Egg donation Update

So this has been a pretty long process. I didn't realize how much was really involved when it came to donating your eggs. I am in no way backing out, I will probably go another round if they tell me I am eligible!

So my first blood draw was really bad. They took about 15 tubes of blood and I was not ready at all for this, so my body gave out on me that day.(Good news is that this is the largest blood draw, and even if I donate my eggs again this blood is good for a year!)

Then I had an appointment with them two weeks ago, where I met the doctor and it was pretty much like a ladies annual.

Then last week I had a psych evaluation, where I was asked a bunch of crazy questions, I guess the doctor said I wasn't tooo crazy, because Monday I got a an e-mail from my nurse asking me to come in for more blood work and told me I can start my injections on the 20th.

So this morning I went in for another round of blood work, luckily it was only one tube so I was totally okay! And I ate a lot of sugary food before I went in!

on the 18th of this month I will see the doctor again, and somewhere between now and the 20th I will go in to get my medication.
So here's how it works... to my knowledge.
On the 15th I will take the last birth control pill- They put me on the pill to sync my cycle and the recipients cycle.
I will get a bag of medication which I will have to inject daily.
(am I crazy for doing this willingly? Probs)
There will be two evening injections that I will probably ask the hubs to help me with.
I will do this for 10-12 days, and every other day I will go in for more blood work and ultrasounds to make sure these eggs of mine are "harvesting" (I hate hate hate using this word) right.

Then March 3-5 the retrieval will be scheduled.

So this process I am a little unsure of. I know that my husband will have to take me, and they will not completely put me to sleep but give me a drug to put me out of it. I wont feel, or remember anything
The doctor told me that a small needle will be involved to retrieve 20-25 eggs.

Then I will wake up, have a little bit of cramping, be slightly bloated, have a little extra cash in my pocket, and all will be well.

It sounds like a lot of work, it is a lot of work. But I am helping a family conceive a child. So its rewarding!