First fertility appointment

[sammy1987xxx]

Hi everyone.
We've just been referred to the fertility clinic in derby uk and just wondering what happened at everyone's first appointment? I just want to know what to expect? Anyone go to derby royal hospital?
So scared of procedures and the not knowing what will happen

Thanks everyone xx

 

[Princess Lou]

At the first appointments they usually just take blood work and do internal scans to check everything, hubby will be asked to give an SA and then you will be called back for a review appointment where treatment will be offered.

However, different areas operate differently and things might change.

I had had all the blood work done at my doctors office and hubby had already done several SA's but the Fertility Clinic still wanted their own so please don't think that you've already done it (if you have) and therefore won't need them again. Not always tje case.

Good luck. I find it's the nerves that are worse.

 

[star25]

Hi, my dh already done 2 sa's before going through gp,he was asked to do 2 more 6 weeks apart
With me I was given blood test forms for day 21 bloods, tho had to do this roughly a wk before af with guess work as have long cycles,also had blood test form for rubella.had to make a date for internal scan, though already had one thru gp had to arrange another, took height and weight, had an internal and they took swabs at same time to check for infection
When had next appointment he said progesterone bloods had come bk borderline ovulation,rubella ok, no infections from swabs. Scan showed a polyp in uterus and an ovarian cyst which can be sign of endometriosis and as my cycles are 45-75 days apart it probably is this!
He then said I wi'll be put on list for laparoscopy and at the same time they will do a hysteroscopy to remove polyp and hsg to check tubes, that was ten weeks ago and I'm still waiting for appointment! Can't wait as get all done in one hit when asleep and I will finally be getting somewhere, just so much waiting!!
Dont worry you will be fine, just think of your end goal and every appointment gets you closer!!
Xx

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Hi. Thanks for ur responses.
I have had the bloods done and rubella and oh has had sa done and he's come back ok.
How long did u wait for ur first appt to come through??
Xx

 

[star25]

My first appointment with specialist only took a few weeks, forgot to say on my second appointment he gave me blood test forms for day 21 again but this time I had to do it on days 21,28 and 35 and keep going til I got af, luckily I got it day 42! Then I had to do day 3 bloods
My next appointment is end of Dec but that's coz they're assuming I've had the lap by then so Im probably going to have to postpone it, would have been nice to get results before end of year!
F2f

 

[star25]

My second appointment was about 4 week's after the first so I had to time to do bloods and scan x

 

[kas22]

Hey nothing to be scared of I found it exciting as I found we were finally getting somewhere! My first appointment was just talking through history etc but I think every area is different, I think I had to wait 3-4 weeks then had a internal ultra sound then found I had pco! Oh then did sa ( all fine) and then a few months later in feb 2012 I had a hycosy where they check if your tubes are blocked which was not the nicest of things but tubes were clear woohoo! And then in march/ April tried meds and finally got pregnant in October 2012 so sometimes it feels such a long road ( which it is) but you will get there xx good luck xx

 

[Princess Lou]

My first appointment was in October 2010 after being referred 12 weeks early but due to funding over in Northern Ireland, my second appointment wasn't until April 2011. Hubby did (yet another) SA in November and in December we got sent the results so at least we weren't waiting for that.

At the second appointment I was given Clomid and the review appointment after that came within four weeks but unfortunately my doctor was called into surgery so it was another 8 weeks after that. That took me through to November 9th 2011 where I was referred for a HSG which I got the results for that about six weeks later but some get them straight away and I was put on the waiting list for Ovulation Induction via Injectables and had that appointment November 8th 2012. I was very lucky as AF was due around that time and I was able to start the injections the following day and didn't have to wait with them sitting in my fridge for a month.

Have you looked at the web page for the clinic? You may get some information from there that is specific. https://www.carefertility.com/loc-derby/care-fertility-sc0/page-people/

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Thanku so much for ur replies.
I get to phone up on Monday to check the referral has been sent. I guess I am excited cos iv wanted to conceive for so long but facing tests is dawnting and admitting a problem.
It's a waiting game now. I have irregular periods so I guess I will have to go for weekly bloods altho I always know when I'm about to ovulate
Baby dust to everyone xx

 

[pcsoph2890]

hey - i have been refered to the qmc at nottm. our appt with gp was on the 9th nov. got the letter through today for appt on the 7th jan
So quite happy with that time scale thought that we'd be waiting for a couple of months - but with christmas and new year it'll zoom by....
So i'd imagine that itll be pretty much the same in derby..... it appears to be hubby that has low and lazy swimmers

But on the annoyance front another pregnancy announcement on FB...... bit emotional about it - but on the positive front we're on the road to getting properly assessed.....

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Yes I think it will be about the same as its care fertility at Nottingham aswell is it. Waiting is so hard. How long have u been trying xx

 

[lilyV]

I'm having more tests that the previous posters have listed. I'm super pissed bc I feel they're making me run in circles. Tell me something new already. Ob/gyn said consult was gonna be about us hearing what options we have. instead we're going to be running around for two months doing various tests. so pissed.

 

[sammy1987xxx]

What tests? My doctor did lots of tests before the referral.
I hate this waiting but it will all be worth it. Best things come to those who wait xx

 

[lilyV]

ugh, Sammy, for your words to God's ears...

I have the fs rant on pg17 of my ttc journal. basically, lots of blood work, ultrasounds, physicals, diagnostic cycle monitoring, endo sampling, lipid assessment, 2 sa for dh, 1 dna sa for dh. that's all to be done (i'm skipping the endo test, f that) before the fs f/u in jan. I don't *think* i left anything out..

 

[mizza1987]

Hello, We've been referred to the LRI in Leicester. We saw our GP back in october. we then did an SA (count good, motility borderline, morphology borderline) and had all my bloods done on both day 3 (normal) and day 21 (also normal!) we had to have all this done twice though as they lost the first batch of our specimens. saw GP yesterday and he's referred us and he gave us the choose and book forms so we've booked a provisional appointment for December 28th which we just need to wait for the hospital to confirm they have received our referral letter from the GP. feel a bit weird about it all tbh, my mum has PCOS and i've always assumed that that was what was wrong with me. have been really tearful today having been told that everything's normal with me! hubby thinks i'm a bit weird! xx

 

[lilyV]

glad to hear things are good on your end (physically). there are a lot of options for you available even though DH has maybe some sperm issues. gl!

 

[pcsoph2890]

sammy been trying for by the time we get to the appt will be 17 months.....

i prrsonally dont thibk that it is just my hubbby that has a problem. i think as the average is 12m sperm per ejac and he has 10.98m he isn't that low.... the rest appears to be good.
my theories are:
1) we are not doing it enough at the right time - dont even get me started
2) im not ovulating each month - even though i always get ewcm
3) what swimmers i have cant get to the egg as im blocked up.....

excited to see what happens. I have just received a questionnare to fill out whi h we have to take with us - asks when i started periods, how long they last for, lenght of cycles. He has to answer whether had mumps, undescended testicles etc.
They said for us to prepare to be there for 3hrs, so id imahine theyll do all the bloods, sperm sample again, then discuss what results we already know and the options open to us.

Sad to say but excited about going and getting the right info from the horses mouth as they know their stuff rather than our local GP who knows a lot about everything but not the finer details....

Sammy keep me posted on ur journey!!!!!

 

[mizza1987]

we've been trying for 16 months now. i work with a lot of women and they all seem to get pregnant straight away! 2 girls from work yesterday rang to tell me they were pregnant within the first month of trying. hard not to be down about it all sometimes - especially when they ring you and tell you kinda feels like they're rubbing it in. will keep you guys updated as things progress. baby dust to all xx

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Hi guys Thanku so much for the info. Unfortunatly my gp is messing us around and sill hasn't sent the referral letter he sed he would within 10 days now been three weeks. I have to phone back tomorrow. Major bummed out right now. Feel like we will be waiting forever for the first appt. they don't seem to understand how hard it is when it's been so long already! Rant over oh sperm is in normal range with everything so it's me with a problem. Irregular cycles should have told me it would be. I'm so mad at the nhs. Even wanting to go private to speed it up could sit and cry right now. just started Agnus castus tablets anyone had any luck with them? Keep us all updated with how it's going ur end xxxxx

 

[pcsoph2890]

Hi guys Thanku so much for the info. Unfortunatly my gp is messing us around and sill hasn't sent the referral letter he sed he would within 10 days now been three weeks. I have to phone back tomorrow. Major bummed out right now. Feel like we will be waiting forever for the first appt. they don't seem to understand how hard it is when it's been so long already! Rant over oh sperm is in normal range with everything so it's me with a problem. Irregular cycles should have told me it would be. I'm so mad at the nhs. Even wanting to go private to speed it up could sit and cry right now. just started Agnus castus tablets anyone had any luck with them? Keep us all updated with how it's going ur end xxxxx

it was aboubt a month for us to get the letter, so don't panic too much.... just try to think its christmas - time will fly, thdn new year then you'll have your appt..... thats how im thinking. just goi g with the flow this month knowing come jan we'll be on track to offically knowing how bad we are......