An even dozen

Does anyone get any sleep the night before their retrieval?  I honestly tried.  I went to bed early.  I read my book, The Magicians  by Lev Grossman (highly recommend it if you're a Potter fan).  Once it was lights out, all I did was toss and turn.  Granted, it was one of the warmest evenings we've had all summer (if you can really call it summer) so that didn't help.  Just before the alarm went off, my eyes were wide open in the haziness of the morning light.  Sweets slept a little bit last night but being the night owl that he is, he probably averaged about 3 hours of sleep.  


The drive in was perfect.  Very little traffic and we actually found a non-paying parking spot just a short walk from the clinic doors.

Things were different this time than last time..  When nurse Betty put in the IV, it didn't hurt like it did last time.  The retrieval itself seemed quicker and less painful.  Nurse Betty even remarked that they has used less medication on me to numb the pain.  Dr A. was awesome.  When she was leaving, Sweets and I both thanked her and remarked how quick it seemed.  She smiled and stated, "That's the way I do things.  If someone was poking me around down there, I would want them as quick and efficient as possible."  In the end, we extracted 12 eggs.  Only two less from the 14 we had last time.  Sweets and I are both pleased with that number.  I hope that the slower growth rate and the extra day of stimulation equates better egg quality.  


Though everything else seemed easier this time round, the only drawback is that I feel like my cramping is worse.  And while the heating pad has truly been my friend, it's so freaking warm and muggy today that I have to use my A/C as well.  So just imagine this, I'm hot and uncomfortable due to the weather, have to use my heating pad because I'm uncomfortable and have my air conditioning on full blast since I'm so warm. Ugh....  Now, for those of you who have done this a couple of times, should I still be cramping tomorrow?  Or should the worst of it be done by then.  For the life of me, I can't recall how long I had to endure these cramps last time.   


As most of you know, tomorrow is a big day.  We receive our fertilization report.  Last time, we had 100% fertilization with only IVF.  I hope we receive similar news.  

Now, back to my book.