May 23, 2021
We met with Dr. Jarrett at the Indiana Fertility Institute at 7am this morning. It started with bloodwork, an overall baseline examination, and then I was prepped for the egg retrieval. I got to meet Dr. Jarrett, the anesthesiologist and the embryologist on site for the procedure. Oh yeah - Dr. Jarrett's team has an onsite Embryologist! That means that we will be able to make and freeze embryos instead of just eggs now, that was a huge answered prayer.
We felt really comfortable with the team. It was not missed by Cory and I that their entire team had come in to the office on their one off-day of the week, just for my procedure. That was so incredible, that care and attention to our needs and the empathy toward our situation was extremely humbling. The retrieval went well - they were able to collect a good number of eggs that went directly to the embryologist for fertilization. We’ll know on Monday how many were successfully fertilized and by Friday we should know how many grew into fully developed embryos for freezing.
After discharge we got on the road and headed back home. My parents had come over to our house on Saturday to watch Macy while we were away. She did a great job with them overnight for their first slumber party together. But I missed my baby and was ready to get back home to her.
As we drove the abdominal bloating and pain continued growing. The post-IVF procedure is no joke, the bloat is real and it is extremely painful and uncomfortable. I had difficulty getting situated while resting or trying to sleep. I'm hopeful that I’ll feel better tomorrow, but I’ve been told that this could last up to 2 weeks.
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