Did you have an English speaking co-ordinator?
If so how helpful and efficient were they?
For us this is important, we want someone who is going to advise us and make sure everything is in place. I am abit of an organised freak and need someone to be on the same page. What tests did you have done prior to the cycle and did you have them done over there or at home? How long did you have to stay in Brno for the transfer and finally what is the city like? Feel free to share anything else that you think might be relevant.
Thanks in advance
Coordinators: I've had Magdalena Cogbill and Eva. I recommend Eva. Mag was only intended to give me instructions on how to pay and she over extended her reach and gave me a medications protocol. It wasn't even correct and I'm guessing her English wasn't solid enough because it seemed to be a 'communication error'. She is meant to sign people up for ivf's and take pmt only. Because of this I had to take the Lupron injection twice. Lupron is NOT something anyone should have to do twice in 2 months. Eva was always super professional, she handles all aspects of the transactions, pmt, protocol, logistics, she spoke English perfectly and I'd go back to her if we deal with Reprofit again.
Helpfulness & Efficiency: very. They will respond workdays usually within 24 hours unless your coordinator is off and if that's the case they usually have a back up and will make you aware of any time away. We booked our own accommodations after she let us know which dates we needed to be there. They will send you the profile of the donor to approve when you start your protocol within 30 days prior to transfer. I didn't ask them to help with accommodations but I'm sure they'll step up if you need that.
We stayed at the Grand Brno Hotel and if you look on Trivago you can usually find good deals and get the breakfast (which is decent) for free. We took the train to the clinic which was no more than a few dollars per ticket. The train is right outside to the right of your hotel. The city is small and very cute. The shops are lovely and in the winter there was an open market in the upper plaza. We also spent 10 days in Prague. Prague, so far of all our European travels, was on of the most beautiful cities. In December it sparkled and the markets were warming and cheery. They have some amazing places to eat, the shopping was great and the accomms & food were unbelievably cheap. We stayed in MH Apartments with full kitchen, washer/dryer, bedroom for $80/night. Transit to everywhere was right down the street and super convenient.
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If you travel from Prague to Brno the busses are the way to go. They're nicer than the trains in Hungary and on certain busses they serve free coffee & food & have wifi. I seem to remember it may have been $30ish round trip? Also, the bus drops you at the stop right infront of the hotel in Brno. It was very easy to get around.
We went to the initial appointment 5 days before transfer only for the day. DH donated and I had an u/s. Then DH stayed in Prague with me for 5 days and left for Canada. I hopped on the bus and went back to Brno on my own and did the transfer. Stayed in Brno for an extra day to relax and then back to Prague to hop on a flight home. They'll probably tell you to be in Brno for 7 days but maybe PC and Crystal can tell you more about this. We took our time as I didn't want to rush or feel stressed in transit.
At home before the trip my GP had set me up with all the drugs I needed based on they're protocol and send me for the required ultrasounds. I went to Reprofit and purchased some extra prednisone as I'd run out. There's a pharmacy right under the clinic. We don't get health coverage for drugs purchased outside of Canada on travel so I tried to get everything at home. I'm pretty sure there are international pharmacies that can mail you the meds if you need, PC and Crystal prob know more on this than I do.
Gl and let us know what happens with your plans!
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