Day 8: GoodSWISS Hunting

Sleeping in until 1030 this morning was a much needed luxury after yesterday's 0230 shot appointment. Chad was still shaking off the sleep rust and Gena was still trying to kick the persistent little head cold. We showed at the clinic today just prior to 1300, and were escorted to our own waiting room while the nurse, anesthesiologist and RE all came in and talked with us to give a rundown of what the next two hours would hold. With our assigned doctor out of town on vacation, Dr. Jeanne O'Brien performed the retrieval. Gena did really great with the procedure, having virtually no after-affects and feeling less groggy than she did after retrieval at Walter Reed. It was a fast procedure, over before Gena even knew it and barely enough time for Chad to get from the 4th to the first floor to pick up meds at the pharmacy and then back up to the fourth floor waiting room. We spent a short 15-20 minutes in the recovery room before Gena was cleared to go...and off we headed back to the hotel. We left with a smile on our face and much hope remaining in the lab...11 eggs had been retrieved from the 13 follicles we had, which was a great number and one more than we had at our cycle at Walter Reed. So now, it's awaiting the phone call tomorrow afternoon that will let us know how many of them were successfully fertilized. As it's always been, they are in God's hands now and we pray for his care and feeding to our little gems of life as they begin their journey at the touch and skill of Shady Grove's embryologists and lab. Can't wait to see how they are doing.