Seven

Retrieval was this morning. I had to be at One Day Surgery at 7 am, but unfortunately that is not the reason behind this post's title. They only retrieved 7 eggs. The doc told Trevor the count while I was still in recovery, so I don't know if the other follicles were empty (they don't always contain eggs) or if they couldn't reach my left ovary or what. Who knows, maybe that stupid cyst affected things. All I know is that I am disappointed. To compare, with my first cycle they retrieved 9 eggs, only 4 of which were mature, second cycle retrieved 12 eggs, 11 of which were mature, and third cycle, retrieved 17 eggs, 14 of which were mature. So, even best case scenario, all 7 of the eggs are mature, that is still half as good as my last cycle. Darn it.

The good news is that the procedure went well (other than the fact that the nurse took my weight (with my shoes on I must add) and then said, oh, you don't look THAT heavy... you carry it well. Um, thanks?). It took a different nurse two sticks to get a good vein for the IV, which wasn't pleasant, but the lovely versed they gave me made up for it. The anesthesiologist was actually the same one who attended Fletcher's birth. He was really happy to see Fletcher and was pleased at how great he looks, and couldn't believe it has been almost two years since he was born (and neither can I).

I wanted to post a quick update before going back to sleep for a few hours. I am feeling pretty sore, but not too bad. They should know by now how many of the 7 are mature, but the lab probably won't call until tomorrow morning to give us a fertilization report. Trevor and I (and Fletch) are heading down to my Aunt's house for the day tomorrow, but I will try to post the fertilization report before we leave, as I know you all will be waiting with bated breath. Ha.

In the meantime, for all you secret science geeks out there, here is a video describing the ICSI process. Hopefully all 7 of my eggs fertilized through this method mere hours ago.