IVF Update

I took my trigger shot last night at 8:45pm and boy was it intense for a few minutes. At about 8:25pm I went upstairs to get ready and then realized that no one told me how much to give myself of the medicine. I started to panic. I called Tasha and she didn't answer so I called the Shady Grove Emergency Hotline. They said that a Dr. will call me back in 30 minutes. I told her that I didn't have 30 minutes and I was supposed to give myself the shot in 15 minutes. She said that is all she could do is page the Dr. on call. I hung up with her and Tasha called me back. She gave me the proper dose amount. I was so relieved. Then as soon as I hung up with her Dr. Saffan called me and told me the amount as well. Whew! I quickly got the needle ready. Spencer was kind of nervous...afterall it was his first time being a nurse! He did a great job. The shot was quick and not too bad. I iced the spot for a few minutes beforehand and I think it helped. Today, Tuesday, I don't have any Dr. appointments and I am done with all my stimulation medicine...yes that means I didn't have to give myself a single shot today! Yeah!! I can totally tell a difference in how I feel though. I have constant pain in my lower abdomen, like cramping. I mean I have like 10 large eggs instead of one so go figure! I have to be at the office tomorrow by 7:15am to start the prep work for the egg retrieval. I am put under for the procedure, afterwards I have to stay in bed there for about an hour to wake up and get oriented again. Then I go home and rest all day...I will be on pain medication as well. They also said that I need to start a high protein diet with lots of Gatorade for the next couple of weeks...at least until the pregnancy test. So off to Costco for cases of Gatorade! Well, wish me luck for tomorrow.

Below are pictures of us with my nurse Kelly Lee and with my doctor, Dr. Saffan! They are so great! We couldn't have asked for better people to work with!