Glasgow centre for reproductive medicine, cardonald glasgow - Page 2

Wallie · Mar 19th, 2012, 16:44 PM

Thank you Mandy and good luck on the weight loss, it's hard going.

Yes, keep in touch!

WoodvilleGirl · Mar 19th, 2012, 16:58 PM

Hi Mandy

Sorry to read about everything you've been through

Just really wanted to add my bit about GCRM. We've had our assessment appointment and consultation there over the last few weeks and, like you, got a really positive feeling about the clinic. At our consultation we saw Dr Gaudoin and he couldn't have been more helpful and understanding of my list of questions! I also liked the bit when he told me not to lose more than 3-4lbs in weight (even although I'd like to lose a lot more) as he said there's some evidence that lots of weight releases toxins into the body which he wouldn't want me to have. He said age, rather than weight, is the more problematic factor.

Anyway, we've booked our consents appointment for 20 April and hope to start our ICSI journey at the beginning of May. We were lucky that our GP did most of our tests free of charge, but we paid £230 for our fertility assessment / £160 for our consultation and have been quoted about £4,600 for ICSI.

Wishing you lots of luck in the months ahead!

Debbie82 · Mar 19th, 2012, 17:59 PM

Hi Mandy, firstly sorry for your losses xx

I had my ICSI cycle at GCRM back in Jul/Aug. Like yourself I really liked Dr Goudain and felt at ease with him and all staff I spoke to. I found through all the treatment they were happy to take the time put any fears at ease and I just got a really good feeling.

From my perspective the only downside is I found them very pro set, to the point where they went ott but maybe that was just the specific embryologist I seen coupled with my age and being first cycle.

All in our treatment cost just over £5k including drugs. Even if my first cycle hadn't worked I'd still planned to go back as was very happy with treatment, monitoring etc

Good luck to all of you xx

mandy1971 · Mar 20th, 2012, 02:45 AM

Knoxville, hi! That's good to know about not loosing weight.. I am going to make an appointment this week to see Marco soon.. good luck in your journey and I'll be keeping a wee eye on your progress..

mandy1971 · Mar 20th, 2012, 02:47 AM

Debbie thankyou for posting, and congrats on your twin pregnancy you must be so excited that they are nearly due... Are you going to be induced?

mandy1971 · Apr 7th, 2012, 19:20 PM

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Wallie · Apr 8th, 2012, 13:11 PM

Debbie - congratulations on your twin boys! Wow nearly 2 weeks old now, you must be so pleased!

WVG - how are you getting on, do you have a date of when you can start your cycle with the GCRM?

Mandy - how are things with you?

I've got an appt on the 26th April to see what the clinic says and if there's still some hope for us. In the meantime we've booked a holiday for a months time, so we'll hopefully have our break and then come back to getting pregnant, finally!

Wallie · Apr 28th, 2012, 15:11 PM

How is everyone doing? Hope you're all good!

I had my consult appt last Thursday and we're going to do a cycle with them asap. We go back and get our AMH and SA done and then the consents signing a week later. I should therefore find out when I can cycle but I'm assuming I can start 3 week in June!

We saw Dr Brady and he was nice and easy to talk too. He's going to put me on a different protocol and I'll be on different drugs than the other clinic had me on. So they can only be positive changes.

x0xjacquix0x · Apr 30th, 2012, 03:04 AM

Hi, hubby and myself also attending GCRM, we had our intial consultation on the 26th as well

We will be going for IVF with flare protocol due to my AMH being low.

We have already had our AMH and SA and are going back this Wednesday for the consult appointment to sign all the paperwork and pay etc.

Its all happening so quickly, hoping this will be our time, we have been trying for around 5 years now. I think the GCRM are excellent and really glad we decided on this clinic.

Hoping to get started as soon as really.

Hope this works out for you as well Wallie

, lots of dust, the changes can only be positive

Wallie · Apr 30th, 2012, 15:01 PM

Thanks Jac, excellent news that you are getting to start soon too. Weird we both had appts the same day. We went to Edinburgh though to the satellite office thinking it would be easier to get to but I don't think that now. I think i'll stick with the Glasgow clinic from now on.

My AMH was 5 in 2010, so they want to retest that to see what its at now. No doubt it will be a bit lower.

I had the consents signing appt through today and they need me to repeat HIV, Hep B & C tests, hand in results of rubella and smear tests. So phoned the docs to see if they can do them all. I sure hope so as the NHS has failed on all IVF attempts so far, so I hope I get them done for nothing!

WVG, how are you getting on, you should be starting very soon now tomorrow's May!?

Mar 19th, 2012, 16:44 PM	#11
Wallie Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,150	Thank you Mandy and good luck on the weight loss, it's hard going. Yes, keep in touch!

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Mar 19th, 2012, 16:58 PM	#12
WoodvilleGirl Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Angus, Scotland Posts: 15	Hi Mandy Sorry to read about everything you've been through Just really wanted to add my bit about GCRM. We've had our assessment appointment and consultation there over the last few weeks and, like you, got a really positive feeling about the clinic. At our consultation we saw Dr Gaudoin and he couldn't have been more helpful and understanding of my list of questions! I also liked the bit when he told me not to lose more than 3-4lbs in weight (even although I'd like to lose a lot more) as he said there's some evidence that lots of weight releases toxins into the body which he wouldn't want me to have. He said age, rather than weight, is the more problematic factor. Anyway, we've booked our consents appointment for 20 April and hope to start our ICSI journey at the beginning of May. We were lucky that our GP did most of our tests free of charge, but we paid £230 for our fertility assessment / £160 for our consultation and have been quoted about £4,600 for ICSI. Wishing you lots of luck in the months ahead!

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Mar 19th, 2012, 17:59 PM	#13
Debbie82 Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 3,457	Hi Mandy, firstly sorry for your losses xx I had my ICSI cycle at GCRM back in Jul/Aug. Like yourself I really liked Dr Goudain and felt at ease with him and all staff I spoke to. I found through all the treatment they were happy to take the time put any fears at ease and I just got a really good feeling. From my perspective the only downside is I found them very pro set, to the point where they went ott but maybe that was just the specific embryologist I seen coupled with my age and being first cycle. All in our treatment cost just over £5k including drugs. Even if my first cycle hadn't worked I'd still planned to go back as was very happy with treatment, monitoring etc Good luck to all of you xx

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Mar 20th, 2012, 02:45 AM	#14
mandy1971 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 802	Knoxville, hi! That's good to know about not loosing weight.. I am going to make an appointment this week to see Marco soon.. good luck in your journey and I'll be keeping a wee eye on your progress..

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Mar 20th, 2012, 02:47 AM	#15
mandy1971 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 802	Debbie thankyou for posting, and congrats on your twin pregnancy you must be so excited that they are nearly due... Are you going to be induced?

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Apr 7th, 2012, 19:20 PM	#16
mandy1971 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 802	Bump

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Apr 8th, 2012, 13:11 PM	#17
Wallie Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,150	Debbie - congratulations on your twin boys! Wow nearly 2 weeks old now, you must be so pleased! WVG - how are you getting on, do you have a date of when you can start your cycle with the GCRM? Mandy - how are things with you? I've got an appt on the 26th April to see what the clinic says and if there's still some hope for us. In the meantime we've booked a holiday for a months time, so we'll hopefully have our break and then come back to getting pregnant, finally!

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Apr 28th, 2012, 15:11 PM	#18
Wallie Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,150	How is everyone doing? Hope you're all good! I had my consult appt last Thursday and we're going to do a cycle with them asap. We go back and get our AMH and SA done and then the consents signing a week later. I should therefore find out when I can cycle but I'm assuming I can start 3 week in June! We saw Dr Brady and he was nice and easy to talk too. He's going to put me on a different protocol and I'll be on different drugs than the other clinic had me on. So they can only be positive changes.

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Apr 30th, 2012, 03:04 AM	#19
x0xjacquix0x Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 66	Hi, hubby and myself also attending GCRM, we had our intial consultation on the 26th as well We will be going for IVF with flare protocol due to my AMH being low. We have already had our AMH and SA and are going back this Wednesday for the consult appointment to sign all the paperwork and pay etc. Its all happening so quickly, hoping this will be our time, we have been trying for around 5 years now. I think the GCRM are excellent and really glad we decided on this clinic. Hoping to get started as soon as really. Hope this works out for you as well Wallie , lots of dust, the changes can only be positive

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Apr 30th, 2012, 15:01 PM	#20
Wallie Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,150	Thanks Jac, excellent news that you are getting to start soon too. Weird we both had appts the same day. We went to Edinburgh though to the satellite office thinking it would be easier to get to but I don't think that now. I think i'll stick with the Glasgow clinic from now on. My AMH was 5 in 2010, so they want to retest that to see what its at now. No doubt it will be a bit lower. I had the consents signing appt through today and they need me to repeat HIV, Hep B & C tests, hand in results of rubella and smear tests. So phoned the docs to see if they can do them all. I sure hope so as the NHS has failed on all IVF attempts so far, so I hope I get them done for nothing! WVG, how are you getting on, you should be starting very soon now tomorrow's May!?

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