After 14 days of injections and monitoring appointments, I have finally got the green light to trigger.

My last blood draw was today which means tomorrow is the big day!

Egg Retrieval!

It’s by the far the biggest day of our journey. The doctors and nurses are very happy with all of my follicles. I have over 20! My doctor said I’ve reacted to the drugs very well and will likely have a great outcome. I am hoping for 18-20 eggs tomorrow, but we’ll see! Will update once I know.

This has been the hardest part of this IVF journey. So many appointments, bloodwork, ultrasound, bruises, increasing dosages, injection refills, paying out of pocket for those injections, injecting myself 3 times every day.

It’s a lot.

Spencer has been amazing though and I couldn’t do it without him. There are times that I feel like I’m doing this alone since I’m the one that has to go through all of these hoops but he’s been there every evening to comfort me and make me laugh. It’s definitely helping my stress level.

I’m also surprised at my mood. With all of these hormones, I thought I would be a basket-case. I feel a little bloated, since I’m developing so many eggs at one time, but it’s bearable.

I am scared for tomorrow though. Because of Covid-19, Spencer is not allowed in the building with me. I have to be there an hour and a half before the procedure and just sit there. Alone. I’ve read so many blog posts about egg retrieval day and girls have cute pictures with their hubby in scrubs, allowing him to be there to comfort her until the procedure. This won’t be the case for us. He will be dropping me off and coming back to get me, 3 hours later. I’ve never been under anesthesia like this either but I trust my medical team. It’s just going to be a different experience than I expected.

I’m anxious and excited at the same time.

Oh,

And he better produce the best sperm of his life tomorrow!

Here’s to retrieving many eggs that will become strong little embryos :)