Hello lovely ladies! How is everyone? I hope you are all keeping well, I prayed for you all again this week and I hope you are finding many seasons of laughter, happiness and love whilst on that journey towards your season of motherhood.
Dh and I had a tough day yesterday. I managed to get a cancellation for my FS, so instead of having to wait until aug 28th for my HSG review, we went yesterday. We thought at best she would offer Clomid, and at worst she would send us off to keep trying. Well it was worse than the 'at worst'. She explained to me that one of my tubes wasn't totally blocked as it filled, but didn't 'overspill', so that means there is a higher risk of ectopic pregnancy which she had to emphasise to me. She went on to remind me I was too old to qualify for NHS funded IVF or IUI. She said if we could afford it we should try naturally for another 6 months then go straight to IVF as time was of the essence at my age - she said IUI is MUCH cheaper, but with the added risk of ectopic with that I'd be safer with IVF and I would be more likely to succeed in IVF due to my good overall fertility (A small victory!).
The toughie is we, like so many others, don't have £3500 put aside to try, it would take around 18-24 months of very lean living to get close to that, and time is of the essence.
So now, dear Father, it's up to YOU! I believe in miracles. I know He sometimes waits til the doctors say 'nope' so He can say 'Eh....YES!'.
Huge hugs and love to you all.
Just_married i am sorry
why did the Dr not recommend clomid at the very least? could you ask to take it while you try for the next 6mths?
I was in the same position as you last month, I went to the Specialist recently as it was my last month taking clomid (cycle #6) before going down the IVF route. It wasnt long sitting in the clinic room before my hubby and I realized IVF was harder then we thought, not just the money side of things but the time spent waiting for it! It was going to cost us $9,000 in the public system and only $2,000 in the private system (!) and a 12mths wait to gain any benefits of using the treatment! So we left the clinic and that was that. The only option given was to try and conceive naturally for 12mths before attempting IUI/IVF treatment.
So we went and saw our final specialist, we were so terribly desperate for some hope, for any sort of treatment to help us conceive once again. To our amazement hes the cheapest Specialist weve ever seen! He charges $0.00 for his time, $0.00 for his treatments, $0.00 for his testimonies and even handles our pain and health history with compassion and total sincerity. When we asked if there was anything we could do for him in return for his kind gestures, all that he asked is that we come to him for advice for any concerns that we have, emotionally, physically & spiritually. He had a deal!! Is this man for real I asked? To be available to see us when others are booked up with other appointments, to say YES when all other Drs say no, to answers our questions when we call upon him ALWAYS. Yes there is no other than, Specialist
Jesus. hehehehe.
Have a lovely weekend girls!! xoxox
I have had great success with clomid after a long time trying! I have fallen pregnant 3x out of 5x cycles so... so far so good! I am now 7wks pregnant.. it was infact my last cycle on clomid before trying IVF. One of the reasons it worked this time round was because my cortisol levels were low enough for implantation to occur, previously I was too stressed and caught up taking my temps etc and putting pressure on myself, which caused my cortisol levels to be too high for any implantation to occur. I'm not suggesting you to not stress, as I know all too well how frustrating that can be to hear! But I do suggest you to research clomid to gain more insight into the success rates (I always found it encouraging) and research Gods success rates (never short on miracles!!) and have faith in both that he can do the same for you 
