbed my wrist/hand the entire time and kept remind me to breathe.

As Dr. S went into the left ovary she hit a blood vessel (can be common) so they had to put pressure on that at the end to stop the bleeding. I still am a little bit.

I cried a little bit at the end and Jason said he did some too. They brought in the bed I was originally in and got me transferred to it, and then got some awesome fishnet panties with a pad in them on me. Awesome fashion statement.

I've been in bed since I got home, trying to stay at a 45 degree angle - there are about 10 pillows surrounding me. :) My lower belly hurts off and on, especially if I cough or sneeze. My shoulders also hurt quite a bit. Something about an air pocket? It hurts to breathe and isn't fun. I've gotten really nauseous once and had the most bizarre experience when I got up. I got really dizzy, sort of clammy, and my head felt hot/cold all at the same time. I got really pale also and shaky. My mom said it's a response to all the different meds. (On top of what I was on there, I've taken some pain meds and an anti-nausea med.)

So now I'm watching Rent in bed. :) And praying so much that some of those eggs fertilize.