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A Place In The Sun's Scarlette Douglas shared with fans an update on her fertility journey but admitted to feeling 'scared' ahead of the process.
The former I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! campmate, 37, has been undergoing the process of freezing her eggs for when she's ready to have children - but was left overwhelmed and in "tears". Sharing her feelings on Instagram earlier this week, she wrote: "Well, I’m going to be honest, I was very uncomfortable going in today ladies.The trigger injection really did exacerbate the bloating and lower abdominal pain and the closer it was getting to my egg retrieval the more uncomfortable I was becoming. "
A Place In The Sun's Scarlette Douglas gives fans an update on her fertility journey (missscardoug/Instagram)
Scarlette Douglas has frozen her eggs for when she's ready to have a baby (Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images)She continued: "I had to sit on my left side for most of the day! Anyway, eventually I was called in and the nurse, anaesthetist and doctor were all present, super caring and very friendly. Everything was explained thoroughly and I felt in good hands. I did shed a little tear just before the sedation went in, mainly because I was scared and nervous, but also because you have to do it all on your own; no one can come in with you."
But it looked as though it was all worth it as her medical team were able to freeze 19 out of 24 of her eggs. Having woken up from her well earned naps, she told her followers that it was the best "sleep I've ever had." And after an hour and a half following the procedure, she was given the good news.
She added: "Just as I was ready to leave the recovery room, I was told of my 24 eggs that were collected, 19 were viable for freezing!!!!! I was over the moon! That was more than I could have ever imagined and so I was and am so so happy that, to this point, it has all been worth it. Off for my second nap since so catch you all tomorrow!"
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On Thursday [March 21] Scarlette wasted little time in treating fans to yet another update as she revealed that she is still on medication to remove all the excess hormones and reduce her ovaries. She captioned the video and said: "I thought that was the end of injections but turns out I have another 5 days of them plus 8 days of tablets.Thanks for sticking with me for the ride, I’ll continue my diary until the end of the month so you know what recovery is like, but honestly ladies, this has been so worth it!"
She then went on to share with her devoted fans: "On another note, I know I’ve not been looking my best lately but my body has been going through quite a lot over the last 21 days. I promise I’ll stick a bit of make up on tomorrow and Saturday for Ideal Home Show though."