I just got home from my  egg retrieval.  I went into Dr. Sahakian’s office at 7AM, and we  got down to business right away.  His extremely friendly nurses got me ready to go, then his anesthesiologist got my IV started.  Before I knew it, I was awake and the procedure was over!  There were some immediate abdominal cramps, but no worse than what I would experience on my period.  Two Extra Strength Tylenol were all I needed.  Now I’m back in bed and about to eat some french toast.  So, all in all, everything turned out great.  I’ll update you on how I’m feeling tomorrow!

-Lisa, Donor

I came back to Dr. Sahakian’s yesterday morning for my second ultrasound.  We took a look and everything came back fine.  The follicle count didn’t go up, so now we just had to take another round of blood work to make sure my levels were still stable.  If they were, then it would be a green light to go ahead for my retrieval.  The doctor’s office said they would call me back before 4PM.  Happily, I heard back from them at 2:30 and was told that everything was fine and to go ahead with my final shot, my HCG shot, at 7:30PM.  So next is my egg retrieval!  I’m a little nervous, but I know I will be in good hands.  I will report back after retrieval and let everyone know how it went!  Until next time!

-Lisa, Donor