Since the retrieval wasn't until 10:15 I actually got to sleep in this morning. Usually I leave for work at 5:45 and we didn't have to leave for the clinic until 8:00. Nate working from home definitely has benefits so he was able to take a call in the car on the way there and work while I was in surgery so he didn't have to take a day off.
My clinic has their own surgical center in their office which is so convenient. It's so stressful when you go somewhere new and have to figure out parking and checking in etc.
After checking in, Nate went upstairs to give his contribution and I was brought back to my "room" to change and get comfortable. One of the nurses came in to talk me through the procedure again and go over all my post-op instructions. I also met with the nurse anesthetist who administered my IV (it was way easier than I was expecting or else she was really good!).
My doctor wasn't able to be there the day of the retrieval so one of the other docs from the clinic did the procedure. He came in and again went over the procedure and what I could expect post-op. Nate made a joke about not being able to go to Carowinds this afternoon and he didn't quite know what to make of it until I started laughing and he realized we were joking. However, he did tell me I was not allowed to just lay around all day. My estrogen was really high and I was at an increased risk for developing blood clots. He encouraged me to get up and do something in the afternoon.
All ready to go!
As they were putting me to sleep I noticed the clock on the wall...10:15 exactly. Man, they are good!
Super attractive post-op picture ;)
I was really worried about coming out of anesthesia but think I did great! It's just like I was sleeping and then I woke up and felt just fine! I don't know if I said anything goofy earlier because Nate had to wait in the lobby until I woke up. By the time he came back I was pretty much back to normal. Pretty much. I did take a post-op video of myself where you can tell I'm still a little loopy haha
I was definitely sore after the procedure but they had a heating pad on me which felt so good. Anyone that knows me knows I looooove a good heating pad. I should really buy one. I just have rice pillows I heat up in the microwave that I use all the time for cramps or just for a sore back and neck. They are my favorite thing ever.
Before leaving, the doctor came in to let us know we had 26 eggs retrieved! That's way more than I was expecting so I am super happy about that!
Since I wasn't able to eat or drink anything that morning, we went to find some food before going home. We settled on Panera since we hadn't had that in forever. As a side note, I really love Starbucks new Kitchen Sink cookie but Panera's put theirs to shame...it was so delicious!
When we got home I slept for 2-3 hours and it felt so good. Nate reminded me I was supposed to walk around some so we went to Sam's Club to do some grocery shopping. Then we called up our friends, the Bolin's, and went to dinner at Bad Daddy's then to see Uncle Drew in the theater.
I really wasn't in a lot of pain, but I was taking pain medication so it was doing it's job!
I'm debating on whether or not to go to work tomorrow. I had heard it was fine to go but then another nurse told me she wouldn't plan on it. I thought about going in for a few hours but since I'm still taking the pain medication regularly, Nate wants me to stay home. I think that's probably the best decision, even though I feel really bad not going because I missed today and I'm taking Thursday off to go to TN with Nate's family.
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