Retrieval was this morning. It still amazes me how awesome this natural IVF cycle has been going. I received orders Monday for Lupron trigger that night followed by ibuprofen every 6 hours (with a break overnight). My two largest follicles were 22 and 12. There were several smaller, but not worth aspirating. Two eggs were retrieved. I'm guessing the egg from the smaller follicle will be immature, although I know if that is the case the lab will try to grow it. I would expect the other egg to grow into a beautiful blast. Transfer will be Monday. I will be doing progesterone in oral and suppository form. They will check my progesterone level Monday morning and if it's low they will add PIO. My lining was perfect today at 10.5. The doctor kept saying how beautiful my uterus looked - he spent way more time than necessary looking at it from a couple different angles, but it was worth it. Even I could tell how nice and fluffy it was on the monitor.
I was a little bummed my husband didn't get to come back to the retrieval waiting area with me. I also found out he doesn't get to see the transfer either. But the nurse did say they have let people record the transfer. I hope so. I joked with my husband he didn't even need to come on this trip since we still have a vial frozen they could have used. It is nice to have him here to pamper me.
I stopped at a local acupuncture clinic recommended by my IVF center. I'm scheduled for a treatment before transfer on Monday morning. The rest of the week we are just going to keep busy. Today I'll take it easy to let my body recover from retrieval. A nap and lounging by the pool are on the schedule. We may also go to a movie later. Then up until transfer I will be doing lots of walking to keep the blood flowing to my uterus. I'm enjoying every drop of sunshine here.
I'm getting excited about this cycle. I have every hope things will work out.
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