Doctor Appointments

[Sus09]

Actually, Dmom you are right! better get him sorted first.
I will insist when I phone that it is for him first, so they don´t aske me to wait till my scan again.

 

[dachsundmom]

Actually, Dmom you are right! better get him sorted first.
I will insist when I phone that it is for him first, so they don´t aske me to wait till my scan again.

 

[NorthStar]

Good work! At least if you know what the jizz situation is, that makes a difference for your TTC strategy for next cycle, you need to know if you are in jizz conservation territory, or not....

 

[Sus09]

NorthStar I like how you say it, Will tell G that

SA in the clinic I found is 100 Pounds, not a bad price!

 

[dachsundmom]

Sounds about right...our last one was $93.

 

[NorthStar]

Well worth it, remember he has to abstain for 3 days beforehand

My clinic is £130 I think, but they do a package where I get bloods as well for £230 his n hers. D is going to do one more NHS JIAC anyway.

 

[Sus09]

This is what I found that the clinic I found do to give you a diagnose:

* Intial Consultation with one of our fertility specialists
* Blood tests to assess ovarian reserve and ovulation
* Microbiological screening
* Ultrasound and/or HYCOSY for tubal patency
* Semen Analysis
* Follow up to discuss results

A bit pricy to start... but I think worth it and quick. Getting depressed with the wait

Does anyone know what happens with NHS appointments when you go private? Because Ideally I would like to have all my tests and diagnose done privately before I see the NHS FS (as NS says this will happen once I have given birth )

Howerver I am unsure if the NHS FS will accept that!

 

[dachsundmom]

 

[NorthStar]

The NHS will never know that you've had those tests unless you get a copy from the private doc to show them.

I'm not sure how the Private>NHS works, but my IVF clinic literature says that regardless of what tests you've had done in the past eg NHS, they need to redo these prior to commencing IVF.

For my private HyCoSy, I can just refer myself and turn up on the day of the procedure, I don't have to see the consultant first (that's £165 saved)

 

[Sus09]

Oh I see.
When I phone I am going to ask if they have a price for all of the tests, I mean rather than paying for each idependent test, maybe they have a "diagnostic test package"? Like yours maybe.

 

[Desperado167]

I guess u know just about everything n.s

 

[NorthStar]

I guess u know just about everything n.s

you're not the first person to suggest that T, but you mean it as a compliment

Sus yeah that's what I mean, see if they have an "Asssessment Package" that they can give you

 

[Natsby]

I never posted my day three hormone test results, I thought I would see the clinic soon after i got them , but still haven´t had the time. So here they are, but Sus you might need to help me translate coz I have no idea what they are called in English. It may be the same, it all comes from the latin after all.
fol.liropina 6.71
luteotropina 7.62
Prolactin 16.81
17 beta estradiol 31.09
tiropina 2.48
My Dr said everything is within the normal range, but my DR knows shit in general. Anyone here tell me anything interesting with those numbers??
Thanks
xx

 

[Sus09]

Translation here looked at one of my Spanish tests from when i was 29 lol.

Fol.lirorina = FSH
Luteotopina = one of the thyroid hormones, dunno the English name.
Proclatin = i think its the same in English.
Estradiol = same
Tiropina = this one i dont know in English

I dont know about the numbers, I am new to those as well lol, can anyone help to read them?

AFM my OH said today he has had enough of seeing me in pain and the fact that we cant conceive naturally and made me phone the private clinic for a full assessment of both of us! An advisor will phone me tomorrow to get our details and give us an appointment. I am thrilled!!!!

 

[Natsby]

great news Sus, good to see things moving forward! Thanks for the translation too.

 

[SilverBirch]

Hi girls, glad things are moving in the right direction, Sus. Feel like a bit of a chump for not getting my actual numbers to share.

Nats, one day I will post a pic of our cat - he looks a lot like yours - all stripey and orange!

We got a huge letter from the FS after getting our GP referral. It's full of forms we have to fill in, but annoyingly they want to repeat the SA before they will even see us and that took DH two months to "get around to" last time. They reckon the last one was invalid because it was only 2 days after DTD (guidelines say 2 days is fine, but apparently not!) but his appt was right around ov. so little choice there. The hospital is also 25 mins drive from our house and he refuses to use The Room so it's likely to be rubbish the second time too.
So now I'm stuck until he gets his arse in gear.

 

[Sus09]

Hello Silver!

Men! They should realise their test is easy compared to what we go through!
I am glad that you got you fs appt, I have mine on Thursday

 

[SilverBirch]

Hi Sus! Good luck tomorrow! I did manage to goad DH into making the appointment for another SA in a fortnight but I don't think we'll be going for FS until March at the earliest now. You'll have to let us know how you get on

 

[Sus09]

Thanks Silver, just back from my appointment, it is going to be a long post but we had lots of information today, I am really happy!

The FS was amazing! she started going through my history and my losses, other health problems that I have had, etc. She did the same with G but as he is so fit and healthy there was not much to say for him

Anyway, she was really kind and did not use a sales approach with us, as we told her we were funding the tests ourselves and we did not pay for a private medical insurance. So she told us which tests we will get via NHS and recommended not to pay for them and she is only doing those that are essential but the NHS won´t pay for.

She is very happy that we conceived in December, even if it was only a chemical as she knows the sperm meets the egg, so she said that was half of her worries gone, however she can see I might have the following potential issues:

1. As I had emergency appendicitis in 2006 and they said the appendix was very close to the tube and it might be blocked .

2. Due to my Molar and the thorough D&C plus other miscarriages she thinks I might have scar tissue in my womb. This could be one of the causes of my losses. She said it can be removed if I have it. So following my HSG she will arrange for a camera to check my womb.

3. My Progesterone is very low whilst my GP said 14 was ok when I had my tests, she said yes for ovulation but it is far too low for a pregnancy, I need 20/25 minimum. She seems to think that could be the main cause of my Chemical So guess what? I am on the cooter tabs

4. She did AMH test for me today, she said FSH is too unreliable and she does not like it, so AMH on its way! The needle was horrible thought, she used a massive fat one

5. She told G to phone NHS for his jizz pot tomorrow, but she said to mention her name (as they know her) and this way they will contact him soon. She did not want us to pay for one for now as apparently what G was told last week is bullshit! He does not have to wait till April as they are doing SAs every day and it should be a lot quicker.

And last she said we are going to do tests every other month as for some tests I won´t be able to TTC for that cycle, so she gave me the OK to TTC this cycle!

 

[dachsundmom]