Any advice?

[Dolphin01]

Hi all,
We are soon to start tx, i am having icsi and i am also egg sharing. Is there any ladies that can give me any advice. I am terribly nervous about the ec, the heavy anesthetic frightens me, is there any chance of not waking up?, anyone ever heard anything bad about it at all?...
Well i will leave it there for now but i wish everyone the best of luck and positive thoughts to all...xx
Ruth

[JustinesBaby]

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[AuntyPebbles]

Hi Dolphin,
how exciting to get to that stage i cant wait to read how many wonderful little ones you have created, i wanted to post because i have had both sedation and general and they are pretty much the same they dont give you very much at all as they only need you under for 20 mins ish i was also given some happy juice just before i had both my ER (fantastic stuff) i think my body wanted more thats why im doing IVF again...lol
i had a 5 ER and a 11 ER both very similar

it really isnt bad at all take care read you soon Hugs Debz

[Dolphin01]

Thank you, thats made me feel a little better. The clinic are offering sedation, but i was still worried about that. Its gr8 to have people who have been through it to give me advice, i really appreciate it. Just wish i knew when exactly i was gonna start it all still, will find out soon i hope.

Thanks again all, good luck and luv to all

[racquel]

Wow I didn't even know there was an option - our clinic just offers general anesthetic for EC. I woke up just fine :0) Take care and good luck with your cycle!!

[gregmbarry]

Hi there,

I was hooked up to an intravenous and if I felt any pain or discomfort I was to tell the nurse and she would give me some pain medication. I asked twice for a little bit. I was awake for the whole thing and I really enjoyed watching and hearing as they collected the eggs. It was uncomfortable - but I wouldn't say painful.