Ready Set Extract!

We made it through the first step!

We arrived at the hospital this morning at 8:45. They had reserved a special place for us to park in the underground garage and we took the elevator up to the floor where the surgeries are performed. Pretty special.

Amy went in first to get prepped. Three sticks to get a good IV started...pretty traumatic! They didn't let me go in until after she had stopped crying and calmed down. I'll have to admit, hearing about the difficult time getting the IV started made me a little nervous (I was next).

Was not long before they pulled me out of Amy's prep room and gave me my own. Had to put on one of those gorgeous matching gowns with the air conditioning in the back.

Sure enough, it took three sticks for my IV as well. They said the dehydration is what makes the IV hard to get going. Not fun......

While I was getting ready, Amy headed back for the egg extraction procedure.

When I met the Dr......it made me feel a little better....really cool Dr. (cowboy) Horn. Good bedside mannerisms...explained the procedure and made me feel comfortable.

The anesthesiologist shot something into my IV....and that was all it took...I was out within 5 seconds and did not wake up until I was in recovery. Don't even remember being wheeled out of the prep room or moving myself onto the surgery table in the OR.

Amy was finished before I was and there with me right after I woke up. Good news on both the extractions. We will get a call tomorrow with the specifics around the results, but indications were that Amy was able to lay 20 eggs.....a lot more that we thought.....and we struck gold with my stuff as well (only on the left side, but should be plenty).

Nurse Ann was there with us all morning.....and the best neighbors in the universe picked us up and drove us home. They went to get my Percocet at Walgreen's.....and paid for it....$0.35!

Been recouping all afternoon. I've got some pretty good pain drugs and an ice bag, so not in too much pain.......Amy is only allowed to take Tylenol but she's doing well as well....

Nurse Jo and Nurse Ann have gone out to get us some dinner. Amy is still supposed to eat as much salt as she can and is still taking Ganirelix shots for 3 more days to control the fluid.

More tomorrow!