Just wanted to check if anyone had posted...
hrobinson: sorry to hear that you're still bleeding! What an annoyance! Hehehe but I get you on being excited to give yourself shots!
marsxp: thanks for the update; I'll try to update the list tomorrow. And about ER, don't you worry sweet pea. At my clinic, they never do general anaesthesia for ER. I was 100% awake the whole time. They did local anaesthesia for my vagina, though; four shots. Only one got me a surprised ouch! and it was gone. I really didn't feel much when they pricked my ovaries and sucked all the precious eggies out. It all happened very fast and I had a drug to keep me relaxed (called Fantanil; the same they give you when you go through a coloscopy for example). There is an advantage to staying awake... less recovery time, less side effects of the meds... and hearing the embryologist count your eggies during the procedure!

That's priceless! I, too, bled during the procedure and my doctor had to clamp a vein. I didn't feel anything. The only bad thing that happened to me was that my uterus had a contraction. It's a reflex whenever you annoy the cervix, apparently (you can also get that reflex during transfer). That contraction was really painful, but it passed. It was not that bad; I was able to joke with the staff that if that's what contractions are like, I'd take the epidural in a heartbeat!

But apparently, it has nothing to do with that. It's always more painful when your uterus contracts when it's empty.. plus the contraction was sudden, it did not build up gradually. All you have to do is take deep breaths and keep the focus on that safe place deep inside you... and everything will go real fast and real well.
nimble: hello sweetie! Long time no see!

Glad to hear that AF is almost here! Don't worry about being behind; lots of us are still waiting for their cycle to begin. It's like we have two groups this time!
My2LnT: glad to know that the pain has subsided a little bit. Keeping everything crossed that beta stays on the 23rd...
Sophie