And just like that, its over

Anyone who says IVF is a breeze, is some kind of superhero. It is obviously manageable, doable and something if I had too I would do again, BUT it is not something that was easy.

I ended up in the ER with a potential blood clot, NONE thankfully, was at the doctors everyday getting bloodwork and an ultrasound and more shots than expected. But let me tell you if you end up with kids, its all worth it.

Since I have a blood clotting disorder and Marfan Syndrome my doctor kept a closer eye on me. That meant 6am ultrasounds and bloodwork almost every morning of my 2nd week of treatments. SO FUN RIGHT?! Who doesnt want to start their morning with 2 shots in their belly, a shot in their arm, an internal ultrasound and doctor visit all before 7am?! I'll take names for a sign up sheet now.............

Even though it was tough, I am so grateful and glad the care I got from my doctor. She talked us through the whole process, knew my concerns and fears and without her this would have been way different. With the right doctor and the right partner (thank you Jerrad) and the right support system, the IVF journey is conquerable.

Luckily my eggs grew like WILDFIRE. I was a bloated whale who had almost 30 eggs growing rapidly inside of her!! SO NUTS! Guess those hormone shots did their job right?? My hormone levels skyrocketed, which made me irritable and VERY TIRED. I laid in bed most of the second week of IVF, which is apparently somewhat normal. And they moved my egg retrieval surgery up because my ultrasound and bloodwork showed immense progress and growth early on and let me tell you I was ready to get those suckers out of ME! The nights are uncomfortable to sleep, the pain is definitely there and your body does some weird things. But I'll never get to experience pregnancy so this was my form of pregnancy.

Speaking of pregnancy, before you are able to get your eggs retrieved you have to come positive with a pregnancy test. HOW NUTS IS THAT?! Your body thinks you are pregnant, but you aren't. And let me tell you, showing up positive was crazy!! IT was a really cool feeling since I will never get to experience that for real, so I got my moment :)

Friday morning rolls around and I am in the pre-op room at 6am, anxiously awaiting my doctor and anesthesia (which always makes me scared) and 1 hour later I groggily woke up to find out they removed 27 EGGS!!!! HOLY MOLY IS RIGHT! No wonder why I was so bloated and has so much pain, right?!

Recovery took quite a few days and its been 1 week since my surgery and I finally feel pretty back to normal again. Took some time and uncomfortable nights but it is over. We go the call that we had 15 eggs mature, fertilize and make it on to the DNA testing phase. From the 27 original we had 20 fertilize and over the first week we lost a few, which is normal. So looks like we are in good shape! Now lets all hope most of them do not have the Marfan Gene when that call on May 6th comes!!!!! Now we wait ...........................

#ivf #invitrofertilization #health #pregnancy #fertility #surrogacy #marfansyndrome #followme #followmyadventures #subscribe #blog #healthblog #blogger #kids #surgery #goodthoughts