My side effects from emergency IVF

During the IVF procedure, my side effects, thankfully, seemed to be pretty minimal. I had some fullness in my abdomen, and just a little bit of discomfort—kind of achiness—while the eggs were growing and while I was receiving those hormones. The procedure itself, to retrieve the eggs, was not very painful because I was asleep. I don’t recall feeling any additional discomfort beyond what I was already feeling from the ovarian stimulation from the procedure, so that was fine. During the daily appointments when they were tracking the eggs and tracking my ovaries, the blood draws were not a big deal for me. The ultrasounds were a little uncomfortable, like having a pelvic exam, like having a pap smear or something like that—not really any more uncomfortable than that. I feel like I was pretty fortunate that the experience was as good as it was.