Eggs Collected

Good afternoon.

I'm pleased to be able to say that they got 13 eggs from me this morning, but I was a bit worried after I got home, because the embryologist said that we could only have ICSI due to "sperm concentration" and the fact that it's from someone who has had a vasectomy reversal. In other words, IVF would be too risky and not good enough. I hope the sperm are strong...

After the operation I was in a lot of pain and discomfort. My stomach was completely killing me and there were sharp pains at the top of my shoulders. When I lie down in bed still, my two shoulders feel like a knife goes through them, along with my stomach, so I cannot lie down for now. When I exhale I get a terriffic shooting pain through my back and up to my shoulder and neck. Apart from that I feel ok as I'm not realy woozy from the anaesthetic at all. I've eaten an asparagus soup and continue to drink water... I have to down 3-4 litres today, apparently. (It's so difficult)... But you all know what I think about that!

Anyway, egg collection is over and done with, thank goodness. They got a good amount of eggs and I hope I never, ever have to go through this again. Infertility treatment is very, very difficult - emotionally, financially, and physically. (Today cost us £4,000, in addition to the approximate £200 per day for the last 14 days, not including train fares).

I'm so glad it's over. I hope my various stomach pains go because at the moment it's painful all over...

Now it's the wait to see what the ICSI produces. I hope my DH's swimmers fertilise my little eggs - but we're having ICSI so I guess they'll have no choice, right?