December 2016 - IVF #5, On the way

Alarms went off around 6:15 this morning and now we are driving down the tollway to Piney Point Surgery Center, which is about an hour away. It's raining. It was raining on our trip in for round 4 retrieval. Feels a little de ja vu, of course that seems to be the theme of the last (nearly) 3 years. Though maybe today it's a good sign?

It's been a little over a year since my first procedure on this journey, my D&C.  That day I carried, though Michael ultimately carried, a large Orvis totebag we had gotten as a Christmas gift from my parents a number of years back. It was full of the "just in case" type items: wallet with ID and insurance, chapstick, all my prescriptions in the event they needed to see them, phone, pen, paper, my Kindle, a pair of socks to wear in the procedure, snacks and a bottle of water for Michael and for me afterwards, and a change of underwear (because you never know).  It was a Girl Scout's outpatient kit. 

Today, I carry my phone and a pair of socks in one hand.  Michael carries my ID and insurance.  Done. 

What a difference a year makes. 

Well, here we go.  We will find out how many eggs they get before we leave the facility and what their maturity grading is.  Then The Waiting begins. 

I very much want this to be the last retrieval.