Mother Hen

I feel like a hen who just laid over 2 dozen eggs! 28 eggs to be exact, we retrieved on Thursday. Today we got the news that 21 out of the 28 fertilized, 14 were frozen and 7 are still growing! I am so relieved to know I WILL NEVER have to take follistm again! Whew! So how am I feeling? Well, for the most part the cycle went without problems. My estrogen level stayed well controlled and my ovaries, although large and in-charge from my multiple follicles, were hanging in there. However, the day before my retrieval my estrogen took on a mind of it's own and reached almost 6000! Really high. It almost tripled in one day (I am thinking mainly from my trigger shot to ovulate). As of now, I am in a significant amount of pain, my stomach is huge and I am experiencing a good amount of nausea. The vicodin takes the edge off, but I am really uncomfortable. As for a transfer, well, it's up in the air. We may transfer soon, we may wait until I am feeling better. Honestly, I am thinking the later of the two is the smarter idea. Some of this pain, maybe even the majority of my pain may be postoperative pain...I mean, it's not like they poked my ovaries 28 times! So we are still taking one day at a time. But, knowing my body and had been down this road before, I think I am well on my way to Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. For now, one day at a time is the name of the game. I am ecstatic this cycle was a successful. For me our first step with my ovaries was to produce some embryos...well, we did. Step two...transfer when it's safe and I feel healthy. For now, this mother hen is heading back to the couch!