Hi, ya'll!! So I finally did it...the ER, that is! I was completely scared prior to the procedure, but the anesthesiologist really hooked me up with meds. (What a great guy!) He ended up giving me a little something before we went into the OR to calm me down because I was very anxious and had been crying. I went from crying and panicked to chatty and smiling in about 30 seconds. I didn't even ask what he used!
I literally remember going into the OR and moving to the table, scooting down, and putting my arms out for the bp cuff. Next thing I knew, I woke up when being moved to the stretcher. The nurse was awesome, awesome and he took care of me when I started to feel a lot of pain from the retrieval. I had my legs pulled up and I was shaking from being so uncomfortable, but he gave me morphine and that quickly started to resolve. I got a lot of meds while I was there so I was falling asleep on the stretcher. DH kept waking me up to tell me to take deep breaths because my oxygen saturation was dropping to 88%. Nurse Ricky put me on oxygen. Then I had to drink some water, pee, and change clothes and he helped me to the car.
I was really nauseated on the way home. I made DH pull over at least once, but didn't vomit. I took some phenergan at home and a long nap. DH woke me up for soup. (chicken and stars, yummy!) After a few sips, I had to go to the bathroom to vomit.
I took another phenergan and another nap. The nausea never went away, though, and the pain was starting up again. I was told not to take the tylenlol #3's on an empty stomach so I was frustrated. I'm not hungry, but I wanted more pain meds and I was nauseated. DH called the RE office and they called in a prescription for phenergan suppositories. Way not fun, but it really worked for me!! I'm finally up and finished the soup and am sitting upright for the first time today! (It took a while for the medication fog to pass, too)
But, for the more important news....
WE GOT 14 EGGIES!!!!
I am so thrilled about the result. I can't believe it!! And now I begin the wait to find out if they fertilized well. I'm praying the little ones will grow, grow, grow nice and strong. I'm so ready for this
! This whole experience will have been worth it to one day hold my own little one in my arms.
Thank you all so much for your support and encouragment and advice! It was everything I needed to help me get through today. Also, I'm crazy proud of DH for being such a good guy and helping me through so much today. I'm so thrilled right now! (and that's not the medication talking!)
I'll let you all know what the word is tomorrow as soon I find out!
My ER today!
sweety in the next report!
