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Name: Liz

Location: New York

I'm 37 and have been happily married since Sept. 2002. Ivan is truly my companion in life. Our TTC journey has felt like a never ending roller coaster ride. We had an ectopic PG in Dec. 04 and in April 05 found out my IF is due to tubal abnormality. We were told IVF was our only hope. July 05 we did IVF # 1 and it was a chemical PG. We did IVF # 2 in Oct. 05 and it was a BFN. In Jan. 06 we did a combined fresh and frozen embryo transfer and it was a BFN. We were determined not to give up our dream of having a baby. IVF # 4 was in April 06. The cycle worked like a charm and on December 20, 2006 we were blessed with Hannah and Matthew.

They got 12 eggs. Some were too far back and could not be reached.

The retrieval went well but I had some minor complications afterwards which required me to stay almost 3 hours in the recovery room. 45 minutes into the recovery and I started feeling a sharp pain on my right side which started shooting down my leg. The nurse called the doctor and they did an internal exam (as if I needed more probing, especially with the speculum). It turns out my left ovary was causing pressure and I had a muscle spasm in my lower back.

They gave me something for the pain and had me stay in the bed with a heated blanket and heated IV bags on my stomach and lower back. When the pain finally started to subside I was able to leave.

I'm home relaxing and watching episodes of Nip Tuck on DVD. Ivan is of course very attentive and scolds me when I walk around.

Tomorrow we get our first fertilization report. I am very nervous about that. That's when it started to go downhill last cycle. I keep repeating all we need is 3....yes, we are going to transfer 3.

When Nature Is Not Enough
IVF will hopefully bring us the miracle we are waiting for.
About Me Name: Liz Location: New York I'm 37 and have been happily married since Sept. 2002. Ivan is truly my companion in life. Our TTC journey has felt like a never ending roller coaster ride. We had an ectopic PG in Dec. 04 and in April 05 found out my IF is due to tubal abnormality. We were told IVF was our only hope. July 05 we did IVF # 1 and it was a chemical PG. We did IVF # 2 in Oct. 05 and it was a BFN. In Jan. 06 we did a combined fresh and frozen embryo transfer and it was a BFN. We were determined not to give up our dream of having a baby. IVF # 4 was in April 06. The cycle worked like a charm and on December 20, 2006 we were blessed with Hannah and Matthew. View my complete profile	Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Did someone order a dozen eggs? They got 12 eggs. Some were too far back and could not be reached. The retrieval went well but I had some minor complications afterwards which required me to stay almost 3 hours in the recovery room. 45 minutes into the recovery and I started feeling a sharp pain on my right side which started shooting down my leg. The nurse called the doctor and they did an internal exam (as if I needed more probing, especially with the speculum). It turns out my left ovary was causing pressure and I had a muscle spasm in my lower back. They gave me something for the pain and had me stay in the bed with a heated blanket and heated IV bags on my stomach and lower back. When the pain finally started to subside I was able to leave. I'm home relaxing and watching episodes of Nip Tuck on DVD. Ivan is of course very attentive and scolds me when I walk around. Tomorrow we get our first fertilization report. I am very nervous about that. That's when it started to go downhill last cycle. I keep repeating all we need is 3....yes, we are going to transfer 3. \| posted by Liz at 5:46 PM \| 9 Comments: MB commented at 6:30 PM~ Good for you guys! I'm so glad you updated. Sorry about the complications, but am glad you're alright! beagle commented at 6:48 PM~ The extended stay sounds yucky but a neat dozen sounds great!! Keeping it all crossed for a "good news" fertilization report. Good Luck! Anonymous commented at 7:03 PM~ I'm glad to hear you're feeling better and those numbers sound great. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you for the first report. Anonymous commented at 7:07 PM~ Sorry to hear about the complicatins but 12 eggs is great. Crossing my fingers that you will get a great fertilization report. jude commented at 8:36 PM~ Awesome dozen! That's what we got on Tuesday too! Maybe it's in the blogger water! Got one fertilization report and four are mature and cooking so far. I have the same vibe for you! Good Luck! Jude Anonymous commented at 10:34 PM~ WOOHOO...12 eggs is great. Hope you're feeling better. Can't wait to hear the fertilization report. Jenna commented at 12:11 AM~ I hope that you get good news tomorrow, I am hoping and praying for you. I am glad that Ivan is watching you. I hope that he is there after the trasfer. I can't wait to hear good news tomorrow. Jenna Portlairge commented at 1:14 AM~ 12 eggs is excellent news. Well done. Wishing you luck for the fert report tomorrow. Rebecca commented at 9:39 AM~ I'm praying that you get a wonderful fert report! Sorry to hear you had a difficult post-retrieval experience. I hope you feel better soon. Want to Post a Comment? back to main page
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