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02-20-2013 at 2:55 PM
mlamping
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Egg Retrieval

Hello, I am new. I been two weeks into my first IVF cycle. I had my dd thru IUI and we tried again IUI 6 times, but it did not work and now we are here . The shots so far have been not so bad. However I am really worried about Egg retrieval, any advice? 

I am scared.

 

Best of luck to all of you.

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Me 35 and DH 35. Male factor issues, told have to do IUI. Two IUIs in 2010, DD born 1/20/2011. 2012 6 IUIs all failed. 2013 IVF 1, 20 follicals, 18 embryos, 8 frozen and 2 day five embryos put in March 2, 2013. Failed March 2013. Hoping to do FET in May 2013. Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker 
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02-20-2013 at 3:17 PM
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Hello and welcome. You might want to check out the secondary IF board or put a pic warning in your post title. Most of us here are trying for #1 and it can be difficult fo rsome of the ladies to see pics of children. She is very cute by the way. You will find a lot of support from ladies here who are going through the same process as you just might want to rethink your siggy. Good luck!
Married 9-10-11
Together 6 years before marriage
Me 26 DH 28
TTC since 9/2011
Dx endo 2007 Sx laparoscopy
End bcp 9/2011
Dx annovulatory, DOR, Low AMH
Hysteroscopy due to polyp 2-1-12
IUI#1-3 Cancelled due to low response
IUI#4 BFFN
IVF#1 8/30 Beta#1 256, 8/31 Beta#2 482 BFP!! M/C 5w3d
FET#1 Cancelled due to uterine fluid and thin lining
FET#1.2Cancelled due to abnormal bleeding
Hysteroscopy 12/28/12 All clear
FET#1.3 2/2013 Cancelled
FET #1.4 3/19 BFFN
Good Luck to All!!
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02-20-2013 at 3:19 PM
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Thank you and I am sorry. I will remove it. 
Me 35 and DH 35. Male factor issues, told have to do IUI. Two IUIs in 2010, DD born 1/20/2011. 2012 6 IUIs all failed. 2013 IVF 1, 20 follicals, 18 embryos, 8 frozen and 2 day five embryos put in March 2, 2013. Failed March 2013. Hoping to do FET in May 2013. Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker 
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02-20-2013 at 3:24 PM
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No worries. Anywho, the retrieval.... Its no picnic for sure but its not the worst either. Everyones experience is differernt. Probably your going to be bloated and constipated, no fun. Some ladies go back to work the next day and others take a day or so off. Your transfer will be 3 to 5 days later and then you'll be in the 2ww and wont even be thinking about ER anymore. I hope this helps and good luck to you on your cycle. Feel free to ask any question and Ill be glad to help you if I can.
Married 9-10-11
Together 6 years before marriage
Me 26 DH 28
TTC since 9/2011
Dx endo 2007 Sx laparoscopy
End bcp 9/2011
Dx annovulatory, DOR, Low AMH
Hysteroscopy due to polyp 2-1-12
IUI#1-3 Cancelled due to low response
IUI#4 BFFN
IVF#1 8/30 Beta#1 256, 8/31 Beta#2 482 BFP!! M/C 5w3d
FET#1 Cancelled due to uterine fluid and thin lining
FET#1.2Cancelled due to abnormal bleeding
Hysteroscopy 12/28/12 All clear
FET#1.3 2/2013 Cancelled
FET #1.4 3/19 BFFN
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02-20-2013 at 3:30 PM
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Thanks very much. Any help is gladly appriciated. 

Good luck to you as well.  
Me 35 and DH 35. Male factor issues, told have to do IUI. Two IUIs in 2010, DD born 1/20/2011. 2012 6 IUIs all failed. 2013 IVF 1, 20 follicals, 18 embryos, 8 frozen and 2 day five embryos put in March 2, 2013. Failed March 2013. Hoping to do FET in May 2013. Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker 
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02-20-2013 at 4:09 PM
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I had my egg retrieval yesterday and am at risk for OHSS because my E2 levels were so high.  So, I'm drinking plenty of Gatorade, resting, and making sure I get plenty of fluids. 

The procedure wasn't too terrible.  I got an IV and then I woke up very well rested.  A little sore - it feels like cramping.  They gave me hydrocodone, but I haven't needed it.  I walked out of the surgery center and went to lunch.  Then I went home and napped while watching tv.  I'm working from home today. 

♥ TTC#1 since 2/10 ♥
DX: Me - Slight androgen PCOS Him: Mild MFI Official DX: Unexplained IF
2/11 - 8/11 - 6 cycles Femara (5mg) + TI = BFNs
2/12 - 5/12 - Femara(5mg) + IUI = BFNs
6/12 and 8/12 - Femara (7.5mg) + IUI = BFN :( - considered IUI#3 and 4 by RE
9/12 and 12/12 - Femara (7.5mg for 3 days) + Ovidrel + IUI = BFN
After 8 unsuccessful IUIs and no explanation for IF, moving on to IVF Feb. 2013. IVF with ICSI. 10 eggs fertilized - transferred two and froze three.
BFP! Beta #1 (13dpo) 98 Beta #2 (15dpo) 277 Beta #3 (17 dpo) 874 Beta #4 (22 dpo) 9658
3/20 - First ultrasound - TWO heartbeats!!! Due 11/12/13!

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02-20-2013 at 4:28 PM
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Your welcome.
Married 9-10-11
Together 6 years before marriage
Me 26 DH 28
TTC since 9/2011
Dx endo 2007 Sx laparoscopy
End bcp 9/2011
Dx annovulatory, DOR, Low AMH
Hysteroscopy due to polyp 2-1-12
IUI#1-3 Cancelled due to low response
IUI#4 BFFN
IVF#1 8/30 Beta#1 256, 8/31 Beta#2 482 BFP!! M/C 5w3d
FET#1 Cancelled due to uterine fluid and thin lining
FET#1.2Cancelled due to abnormal bleeding
Hysteroscopy 12/28/12 All clear
FET#1.3 2/2013 Cancelled
FET #1.4 3/19 BFFN
Good Luck to All!!
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02-20-2013 at 5:04 PM
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Hi and welcome!  I was very nervous about the egg retrieval too and someone on here told me it was their favorite part because they slept through it.  I kept repeating that to myself when I would get nervous and it really helped!  By the way, IT'S TRUE!  It is THE BEST!  you remember nothing and then just have period like cramping for a day or two.  

 

Lots of luck to you! 
Me (37) DH (39); Finally correctly diagnosed with DOR in 2012; Started TTC 2009; RE 2009/2010- RE cycle #1 clomid+ ovidrel + TI = BFN; RE cycle #2 clomid + ovidrel + TI=BFN; RE cycle #3 femara + ovidrel + IUI= BFN; RE cycle #4 75iu follistim + ovidrel + IUI= BFN; RE cycle #5 150iu follistim + ovidrel + IUI = BFN ; Took a break and had Weight loss surgery in 2011, back to new RE in 2012 ; AMH 0.43 IVF #1 /ICSI and AH; MDL protocol - ER 2/11 5R, 3M, 2F Three day transfer of 8 cell grade 3 and 8 cell grade 2 embryos. BFN. RPL testing shows homo MTHFR and hetero PAI-1. IVF #2 antagonist-ER 5/14 8R 6M 5F. Three day transfer of 3 embies. 6 cell grade 3, 4 cell grade 2, 5 cell grade 3. Hoping and praying. Image and video hosting by TinyPic  
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02-20-2013 at 5:12 PM
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Ok thanks very much I will try to remember to think it is the part I am sleeping thru. I like that. 

Best of luck to you all! 
Me 35 and DH 35. Male factor issues, told have to do IUI. Two IUIs in 2010, DD born 1/20/2011. 2012 6 IUIs all failed. 2013 IVF 1, 20 follicals, 18 embryos, 8 frozen and 2 day five embryos put in March 2, 2013. Failed March 2013. Hoping to do FET in May 2013. Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker 
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02-20-2013 at 5:48 PM
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It was my favorite part!!!! Drifted off into lala land while the RE's did all the work....the only part that was tough was after when I had to pee SO BAD but I had to wait 30 mins before I could go. Ask for a catheter bc you go in there w a full bladder and youll want to pee asap. GL!!!!!!
me 40, DH 39... FSH:8.6 AMH 2.3 AFC:15... DH: MF: sx for Double Varicocele, SA 45 mil, motil: 50%, morph 3%- "lazy swimmers!"... Me: All "normal" but aging eggs most likely... ;-/ DS: 4/29/05-7 yrs old MC 9 weeks: 9/21/11 TTC for 3 yrs...7/2012: 1st IUI: BFN 8/2012: 2nd IUI: BFN... Need a break already! IVF #1 in progress Jan 2013: Antagonist Prot.: Gonal F 300/Menopur 150 ER: 15 follies, 12 retrieved, 10 mature, 10 fertilized...grow embies grow! 1/8/13: BFN.  
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02-20-2013 at 7:47 PM
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Just wanted to say welcome and wish you good luck.

ttc #1 since 06/09
dx pcos, severe endo, elevated NK cells, DQ alpha partial match & mfi
paif & saif welcome
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02-21-2013 at 7:22 AM
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If you are really nervous, talk to your RE. I think you can be sedated pretty heavily so you won't feel a thing! I hated the ER, but I did it without any medication/sedation (wasn't offered and I didn't know to ask for it) so if I have to do it again I'll get sedation. Good luck!!
IVF #1 - January 2011 9 eggs retrieved / 4 fertilized 1 implanted and 3 frosties BFP! DD born Oct. 2011 FET #1 - Spring 2013 Want to lose 20 pounds to get to a healthy weight before getting pregnant again.  
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02-21-2013 at 8:12 AM
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Kitty Holland:
If you are really nervous, talk to your RE. I think you can be sedated pretty heavily so you won't feel a thing! I hated the ER, but I did it without any medication/sedation (wasn't offered and I didn't know to ask for it) so if I have to do it again I'll get sedation. Good luck!!

Holy crap!  Who is your RE and why does he think you're some Amazonian Wonder Woman?  He is clearly a *** who likes to hurt people.

OP- standard practice is to put you completely out for ER.  I sat on the table, started joking with one of the nurses, then woke up 20 minutes later in the recovery area with a container of animal crackers and a warm blanket.   Aside from the unfashionable hair net, it was easy-peasy.  I felt a little sore after, but it was tolerable.  Honestly, by the end of stims there was so much weight and pressure in my lower abdomen that I felt better after ER.
TTC since August 2010
DH diagnosed with Azoospermia in January 2012
Vas reconstruction surgery in April 2012; unsuccessful
IVF with ICSI February 2013; single blastocyst 5dt
First beta March 1 is 147!!!

 
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02-21-2013 at 8:12 AM
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The ER itself was a piece of cake. I was completely sedated. However, I was pretty sore/bloated for about 3 days afterwards, so am glad I took a few extra days off work. You will be fine!

**TTC #1 since Sep 2009** Me: 31 DH: 29 (healthy, SA = normal)

DX (May 2010) = Lap #1 showed Stage I-II endometriosis. HSG normal. Tx with 6 mo Lupron (which did nothing...) Lap #2 June 2011 to remove endo, uterine fibroid, and polyp

IUI #1-#3 (July-Sep 2011): All Clomid 50 mg + unmonitored IUI = All BFN

October 2011 - April 2012: Outta $$$ (no insurance coverage) = back to tryin' on our own

May 2012 - August 2012: Mental break from trying

October 2012: New OB. Bloodwork normal aside from slightly low progesterone

November 2012: IUI #4: Letrozole 2.5 mg + Novarel trigger + monitored IUI + progesterone = BFN

IVF #1: Long Lupron Protocol,Menopur,Follistim, ER = 2/12/13 27R/26M/23F

2/17/13 Transferred 1 perfect Grade 1 blast. 17 frostbabies.

HPT 7dp5dt: BFP!!! Beta #1 9dp5dt: 108 Beta #2 11dp5dt: 368

U/S #1 3/19: One little bumpkin with a perfect HB!! EDD: 11/5/13

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