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Friday 16 December 2011

Egg collection and fertilisation

Have been AWOL, I had egg collection on Wednesday and yesterday (Thursday) I had a massive row with my husband. I won't go into great detail on this blog as I think that it's been resolved and I don't want to dwell.

In my last post I mentioned that I was ready for egg collection. On Monday at midnight (36 hours before egg collection was due) I took Ovitrelle- my trigger shot. It contains hCG so would lead to a false positive on a pregnancy test if I were to take one. That was my last injection of the cycle. I felt that we should have had a ceremony or something.

On Wednesday we got to the clinic at 11:30 as instructed (freezing cold we were as the train was cancelled and we were stood on a train platform [all train platforms are colder than an Arctic winter] for half an hour). The receptionist gave my husband a plastic sample container then spoke to me and told us to go to room 15 and (confusingly) gave us the key with a 1 on the key-ring. We got to room 15 and it became apparent that it was not a pre-op room as, rather amusingly, there was a sign on the door that said Production Room. I told him to go in and get on with the business (he says it was a grim empty room with porn mags- oh how cliche) and I went back to the reception to rather awkwardly ask where I was supposed to go. Then she explained, I should go down the corridor and round the corner, tick my initials off on the board and take a seat. I was told that my husband should keep the sample in his pocket for the time being. I sat down and wondered why I hadn't been told all of this when we arrived. I am not psychic.

The husband did his bit and we waited to be collected. And we waited. Then we waited some more. I realised it was 12:15 and then flipped out. I could feel ovulation cramps and was convinced I was going to ovulate. I sent my husband off to find the receptionist to ask what was going on. A nurse came and reassured me that I wouldn't ovulate and that the trigger lasts for 40 hours. Again, why didn't they tell me? It would have saved me a lot of stress!

We got called in and spoke to the consultant and he took us through to theatre. No prep, no gown, no hat no nothing all we had to do was take our shoes off. Was rather surprised! How does one have an operation without a hospital gown and cap? I was wearing a jumper dress and tights, I undressed from the waist down (keeping the dress on), put my feet in the infamous stirrups and had a cannula inserted into the back of my hand. The doctor injected a painkiller and sedative, I felt sleepy and lay down. I don't remember anything being inserted or the CD being put on so I think I was asleep for a couple of minutes. The rich voice of Sam Cooke drifted into my head (our CD of choice was the Best of Sam Cooke) and I was aware of cramping- rather like period pains. I could hear the embryologists calling out numbers- it was the number eggs they were finding in the follicles. It only took about 20 minutes. They took me to the recovery room which had what looked like a dentist's chair and a plastic chair next to that. I sat in the scary looking dentists chair and started to feel less woozy. My husband said how during the op there was a screen in the theatre showing the eggs that the embryologists were counting.

A nurse came in and said that the collected 14 eggs and that the hubby's sperm was great so we could have IVF rather than ICSI. So we were sent off home and told we would get called the following day with fertlisation results.

The following morning I got the call and was told that we have 8 embies, which I am very happy with (especially considering that I thought I only had 5 viable follies). I called up my husband and he was very happy. Then he told me his brother was coming to stay at ours that night. I totally flipped out. Rather than calm me down he told me that I was selfish and intolerant.That's what caused the row. He was inconsiderate and I overreacted. I apologised this morning and explained why I acted that way. He said that he is worried about the fact that we have had some massive rows, I tried to explain that IVF puts a lot of pressure and stress.

Anyway, I am worrying a little bit that the rows and stress will effect our chances. I hope not.

11 comments:

  1. Wow sounds like a great outcome on retrevial. Good luck!

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  2. Eight is a great number. I hope your transfer goes well. I'm going to be travelling a lot over the next couple weeks but I will really try and keep updated with your news.

    Fingers and toes crossed for you sweetie!

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  3. That is a great number of embies. Wishing you all the best that they grow and flourish. Sorry to hear about your row with your hubby. This whole process is very stressful. Just hang in there and remember its the situation, not each other, that is causing the issues.

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  4. Dropped in to read your blog, really liked it :) am happy you didn't blabber like me during EC I talked a lot lol!

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  5. From what I've seen IVF is the instigator, well more than that, it's infertility. The blame game is my favorite when I'm in a foul mood. I think that for the female, your life is IVF at the time. You are aware of everyday of a cycle according to the medication you need to take. Males physically aren't active and are able to get on with life. And life is goin on. Glad it's sorted and you can focus on the next steps and getting all Zen.

    Congrats on the 8 and no ICSI!

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  6. Speaking as someone who got a relative landed on her household during a family emergency in the run up to IVF, I think you need to have a chat with your DH and impose a 'no rellies' rule around treatment time.

    It's bad enough having someone landed with you at normal times, but during IVF when you're making phone calls to the hospital and want a bit of privacy to do that and process your reaction, feel all bloated and sick and need to take lots of meds, plus run the risk of OHSS... it's just not a good idea. It's not so much that the rows may affect your chances, just that it does less damage to in law relationships to say 'no' and give an explanation than have them stay when you have every reason not to want the extra house/sociability work. Or to deal with them if something does go wrong.

    But I hope it's all good from now on. 8 is an excellent number and here's hoping you've done the only ec you'll ever need!

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  9. Am pela, thanks to Dr Osaze who cured me of fallopian tube blockage and fibroid with his herbal tuber cleanser. My marriage was on the verge of collapsing, because I was unable to bear a child for my husband. Until I came across Dr osaze's recommendation on line, and I contacted him. And he administered his herbs on me. I now have a child I can call my own. In case you want to contact him for a similar problem, or all other issues, you can reach him through his email:
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