Preparation for Egg Collection

Egg collection scheduled for 9am, 3rd December.

To be at clinic or 8.15am.

I believe that before treatment they will discuss how many embryos I'd like transferred, as I am over 40 I can have a maximum of 3

1st December - Last Injections

• Last Buserlin injection (WAS) 7am
• Last Puregon injection 7.30pm, 300 iu.
• HCG Injection 10,000iu injection tonight, 9.30pm

3rd December - Egg Collection

• Nothing to eat after midnight
• can drink water up to 6am
• No nail varnish, make up, deodorant, perfume
• Take dressing gown and slippers
• Will be given Voltarol 100mg & Flagyl g suppositories (ick) inserted rectally for pain and infection
• IV sedation (Midazolam & Alfentanyl) will mean semi-conscoius during procedure, might not remember anything
• Discharged after eaten, drunk and had wee
• Start cyclogest that day
• Do not drive for 24 hours
• Taken home by responsible adult (Ed is to pick me up from clinic to get me back to office)

By the time I go home from the clinic I will know how many eggs they have collected

Will get a phone call on Tuesday to confirm Embryo Transfer

• Tuesday after 10am (if only limited embyros)
• Thursday after 10am (If a choice of embryos)