Nervous about ER

Re: Nervous about ER

• ShelleyBQ member

  July 2012

  Just know that it's not that bad.  Being asleep through it is great!  You wake up and it's all over.  It's a relatively light anesthesia, too, so you're not likely to have any complications or side effects.  My only advice is what my husband kept saying to me- focus on the end goal.  Good luck!
  

   
  

  
  

  TTC starting November 2010  HSG clear, DH SA #1- Slightly low count & motility SA#2-normal
  Lap&Dye/Hysterscopy Feb 2012: Endo stage 2
  April - June 2012: Femera 5 mg & 3 IUIs = All BFN    July/August 2012: IVF #1 = C/P
  September/October 2012: IVF #2 BFP! Beta 1= 223 Beta 2 = 480 Beta 3 = 11,440
  My beautiful daughter was born June 21, 2013
  TTC #2 naturally, no luck
  IVF #3 April 2015: BFN
  IVF #4 July 2015: BFP! Beta 1 9dp5dt = 409, Beta 2 13dp5dt = 1743
  

  
  
  

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• keg member

  July 2012

  Are they using conscious sedation?  If so, that's one of my favorite things.  For me, you're basically asleep with none of the nasty side effects of general.  When I wake up, everyone is beautiful and life is good. :-)  I actually was looking forward to my ER because I knew I would be getting a nice nap.  The unknown is always scary, but ERs aren't bad at all.  Hang in there!
  

  2004-Started TTC; Nov 2007-Lap with endo removed; Jan 2008-Ectopic (mtx); April 2008-IVF #1 (bfp, twin girls); March 2011-FET (cp); June 2012-IVF #2 (bfp, singleton, EDD 3-19-12)

  ***Twin fraternal girls born at 35w6d in 12/2008***

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• DoublePortion member

  July 2012

  ER was very easy for me. I came out of sedation fast and felt pretty good the rest of the day. My only issue was getting the IV. I have awful veins and was dehydrated since they don't allow food or water after midnight. Good luck!

  
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• Deardra77 member

  July 2012

  I've had surgery a couple of times & my wisdom teeth & the sedation you get from ER was NOTHING compared to that. I mean I woke up fully straight away with little grogginess. I had a valium for my ET and was probably a little more out of it from that.

  After the ER my husband drove me home & I worked on the couch, sending emails & all that for the rest of the day. So everyone's experience is different but I hope sharing mine will make you feel a little more at ease.

  Advice on starying calm, practice breathing excercises where you just sit quietly and listen to your deep slow breathing. Or meditation. I listened to opera solidly for about 5 hours one day wen I was after getting bad news and it made me feel better.

  GL!

  

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• tryingtostaypositive member

  July 2012

  Thank you so much everyone for your responses! They all really helped too put me more at ease! It's great to have the support and advice! 

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• Roxie5739 member

  July 2012

  keg:

  Are they using conscious sedation?  If so, that's one of my favorite things.  For me, you're basically asleep with none of the nasty side effects of general.  When I wake up, everyone is beautiful and life is good. :-)  I actually was looking forward to my ER because I knew I would be getting a nice nap.  The unknown is always scary, but ERs aren't bad at all.  Hang in there!
  

  This exactly! It was the easiest part for me and you get lots of attention too!

  Multiple ectopics, 2 failed IVF's
  IVF #1: Did not get to ET, embies all failed PGD (major chromosomal defects)
  IVF #2: We have 2 chromosomally perfect embies as a result of PGD (Boy/Girl) 1 failed the thaw (Girl) Transferred 1, yet ended as a c/p
  Thought it was the end of our TTC Journey 6/20/2012
  SHOCK BFP 9/28/2012: IT'S A BOY! and everything is normal !!!!!!

  Little A born 38w 2d on 05/23/13 and is a true miracle for this IF Vet!
   

                

   

  
  

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• Mayzie15 member

  July 2012

  Don't be nervous - it wasn't bad at all.  I went to sleep and woke up and was done - no big deal!!! Fx for a quick, uneventful ER with lots of eggs

  Me 38 MH 41 - TTC since June 2010 - dx with Severe MFI. Straight to IVF with ICSI. IVF #1 - ER 06/13/12 - 9 Eggs Retrieved - 4 ICSI'd - only 2 fert. 06/15/12 - 2DT - 3 cell & 6 cell with fragmentation. Beta 06/29/12 - IVF #1 = BFN. 07/20/12 - WTF Appt -Told by our RE to quit IVF. Second Opinion from RE is good. IVF#2 - November 2012. Estradiol Pills Started 11/6. Stims start 11/16. ER 11/26 - 7 eggs retrieved - all mature. 4 fertilized with ICSI. ET 11/29 Transferred 3 embryos. Beta is 12/10. 1st Beta 81 2nd Beta 160 and 3rd beta 360!!! First U/S 12/21/12 - We saw one beautiful gest. sac. 2nd U/S is 01/04/2013 - H/B 183 02/05/13 - NT Scan - everything looks good and IT'S A BOY!  Aiden was born 08/20/2013.
  

  IVF #2 is in progress.  ER was 05/12/14 - 11 eggs retrieved, 8 fertilized with ICSI.  ET was 05/15/14 - we transferred 3 embryos as we did on the cycle my son was conceived.  We were able to freeze 3 embryos. Beta is scheduled for 05/26/14.  1st beta - 111.  2nd beta - 159 didn't double 3rd beta Friday 5/30) - not a lot of hope left. Beta # 3 is 247 - probably ectopic.  Beta # 4 is 813 - possibly vanishing multiple sydrome?  06/05/14 - 5w4days - first U/S - we see a gestational sac and yolk - still have hope!  06/17/14 - 7w1day - U/S and saw and heard the heartbeat - Finally!  06/27/14 - 8w4days - Baby and heartbeat look and sound great   EDD 02/01/14 and It's a boy!
  

  
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• MBfromBMC

  July 2012

  The ER was super easy for me and I ended up not needing any pain meds, not even a Tylenol. I thought that it would be scary to be sedated (it was my first time under anesthesia), but the anesthesiologist was very nice and understanding. He put in the IV (almost painlessly) and told me before he did everything. I thought that I would slowly fade out, but it was pretty instant. When I woke up, the only thing I felt was the speculum come out, then I walked myself into the recovery room. I had very mild cramping, but that's pretty much it. GL!!

  
  
  TTC since March 2009 // Me and DH - 28
  Testing Summer/Fall 2010 - Unexplained IF
  IUIs #1-4 ~ Clomid/Ovidrel/TI/IUI ~ all BFNs
  IUI #5 ~ Femara/Ovidrel/TI/IUI ~ BFN
  IUIs #6-9 ~ Research Study Meds/Pregnyl/TI/IUI ~ all BFNs
  IVF Consultation, More Testing
  Diagnostic Cycle ~ Mucinex/Progesterone/TI ~ BFN
  IVF #1 ~ Menopur/Bravelle/Ganirelix/Novarel/Progesterone/Lupron
  7R, 6F // 2 transferred // 3 frosties ~ BFN
  FET #1 ~ Estrace/PIO/Lupron
  3 thawed // 2 transferred // 1 lost // no more frosties ~ BFP!!
  Beta #1 - 456 // Beta #2 - 1176 // Beta #3 - 2933 // Beta #4 - 6753
  EDD: May 16, 2013

  Threatened MC at 6w2d
  Bedrest for SCH // 6w2d through 10w1d
  Elevated TSH and Lazy Thyroid DX @ 10w - Started Synthroid
  Finally released from RE at 13w

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