update.

So my retrieval procedure was yesterday morning and I wasn't really sure what to expect afterwards. A few weeks ago I started the Follistim injections which helped me produce more mature oocytes while also taking a lower dose of Lupron to control my cycle. My last night with that cocktail was Tueasday and Wednesday evening my mom had to give me an intramuscular shot of Novarel. Novarel is a HcG injection that helped stimulate release of the oocytes from the ovaries. Thursday was blood work to check my estrogen levels and Friday was the big day. I got to the hospital early where I was taken to the fertility center positioned in the back of the ICU (not scary or anything). I was placed in a hospital bed in a room along with another girl there for the same procedure.
Once I had my IV set up I was wheeled into the room where the procedure was to be done and placed on what looked like a slightly deformed hospital bed. That's the last thing I remember before I woke up back in the original room. There was a nurse there that gave me a warm blanket for my stomach which I began to feel as soon as the anesthesia started to wear off. Eventually the warm blanket wasn't really cutting it so they gave my a small injection of Fentanyl in my IV line. I waited there for about another half hour before I was able to get up and get dressed then I was placed in a wheelchair and sent to be picked up by my mom. Yesterday was a little rough with walking and such. I mostly laid in bed all day and slept because the anesthesia hadn't fully worn off. Now that I'm a little bit more chipper I'm on a regimen where I have to take two Femara daily for the next two weeks. Femara is typically a cancer drug used in breast cancer patients but in my case it's just to bring my estrogen levels back down to normal. I'm also on a specialized diet where I have to eat at least 100 g of protein a day. All in all I'd say this whole process was worth it. Don't get me wrong the paycheck that's coming to me next week is definitely motivation enough but I also was able to give some woman a chance at something she lost hope for for herself.