We've got the pod...praying for the Pea!: Egg Retrieval Complete!

I would have updated yesterday, but I was kinda out of it...who knows what I would have typed! Yesterday, we met with the anaesthesiologist and then they took me back to the O.R. around 10:00am. The next thing I remember didn't occur until around 1:00. The actual retrieval only took Dr. B a half hour, but for some reason I had trouble waking up in recovery. Hardy told me that I wouldn't talk or open my eyes & I was shaking & my eyes went blood shot. Dr. C (anaesthesiologist) & Dr. B were trying to figure out what was going on. Thomas said they began putting meds through my I.V. to help reverse the other meds, & they gave me sugars thinking it was my blood sugar. Hardy, said at one point he began to get a little bit scared even. But thank goodness, two hours later I began to come to...and this is when I heard the GREAT news!!! You ready for it....here it is....FIFTEEN EGGS!!! Dr. B rocked my world when she told me 15. She was super excited and even said that there must of been an Angel helping her in the O.R.!!!

Dr. B also informed us that my estrogen levels were quite high, so she gave me a prescription for a med that will help with OHSS (ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome). I guess when you put 15 eggs in a house that usually holds 1 it can cause a little mess. Hopefully, the meds work out & fix the problem. So, that ups my pill count to four prescriptions + Dr. L.B.'s meds + the infamous PROGESTERONE shots started last night...oh how I didn't miss those ginormous needles in my rear!!! But, it's all worth it for "Baby Hardy"!

We arrived home from the fertility center around 3:00 and Dr. B called to check on me at 4:00. She wanted to make sure I was doing ok after the crazy weird recovery. She said that it was very, very rare & she's still not sure what caused me to struggle so much. She also told me that of the 15 eggs, she already knew that 8 were mature enough to have a chance at fertilization...so, we're down to 8. She said she's excited to see how many fertilize over night!!! Props to Dr. B today...she was over the top helpful & it was very nice of her to call and check up on me.

So, just a recap:
IVF egg retrieval #1: 5 eggs retrieved, 4/5 mature, 2 fertilized
IVF egg retrieval #2: 15 eggs retrieved, 8/15 mature, (fingers crossed for 8 to fertilize)

So, now the waiting continues...this is the toughest part...knowing our lil' peas are in incubators and we have no clue how they are doing until they call us between 10:00 & 11:00 each morning with an update. All we can do is think positive, hope the time passes quickly, & pray, pray,pray for good news!