Trigger shot tonight!! what to expect? Could I ovulate before retrieval?!

Amyou06

So as usual I'm analyzing everything. I did my last injection of ganerelix this morning and went in for my us and bw. Ultrasound showed 16 follicles ranging from 5-22mm in size. About 10 are 12mm or larger. So looking like we should get a decent amount! A few May be over cooked- like 22mm one is a little big - but stil happy with numbers. So I trigger tonight (Saturday May 3) at 9:30est and go in Monday(May 5) morning at 7 for a 7:30 retrieval. How does this work. With me not taking ganerelix tomorrow- could I ovulate before my retrieval? That's what worries me most! Any side effects with your trigger shot? I'm scared and excited having not made it this far because we had to cancel our retrieval the last cycle. Oye- hopefully this will all be over soon- at least no injections tomorrow!

indianaalum

Good Luck. They time the trigger shot/retrieval so they don't miss the ovulation. Try to relax!!!

Make sure to review the directions ahead of time, so there is no panic on your end.

For example, my bottle said IM, but my doctor note said "subcutaneously" so I paniced as I worried they didn't match and what should I do. I ended up having to call the emergency number out of panic, only to realize the nurses more specific directions explained the bottle would tell me something different.. 

Moral of the story, look at everything ahead of time unlike me! LOL

Good Luck

Rebecca'sMama

Totally normal fear, but don't worry. The hcg does the final maturation and they knew that ovulation will happen a certain number of hours hours later, so they time it accordingly to exploit the maturation but before ovulation occurs on its own.

 If you haven't had an IM shot before (and if this one is), be sure to watch a training video like on Freedom Fertility Pharmacy so you feel comfortable with it. 

 Good luck!

jaztastic

Ovulation occurs a minimum of 36hrs after your body's HCG surge, which for us is the trigger shot. Most retrievals are set 32-36hrs after trigger to optimize egg maturity, but timed just prior to natural ovulation. It's important to take the trigger at the precise time given. But because there is a little cushion space, it's not always detrimental if missed, as long as you are late and not too early taking it.

Tea+

I agree with the others. Only side effect I had was a couple days later I had a sore spot. Otherwise, I don't think any. Good luck!

dp21

No side effects.  It was great having the day after off from injections  

gnl42

I ovulated before my retrieval and we had to cancel. I don't think it was because of the hcg trigger being timed poorly though - as everyone has said, they time that precisely. I started to ovulate on my own for some reason despite being on ganerilix. We went ahead with the trigger just in case I hadn't ovulated as we were waiting for blood tests to confirm... but unfortunately, I had. From my understanding, it is pretty rare for that to happen. I hope all goes well for you. Good luck! 

sparkles2040

Normal fear. But they time it usually at 36 hours to avoid that happening. Side effects: I had a hot flash, that's it. It was nice not having injections the next night.