The Retrieval

So what can i tell you, I can't really remember much.
We went in yesterday at 9am in preparation for the retrieval. There were 3 other couples all having the same treatment done. I was taken back to the same room i had the horrible camera experience in and told to strip from the waist down (they always say this ) and wait for the doctor.
The rooms are not very sound proof so i could hear the lady next door was just coming round and her husband had been brought in. I love listening to pass the time - oops

The anaesthetist comes in and starts asking me questions about allergies and where in England i was from - She had lived in London for many years. She hooked up the IV and the nurse put on the blood pressure cuff. I remember her administering the drug and the nurse putting socks on me. The next thing i know a nurse is shouting my name, Its a really great sleep you get!
The brought Rich in and we waited for the doctor.
We managed to get 18 eggs which the doctor was very pleased with, so off we went on our way home.

Just as we arrived back and i had set up camp on the sofa the nurse called. She informed me that Rich had to go back because there was a problem with the sample :( - Cue slightly hysterical drugged up wife sobbing like mad on the sofa. I felt bad at this but it was a little uncontrollable.
Rich headed back to the doctors probably wondering how on earth he would manage it again but of course was a star and had no trouble.
He did question the technicians and felt that he got conflicting answers so concluded that they had probably messed it up. He had to wait until they told him the sample was good. Poor sod!

So now we had to wait for tomorrow and a call with a fertilization report. I had to start the steroids tonight and the progesterone injections which was fun!

Only a small bit of bloating occurred but everything felt OK.