Doctor Appointments

[Sus09]

I have updated my journal with my appointment

 

[NorthStar]

Hello to everyone, that is me just home from the first FS appointment, so forgive the long post (and for anyone on LTTC this is also cross posted

I got a really lovely young doctor, who was actually quite hot as well
He took some bloods (even though I'm Cd7) and referred me on to the "sub fertility clinic" for pelvic ultrasound, hormone testing and HSG. Said that the waiting list could be up to 8 months but now I'm "in the system".

His advice was to stop the fertility meds which I've been doing to fix the delayed ov, thinks that Nature will fix it by now anyway and thinks that adding further meds is only going to confuse my body more. So, next month I will try a natural cycle, I guess.

And with the SA, when I told him what had happened he looked up D's lab report, the lab wrote that they "mistakingly put it in the fridge" (didn't even spell mistakenly correctly) so there was no motility but that was very likely due to being refridgerated! But the rest of the SA looked good, so he said it was promising that the second sample should be ok

His other advice was that D should stop smoking asap (which I agree with of course!) and that I look really healthy and have a good family reprodcutive history, so he is optimistic.

 

[Sus09]

NS that is great!

That sounds good! the ball is rolling
What bloods is he going to do? did he say?
when is your next appointment?

I am having the pelvic scan before the FS appointment, but other than that I guess that when it arrives, my appointment will be pretty similar!

 

[NorthStar]

I fully expected that I'd get a pelvic scan today, I wore nice knickers and everything!
but no, that will be my next appointment, the letter is done and handed in, so now I just wait to hear from the hospital, IDK it could be a long wait.

The bloods will test my hormones and for something called prolactin, and for thyroid problems, though he doesn't expect there to be anything amiss.

He said that in the meantime to keep trying, but to lay off the fertility meds, since I fully ovulate on my own.

Am thinking that next cycle I will go med free, and see when I end up ovulating, we don't have the same timing issues next month as long as I'm back from Spain in time (aaargh I'm not even going to think about next months logisitics till I get through this month).

 

[Sus09]

Spain!!!!!! say hello to Spain from me

Blimey, it is a bit slow.. I thought they would give you an appointment there and then rather than put it in the post!

 

[NorthStar]

Nope, I'm afriad not, and sounds like the waiting lists are pretty bad, 8 months time I'm either strapped to a table getting IVF or I've hung up my TTC boots for good, July 2012 is my cutoff point.

So, I need to consider if I can find the £££ to go private for tests, or see if my private healthcare will provide any tests. There is a fertility exclusion so I will need to present with symptoms of some other gynae problem to get insurance to cover that.

Which is fine, as soon as I go into Google I can find a whole bunch of conditions that I can manifest the symptoms for

 

[Sus09]

That is true, well done google!

There is probably an 8 month waiting list here as well it´s crazy!

G is still waiting for his SA referral letter, and we have been waiting 5 weeks and... NADA! Crickey, there is even a waiting list to jizz in a pot here well not even to jizz, just to receive the pot

 

[NorthStar]

OMFG you can't even get the pot?

The FS said that due to the first sample getting refridgerated, that D should give another 2 samples, but from what he could see, it looked quite promising from a jizz pov, he had normal volume and high numbers.

I was so sure it was the jizz

 

[Sus09]

What a big cock up, put the jizz in the fridge!

Nope, to get the pot to jizz in, G had to go to the doctor, the doctor had to write a referral letter to the IVF Wales department, then they send G a letter with an appointment, he goes to his appointment, they give him a pot, he brings the pot home, he then has his jizz in the pot and takes it back to the IVF unit, who then send the results to the doctor,and after G makes a new appointment with the GP then he gets his results

Have I bored and confused you?

That is how complicated it is to get a pot to jizz in here Ridiculous!

 

[NorthStar]

That is a massive waste of resources no wonder this country and the NHS is seriously in the shit what a faff, I hate to hear about something this wasteful and complex it's like it is designed to make things hard for people.

All we had to do was D went to his GP, the GP gave him a pot and and map of the hospital campus and there was a time range when it could be dropped off.

Then some dickhead put it in the fridge at the lab but hey, at least giving it was easy.

 

[Jax41]

NS, really pleased you got on so well at the FS today but bums for the looooong wait...just when you think you're getting somewhere eh? But, have to say reading between the lines here, from what you've said it seems you two have no probs on the fertility front, it's just getting to BD at the right time 'cos of work that's stopping you

 

[NorthStar]

IDK babes, we've managed to time things pretty well since I've been charting, but I don't think I have another 8 months of this left in me.

I'm keen to resolve things and get more proactive.

 

[Jax41]

IDK either then....it all sounds like everything's good, DTD at the right time too so why the hell's it not working then You're right TTC sucks it's all a complete farce I reckon!

If you do IVF will it be with your own stuff?

 

[NorthStar]

Well it seems the jizz is probably ok, and I won't know about my eggs until I do a round of IVF, so we would do a round of IVF and find out I guess.

All I can think of is that the EPO/BCP messed me up so bad that maybe there are 4 cycles where nothing would've worked regardless of timing.

Oh ladies one more thing the doctor today advised me, in his medical opinion men need to ejaculate at least twice a week, he says that after 4 days the jizz is dead. Now in our case there is a minimum of 2 weeks in 4 where we can't have sex at all.

So, I need to make a wanking schedule for D as well as forcing him to eat vitamins, which is kind of hilarious, in a bad way.

 

[peanutpup]

Well it seems the jizz is probably ok, and I won't know about my eggs until I do a round of IVF, so we would do a round of IVF and find out I guess.

All I can think of is that the EPO/BCP messed me up so bad that maybe there are 4 cycles where nothing would've worked regardless of timing.

Oh ladies one more thing the doctor today advised me, in his medical opinion men need to ejaculate at least twice a week, he says that after 4 days the jizz is dead. Now in our case there is a minimum of 2 weeks in 4 where we can't have sex at all.

So, I need to make a wanking schedule for D as well as forcing him to eat vitamins, which is kind of hilarious, in a bad way.

wow thanks ns--I did not know that--def will keep in mind although I have no idea what dh is up to when on his own I can't assume he's always taking care of business when I'm not "available"

 

[dachsundmom]

Make a schedule, lol

 

[NorthStar]

They all need a wanking schedule according to my FS

Either that or you need to have sex minimum of twice a week, but it's not possible when one or both works out of town

 

[Viking15]

NS, do you reckon it's ok to have a clean out the pipes session before the serious OV bonking begins? That was my strategy this cycle.

 

[NorthStar]

Not only is it ok Viking, according to the FS I saw today it is mandatory

He says that after 4 days the jizz starts to die, you've got to keep the moving parts going

He also says that if you are working away and coming back thinking your timing is awesome, well the half dead jizz factor could come into play then, if your man hasn't taken care of business whilst you are away at work

 

[LLbean]

Yup, NS is correct, same for IVF...they have to have a last ejaculate 2 to 3 days before the procedure. Same with SA...they don't want you to hold it in too long..the rule of thumb is 2 to 3 days