Day Four Part Two

Day Four... Today's surgery went well. I thought it would be a bit more like my past procedures... but this was definitely surgery. Once I realized this, I was a bit nervous. I was in the full blue gown, shower cap, and booty outfit hooked to an IV. The nurses were doing their thing, Dr. Shamma came in briefly to say good morning, and the anesthesiologist had me take two shots of something awful to drink. Then I waited in a cold room with who knows what running through my veins. It was at that point, that I began to slightly freak out. I just wanted to go home and curl up with my down comforter. My nerves started getting the best of me. Finally, they came in and walked me into the OR.

I got settled in to the really weird, table/chair/recliner and was tilted kind of upside down. My bff aka the anesthesiologist said something about vacation, I remember thinking Kentucky, and I was out. The next thing I remember I was in a different bed, in a different room, with an oxygen mask over my face.

The waking up period really stunk. I vaguely remember Dr. Shamma coming in and saying I did well and that he removed some polyps and sent them to the lab. By this point, I just wanted to wake up and get my juice and graham crackers and leave. I was having some nice cramping so they put a final dose of pain killers in my IV. Then I was finally able to leave.

It didn't take long before I was feeling awake and normal. I still have some post op instructions to follow, but overall I feel very well. And this process will be very similar to the egg retrieval, so its good to have a better idea of what to expect.

And it was pretty cool seeing where my baby/babies will be 'made.'

Next steps... stop birth control pills on Saturday and follow up appointment on Monday.

Thank you for your prayers and support!