Retrieval Day

Today was a big day for us....retrieval day. I was really nervous about the whole procedure but it turned out the worst part about it was not being able to eat after midnight last night! The drive to Iowa City was super foggy this morning but we arrived by 8:00 a.m. for our appointment. I couldn't relax the whole way there because I was nervous about being under anesthesia and how I was going to feel when it was all over but without even trying, Dave made me forget about my nerves by getting stuck in the elevator on the way up to the fourth floor. This was all due to his impatience because the elevator was taking too long so he thought he could get into an elevator going down and make it go up. Of course it was going to go down and the doors started closing on him and down he went. The second the doors closed in the elevator he was on, the next elevator stopped right where I was to take me upstairs. I decided to wait there and see if he came back to the floor I was on. In the meantime, a hospital worker was waiting for the elevators and was telling me how they have been having problems with those elevators for the past week. We noticed one of the elevators about to stop at our floor and the doors slightly opened and then closed again and we heard someone inside let out a "Nooooooooooo!!!!!" Turns out that was Dave! Hilarious. By the time we both arrived on the fourth floor we were laughing so hard we had tears in our eyes. Apparently he somehow pried the doors open. Seriously, who knows?? But yeah, so after that debacle, I was pretty well relaxed and ready to get on with my appointment. I don't remember much of the ordeal, just that they told me to go to a happy place and I said I was going to the mall. I believe I was perusing the Coach store looking for that yellow Maggie bag that they seemed to have discontinued.....hmmm. After that, I woke up in the recovery room and it was all over. I just had minimal pain - nothing that a few Tylenol wouldn't fix. The results of the procedure - they retrieved 21 eggs, 16 of which were mature. That was a very good outcome! Immediately following the procedure, they fertilized the eggs and we will call tomorrow for a fertilization report and to find out if the embryo transfer will take place on Saturday or Monday. After we got home, I just laid on the couch for most of the day watching Room Raiders (did you know that show was still on?) and Dr. Phil and other daytime shows I don't get to enjoy very often. Still trying to take it easy but for the most part I feel pretty much back to normal. I'm just so happy that we have made it over another hurdle and are one step closer. Keep us in your prayers....we're almost there! :)