Couch-rest

This weekend John went with the men's group at church on a fishing retreat to the beach. Friday night I spent curled up in excruciating pain from my OHSS (ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome) but I really wanted John to go on the trip so I insisted he go. Saturday morning was better but throughout the day the fluid builds up again and the cycle continues. Besides being huge and bloated, my stomach feels like I am constantly pushing it out and sometimes even have sharp pains. There is no position that makes it feel better and sometimes Vicodin will help with the pain. Then today I started feeling super nauseated; thankfully, I had Zofran on hand which seems to help.

On Saturday a wonderful friend from work came over and spent the afternoon with me. We walked to the LoMo Market that stops in my neighborhood and got some delicious fresh fresh fruits, veggies, eggs, and meat. Although the distance was short, this was quite a journey for me and towards the end of the walk my stomach started becoming a little painful. However, Kira brought the most delicious chocolate cake, which always makes everything better! We had pizza, watched football and movies and had a great girls night!

This morning my plan was to go to church, however last night was another night of excruciating pain and little sleep.  I called the nurses line and after speaking with the doctor I am to come in first thing tomorrow morning. My hope is that they will drain the fluid... Not that I want a needle stuck in my abdomen but instant relief sounds good to me. As far as I know I have been told that this should not affect the transfer or pregnancy. Weeew!

Since I didn't make it to church my plan is to listen to the sermon  today when it is posted online. I believe today's message is supposed to be about life. How perfect right? And another good friend from work sent me the most perfect devotional this morning. God's timing is perfect. This is the verse focused on in the devotional :

"Now to him who is able to do far more than all that we ask

or think, according to the power artwork within us,

to him be glory in the church and in Jesus Christ 

throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen"

-Ephesians 3:20-21

God is so good. In fact, the embryologist called this morning and said that all 19 embryos are looking perfect! She was quite impressed with our numbers and the quality, however she did remind us that the numbers will decline some by Tuesday. In addition to the transfer, we should also still have some to freeze.  Because of my age and the current quality of our embryos she asked if we had thought about transferring one but because of my lining John and I have decided that we want to transfer two embryos. If we have twins then God will provide financially, emotionally and physically everything we need to raise our children. We will be grateful for any blessings.

We continue to pray every night for our Ward embryos and for God to continue to prepare my body for Tuesday. We are so grateful for the positives and are trying to stay hopeful and stress free. We are forever thankful for your prayers and messages and visits!