First post, first ICSI, egg collection done

[mermaid25]

Hi ladies,
this is my first post.i am currently doing my first try of ICSI with my new husband of 4 weeks and at every stage i have been frantically researching everyones experiences to prepare as much as i can.These forums have really helped esp for my egg collection.we have been ttc for 2.5years with a male factor, my hubby is a natural identical twin and as young boys there testicles were undescended and had an op to help them.this has resulted in both men with servely low sperm count, 100,000 for my hubby (a normal low amount is 20 million) and zero for his twin.There father is also a set of twins so u can imagine his utter devastation that we were told natural conception is near impossible,he had high expectations of himself.it took time for him to gain confidence as he felt he failed me as i want six children, and i can clearly understand how some couples do not pull through this.Fast track some time,love,attention and lots of talking and we are now due for an embryo transfer this following friday.overwhelmed is not the word.i have been doing my treatment at CRGH and they have been excellent.i am so impressed.the injections were nerve wracking but easy to get over and in the beginning i felt scared like i was a little girl trying to do a womans job but again that feeling went and it feels so right.my friends are all in a different boat, all 5 years older yet still single and sowing their wild oats so it is comforting to read everyone on heres stories.my egg collection was on sunday and it was a really nice experience! because it was a sunday and quieter they didnt mind my husband brought his twin&partner (they r super close) for support.and i know this sounds silly but to calm my nerves right before i went in, i went to the toilet and stood there in my theatre gown and socks and gave myself a pep talk in the mirror! i thought "i hear of people doing this,maybe itll work.right u look shit, ur bloated and tired from meds and uve had to remove ur false nails,false lashes and u really need ur hair coloured but u are doing this to be a mum.be strong etc etc etc) .sounds so cheesy but i couldnt believe how positive it made me feel.i lay down in the bed in theatre and the staff were great,chatting away,informing me of every step they were doing and why, "putting warm fluid in thru the small needle on ur hand to help u as uve had no food prior to this then u will feel the cold anathestic'. the feeling was a nice slow sleepy sensation like being drunk on whisky, previous cosmetic and health operations ive had before (theres been 4) , the anathestic hit me like a hard punch.when i came round even though i was drowsy i still managed to tell my hubby off for trying to stop me talking and just rest lol.then they gave me hot chocolate and biscuits, i even demanded seconds!lol. i had a large amount of follicles, 33! but retreived 17 eggs.all were magnificent apparently, 16 were useable and one was a bit fuzzy and we have currently ten embryos growing as we speak! i joked to my husband i cannot believe after 2.5years our sperm and egg finally met! haha.
im currently resting up at home, i was on high risk of ohss but they did not get the crazy amount of eggs expected so its dropped.i am still very bloated,esp after food and drink and ive gained water weight but what ive been reading it is all really normal,my clothes do not fit the same!i hope others have the same pleasant egg collection experience.it is not as scarey as i thought it would be, i hope this story helps calm someone like someone elses did for me.big kisses and babydust! xxxxxxxxx

 

[yellowbell]

hi there!
Welcome to B and B!
I also had my Egg retrieval recently, two days ago actually. It's my first time to do ICSI and I was a bit scared of the Egg retrieval procedure as I've never had any surgery before and I was scared to be put in sedation. But indeed, it wasn't difficult after all, they retrieved 16 eggs and 7 of which have become usable embryos.
I just had my Embryo transfer today, they've put in two lovely ones I also can't believe it that finally after almost 2 years my egg and my hubby's sperms united, lol.

All the best on your Embryo transfer this Friday!

 

[mermaid25]

hi yellowbell!
thanks for your reply, wow so similar! so u are now on your 2ww right? oo im excited for u! xxx

 

[yellowbell]

yes i am
my clinic usually does a day 2 transfer.
Wow you've got 10 good embryos! Thats very promising!

 

[Red sox gal]

Wow I so wish I would have done general anethsia compared to just a local with Valium and vicoden. It was not a plesant experience for me, I'm still attached to my heating pad very chance I get. Though only 10 eggs were retrieved I can't imagine laying on that table for a moment longer. On the plus side we have 9 embryos that made the cut and are awaiting a call from the embryologist to tell us there progress in the next few days. I am bum bed that we will have to wait till the middle of Oct. For transfer due to my high estrogen levels and the fear of OHSS since I had many more follicles that didn't make the cut. Best of wishes to all

 

[yellowbell]

hi Red sox gal!
I was only put on sedation (like I was just half awake and dreaming, lol) and I could still actually feel the procedure during my Egg retrieval but it didn't hurt.
Wow, 9 embies out of 10 eggs is a very good number too! Your clinic is also doing a blastocyst transfer? I read that blastocyst have a very good chance of success.

Lots of babydust to all of us!

 

[Wakefield]

Hi everyone.
I am also on my first attempt at ICSI. My husband had a vastectomy in a previous marriage and we were told a reversal wouldn't work because of the time he'd had it done. I'm glad you seemed to have a good egg collecton - mine was awful, I could feel everything and it was so painful. But they got 20 eggs and on Monday I had the embryo transfer. I was worried I might have to wait because of the risk of ohss but thankfully I was ok.
I still have six days to wait before they test and it is driving me mad. I have a bit of cramp and feel rather emotional but other than that nothing seems different. I have no idea if this is good or bad.
Good luck to you all. I have my fingers crossed.

 

[Red sox gal]

Hi yellowbell,
When they told me they were going to give me pain meds and medication to sedate me I thought that they were gonna put me into twilight like you had done. But nope 30 min before in walks the nurse telling me to take these pills it'll help, um no it didn't. The dr kept telling me that it would hurt less if I controlled my breathing, was pretty controlled considering and no that really didn't help. It also didn't help that I had a 15 min cab ride through NYC and a 2 hour train ride to get back home. But I am very pleased with the results and have high hopes for the transfer. Yes they will be doing a blastocyst transfer along with assisted hatching. I really hope that it takes first try since the end of our tww will be the day before my 30 birthday.

Wakefield I can't imagine feeling everything like I did n the dr taking an additional 10 eggs, I am very impressed. I think I would have hurt the dr. Good luck in ur tww

 

[yellowbell]

hi Wakefield!
wow 20 eggs! How many embies do you have?
Seems like you had a blastocyst transfer, no?
Like you, I also feel emotional but nothing else extraordinary. I'm wondering too if this is good or bad.
All the best to you!

 

[Aphrodite]

Well done mermaid 25!! You brought back memories of my EC day. I also got 33 eggs must be the magic number!!! You did so well! When I was younger, like most people, I never dreamed I'd have to go through IVF. I remember someone telling me about all their attempts and I thought how awful it sounded and how I could never possibly cope with that. Fast forward 5 years and there I was-the girl in the toilet looking in the mirror like you did telling myself that rather than Why me, Why NOT me? I thought, I am strong, I can do this. And I did! The sense of acheivement is amazing even just to go through a cycle. Well done girl, ur almost there to getting ur BFP!!!!

 

[mermaid25]

wow i am annoyed for u that u all werent put to sleep! i hate hearing it was an unpleasant time. 9 embryos red sox gal well done!its great they are not wanting u to get sick with ohss to protect the embryos after transfer but fingers crossed u prove them wrong and have them transferred sooner, i was told they were going to be frozen coz i had 33 follicles to calm down but turns out 5 days later i was alright so i hope this happens for u, i bet youve waited long enough to have to wait a little more!
how are you feeling yellowbell? i had my transfer yesterday and only 6 hours later i had cramping that threw me to the floor in extreme pain, the same happened this morning but both times it was gone as soon as i had a bowel movement ( sorry tmi), i laugh about it now because i was going to call my hubby but i thought if he sees me now, lying on floor, underwear around my ankles about to pass out and i hadnt flushed the toilet yet so i kept quiet lol.my doc says my voltoral rectal suppositories i had taken before and after the transfer could have caused this.
good news is they put two blastocysts in, one was two hours older than the other so was a little smaller and they gave us a framed photograph it is too cute, theyve since managed to freeze another three good blastocysts for future.
wow wakefield u must be pretty swollen too with 20 eggs! and only six days to go! so exciting! thinking of u!
hi aphrodite congrats on your son! isnt it mad, you never thought in a million years id need ivf , it just goes to show the future is so unpredictable.a few years back my previous best friend and room mate lost her child to social services and was so ungrateful for the life she created,she just wanted to party, i actually moved out and left her friendship because she later met a guy and they turned into crackheads and i did all i could to help save her but in the end it was her family who told me to leave and protect myself.it was heartbreaking to watch her and to have no love for her kid as i have wanted a family since i had my first period.it was a difficult time.so many people do not realise wha they have! it is lovely to meet so many women who appreciate the gift of life! xxxxxx

 

[yellowbell]

aww Red sox, sorry to hear that your EC was painful. I hope you were you with someone when you went home after the procedure?

mermaid, am glad to hear that you're ok and your transfer went through. I didn't feel anything unusual after my transfer. Are you taking any progesterone meds right now? I was prescribed to take these progesterone pessaries, little white capsules that I have to shove up my V thrice a day, lol. They gave us a pic of our lovely embabies too! Both are 4 cell embabies. Sorry to hear about what happened to your bestfriend, it's really sad to see people take being able to have children for granted.

hope you're having a great weekend, ladies!