Day 5 – 18 Jan 2013 (PMS Day 13)
That night at 10.00 pm on PMS Day 11 which was 48 hrs
before egg retrieval operation, I was asked to inject Ovidrel which was 250mg
to induce ovulation.
Pre-OPU, we faced a scene as Jakarta floods due monsoon
soaks, heavy rains bring this capital to a standstill. The hospital remained
open but the access roads leading to it were reportedly blocked. The traffic
was brought to a near standstill by waist-high floodwaters, and overflowing
with cars. By midnight when we heard the access road to hospital down to
knee-high floodwaters, DH packed up and took me to the hospital where I
was admitted to ICU then transferred to regular patient ward.
Home truths about ovum pick up…
Before operation, the nurse gave me a surgical gown to
wear, I was asked to change my clothes and shown to a bed and a cannula ( fine
plastic tube) was inserted into my vein in the back of my hand. It was used to
make me feel sleepy and sedated throughout the procedure. Once I got into the
OR, Dr. I already inside the room. The room was freezing. It was medium and
white. I was instructed to lie on the operating table. Later, they tied each of
my arms to the boards. They also slapped sticky heart monitors onto my chest
and plugged them in. An assistant came
by and did a complete medical history on me. Another anesthesiologist asked me not
to worry and started to sedate me via cannula inserted in my vein before.
That’s the last thing I remember.
An hour later, I have been taken down to recovery room to
rest and DH was eventually brought back to see me. I found myself given
oxygen throughout the procedure via two short plastic tubes that sit at the
base of my nostrils. DH told me that out of 15 follicles retrieved, 5 were
empty so I got 10 oocytes in total.
I was prescribed with Cefixime 200mg taken once a day
and Asam Mefenamat 500mg 3x a day with no end date provided. After having lunch
about an hour and so in recovery ward, I was released home.
Post–OPU, I bounced back fairly quickly. I was pretty
much feeling completely normal.
Medication Lists:
Ovidrel 250mg, Cefixime 200 mg, Asam Mefenamat 500mg
Ovidrel 250mg, Cefixime 200 mg, Asam Mefenamat 500mg
