Egg Retrieval

Time has flown by and we are ready for egg retrieval. Tonight I have to give myself an injection called the "trigger shot" this will hopefully mature as many eggs as possible that have grown during the stimulation phase. So far my ovaries have responded well. I have at least 10 follicles on each ovary probably more. So this trigger shot should mature most of those. I am scheduled to go to egg retrieval Tues. morning at 10:15. I am so excited that the time is here but also extremely nervous. Our biggest hopes at this point is that I have lots of mature eggs and that Mario's sperm sample Tues. morning is enough to do the job. I pray that the Lord blesses this process and our bodies and makes everything go perfect like it has been!! Tomorrow is my last day of work until March 16 so the laying around begins. Mario and I are so ready for all of this and hope that we are one of the lucky but few couples where it works the first time around. As the days progress we will get phone calls about how our embryos are dividing and whether they will put them in me on day 3 or 5. WE are very optomistic and so far i have just been uncomfortable but it has not been so bad. I am really nervous for the intramuscular shots that Mario has to start giving me soon so I am not going to be a happy camper at the beginning but hopefully it will not be as bad as I'm anticipating. Tomorrow I have to go in before work to get my blood drawn for my hormone levels and then Tues. is the big day!! So on to the next part of IVF, all the detailed and critical parts that will make this all happen.