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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP here, but one of the PPs: Aside from therapy, any other advice for dealing with nerves about the anesthesia? Is it a nurse-anesthetist or MD? Do you remember any of the procedure?

I was someone who took the laughing gas for my wisdom teeth because I was afraid of the IV sedation back then too! [/quote]

MD. The nurse put the IV in, the MD came in asked me a few questions and the the next memory i have is waking up and hearing about how many eggs we got. Was the best part of the cycle. Time travel.[/quote]

This. Have you ever had 1 too many glasses of wine and then slept really well? Same thing but no wine or hangover. You blackout for ~15 min. MD administers the IV drug to make you sleep.  That's it. If you do a cycle you have to go through multiple blood draws, so needles in the vein is not an issue by then.  Otherwise it's the easiest and simplest thing ever.

What is the specific concern for people with fear of anesthesia? That they will puncture the vein though? That you won't wake up (i.e. die while being unconscious)? That some disaster can occur while you're under and you can't protect yourself?  It seems to be a common issue on this board, but I can't say I am able to grasp it.

OP, re: how come there was no good egg in 36 cycles but 1 IVF worked.  Besides egg production, IVF also includes medication regimen to support related processes: e.g. to grow endometrium, to deliver extra progesterone that you body may not be producing enough at the early stage, etc.  In other words, things that facilitate implantation and early stages of pregnancy. And/or address specific concerns, e.g. blood clotting, immune issues, thyroid problems.  Without that for some people it doesn't matter if the eggs are good or bad - embryos just won't implant.[/quote]

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