IVF #4 - Over & Out

We managed to get 10 eggs at retrieval yesterday, so that was a nice surprise. We were hoping for 6-8, so there must have been some last minute growth over the past few days.

The process was as excruciating as ever - sedation still not great, lots of bleeding, and a pretty intense and painful recovery in the ward. Thankfully the nursing staff kept on trying until they found the right sort of pain management (tramadol + liquid endone + anti-nausea meds) to help - which left me feeling better, but completely tired and ready to pass out. I was so glad to get home and go to bed.

Hubby's part of the bargain went positively yesterday and we were told he had a good sample, so they performed regular IVF and not ICSI. We got a text this morning from the clinic with our day 1 fertilisation results.

So here we are - we've reached the end of another stim cycle that wasn't meant to be. I'm happy to have had good fertilisation, but it's hard to get too excited - we've been here before, and it didn't bring us much luck. That said, it's better than none. 

I'm uncomfortable now, but have pain meds to try to manage things - quite distended abdomen, hurts to pee, the usual post-retrieval stuff. Nothing to do right now but get few the next few days of discomfort & then focus on the months ahead. :)