Day 1: The day after the retrieval, the embryologist called and said that 18 of the eggs were big enough for ICSI. I have to think that 10 were wasted, but they said that 18 was an excellent number. He said that of the 18,, 15 were fertilized. Wahoo!
I also emailed the Meals on Wheels volunteer coordinator to tell her I wouldn't be able to deliver this next Thursday because I was doing IVF. She emailed me back and is in her second round of IVF and had a positive beta test! We went back and forth a few times. Sometimes, it is just good to know you are not alone. She was so sweet and emailed me Monday asking how the retrieval went. Turns out, she even heads up an infertility support group and even goes to the same clinic as me (with the other doctor)! What a small world.
I had started this annoying cough the day before and every time I coughed, I could feel the pain in my lower abdomen. Hopefully it will go away soon.
Day 2: They said I should be feeling pretty sick on this day but I was actually fine. I had been drinking tons of water and gatorade and felt pretty good. My belly was pretty swollen, though and the bloating was obvious. I had been going crazy just hanging out at home so we went to my parents' and hung out there.
We also started the progesterone shots this day in my him. Those shots suck and I am still sore!
Day 3: I turned 26! It was a crappy birthday, though. First of all, I had to have my annual cry that I am 26 with no children, but I was also feeling really sick. The nausea had hit me and although I dry-heaved a few times, I only threw up once. My cough had also worsened. I got all doped up on robitussin and rested most of the day. Swelling had gone down a little bit, but I still had the bloated feeling
Day 4 (today): I woke up this morning feeling AWFUL. My throat hurt, my chest hurt, and I coughed up a lung. I called my RE (I don't know why I hadn't done that earlier)and they called in some prescriptions for me. One is this cough syrup that has hydrocodone in it. Then they gave me these "pearls" that I swallow and they numb my throat. LOVE those. They also said to take some Mucinex to breakup the congestion in my chest. I feel better than earlier, but still not 100%. They said I can continue to take the stuff the next few days and they are safe during pregnancy-who knew?! I hope I'm better for tomorrow so my body isn't trying to fight some virus while I am trying to get pregnant.
Tonight, we cleaned the house, D went grocery shopping, and I'm trying to relax and be ready for tomorrow. The swelling has totally gone down now and I'm feeling much better down there.
I'm nervous, excited, and a little more calm that I would have thought. Maybe that's just due to the hydrocodone, though :)
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