Happy Egg Retrieval Day, CrazyAunt84!!!

[kh826]

I hope you get LOTS of mature eggs today! Good luck!

[karlamo]

YES, your long awaited time has come. Here's to a good solid number of eggies.

[healz413]

WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wittyandwaiting]

Happy Egg Retrieval Day to you!
Happy Egg Retrieval Day to you!
Happy Egg Retrieval Day dear crazyaunt84!
Happy Egg Retrieval Day to youuuuuuuuuuuuu!

[crazyaunt84]

You guys are the best

28 Eggs!!!!

[kh826]

28 eggs! That is AMAZING!!!!
Way to grow those eggs!
Can't wait to hear the fert report

[Stringy]

Woah ! Nice work!!

[mahler5]

Jul 21, 2015 11:25:40 GMT -5 crazyaunt84 said:

You guys are the best

28 Eggs!!!!

Yay!!! That's great news!! Hope you are feeling well and getting some R and R!

[karlamo]

Great news. Drink your fluids and eat your protein:)

[JustJudy]

Enjoy resting, you so deserve it after 28 eggs retrieved!

[healz413]

CONGRATS! And I agree with karlamo that even though you did the lupron trigger instead of the HCG trigger, it is a very good idea to eat lots of protein and salt and drink your electrolyte beverages!

[cetcar]

Congrats on the 28 eggs! That's a great number!

I'll third the diet recommendations. Lots and lots of salt, protein, and electrolytes.

[wittyandwaiting]

Wow! Amazing! Hope you get lots of rest!

[crazyaunt84]

So, for some of you this is an XP, but wanted to share here too...

The clinic called a bit after 9 this morning. Of the 28 eggs retrieved, 5 were "good". The nurse didn't know if the others were immature or abnormal. They did ICSI on the 5 eggs, and all 5 fertilized. We will be doing a day 3 transfer on Friday. Today has been emotional, but I am committing to staying positive. I'm going to email the embryologist with questions this afternoon, and I'm going to believe with every fiber of my being that this is going to go smoothly

[wittyandwaiting]

Hey crazyaunt84, I'm happy to hear that the 5 all fertilized and that you are staying positive.

It only takes one my friend!

I'm staying optimistic for you too!

[mahler5]

Jul 22, 2015 16:17:10 GMT -5 wittyandwaiting said:

Hey crazyaunt84, I'm happy to hear that the 5 all fertilized and that you are staying positive.

It only takes one my friend!

I'm staying optimistic for you too!

Ditto what witty said. I'll be thinking if you the next couple days. Keep us posted!!

[healz413]

Sending lots of positive vibes your way! Day 3 embryos are the best (but maybe I'm biased since all manada and my babies come from them).

[Stringy]

Yay for 5! It does only take 1. Sorry about the rest though- I'm sure that is disappointing and I hope they can do something to determine if it was maturity or quality or whoknowswhat.

[cetcar]

Congrats on 5! That's our doctor's lucky number. Hope you feel better after having your questions answered. Good luck with your transfer!

[kh826]

5 is great! But I can understand why you might have a lot of emotions about all of this. I think your attitude going into transfer is great, and as healz413 said, 3 day embryos are great -- she and Manada are proof of that for sure!

Have you decided yet if you will transfer 1 or 2?

Sending you LOTS of support and happy, positive thoughts!!!

[crazyaunt84]

Just got an email back from the embryologist. YAY for communication. It totally helps!

The report was that 7 eggs were degenerated, 16 were immature. The 5 mature eggs all fertilized, which they count as a win because 'normal' fertilization would be 75% of mature eggs.

They said our doctor is aware of this, and they said we'll need to discuss the stim protocol with him and our clinical team as this is what directly affects maturity.

It doesn't change our outcome, but it definitely makes me feel better knowing that at least we had the potential for a ton of good eggs.

[jgy]

I'm really glad you got answers. And I'll be holding you in my thoughts through your transfer tomorrow (and beyond). Go little embies!!!

[kh826]

So glad you were able to get this info, especially ahead of transfer tomorrow. I really hope that it puts you at ease some. It sounds like the eggs that were mature were all really good eggs - so that should be really reassuring! I will be continuing to think of you and C! Yippee for tomorrow!

[wittyandwaiting]

I am also really happy to hear that you got the answers and that you followed up.

I will be thinking of you tomorrow!!