Finally made it to the front of line and got seated and buckled for the ride on 4/20 (egg retrieval day!) They never told me how many follicles I had, but the day before trigger I had 22 and measuring great. They ended up retrieving 20 eggs total and I left satisfied.
The ride had started and it was a quick 0-60mph to the top where it’s downhill from there. The next day, I get a portal message stating 11/20 matured. Wow, a 55% attrition rate. Not great, as it’s below the expected 60% but can’t complain that much since it could be worse.
Here comes the first loop! Woohoo!! All 11 mature eggs fertilized!! AMAZING! 100% fertilization rate. That loop was a great one! My adrenaline is pumping and I’m ready to keep up the thrill.
For one whole week, I felt I was continuously on the track to go up and preparing for that downhill again. Longest. Wait. Ever. Man, my arms are tired from holding them up in anticipation for the drop. We got the final report yesterday. We have 2, day 7 4BB embryos. This is the part of the ride where I feel like I’m going to vomit.
I’m hoping that the end of the ride is near. I want off this ride now. But we are PGT-A testing and have to wait for results. I can’t see what’s ahead. Is it another loop or another uphill drop? I’m hoping for a loop. But we’ll see. I hope once I get off this ride I can go stand in line for the transfer ride, and then the pregnancy and parenthood one. But this tiny, little rollercoaster definitely got me pretty good and I’m unsure.
Anyways, if you’ve read this far I appreciate it. I will not have another ER, due to getting a UTI and kidney stones. I’m under 30 y/o, stage 4 endometriosis, will have a lap and suppress prior to potential transfer. Any success stories or tips?