IVF/ICSI at Guys? Anyone else?

[Serena80]

Ha ha Kazza, you're hilarious. There's definitely something about Aids tests that freak you out & make you start trawling through all the stupid mistakes you ever made/slept with! There's a great Chris Rock scene in Bigger & Blacker about it, "one girl didn't even have teeth!". Ha ha, it's good you've put your mind at rest.

I hope tonight goes well for you & Key wearing your red carnations. Hope the strikes don't affect it at all, but can't imagine it would.

Age & Tinkerbell, really interesting to hear your different stories, and realise what tough situations others are in on top of IVF/ICSI treatment. I hope it works out for you both quickly. And I hope your husband is better soon Age, must have been such a hard year for you. When will you know if you can transfer from Guys?

 

[kazzab25]

Thanks Serena, i know, totally irrational, i new i didnt have anything to worry about but it was fixated in my head!! What an idiot! Ive called the hospital already! The presentation is still on so woopeeee!!

Age and Tinkerbell, wishing you lots of luck, i too hope your husband gets better soon and we all get our very much deserved BFPs! xxx

 

[Tinkerbell3]

Key & Kezza hope things went well for you both tonight.
Glad to hear you're all there under the NHS, gives me a good insight to how things are there as I've tried lookin online and alot of the things I've read seem to be from private patients.

Did any of you have a Hycosy there? I've got to ring to book mine on next CD1 and wondering if I can expect them to fit me in that month or is it likely they'll be fully booked and i'll need to wait for the next cycle to try again?

 

[Serena80]

Hi Tinkerbell, I had a hycosy at Princess Royal. It was probably about a year ago nov/dec time. The first month I rang up they were fully booked so I had to wait another month. My husband & I had all of our tests at PR & then got recommended to Guys. All we've had at Guys so far is the information evening & our first appt.

It's good you're having all of your tests done at Guys as they have such a good fertility dept. Hope you get booked in first time x

 

[key24]

Morning all

Last night was interesting - they just went through the whole process and explained each step, drugs used etc. We've got our 1st appt tomorrow and then from my calculations we won't actually start on sniffer drugs til mid Jan - but think that time will fly by (hopefully!!))

I didn't have a Hycosy but had the scan and all bloods etc, all done at Princess Royal.

Age & Tinkerbell - sorry to hear you have some many extra complications to deal with, i hope it all goes well for you both and things get a bit easier and more inportantly you get the little ones you deserve.

k x

 

[kazzab25]

Hi ladies

Last night was good really informative! Seems like guys is one of the largest fertility clinics!!
Fiancé found it too much to take in but I really found it informative! I think it's put my mind at rest about having one embie put back hopefully they will nurture until day 5 as they can pick the best looking one from there!!

Daniel is starting to feel the pressure about doing his bit on the day!! We have been having a giggle about it! Hot to have a sense if humour about it all!!

Key im really looking forward your appt Friday hope all goes well !!

We had all our investigations at princess royal but what's a hcosy ?

 

[kazzab25]

Good luck key xxx

 

[key24]

Evening all - hope everyone is well. We had our appt with Dr Tom (who was very nice!) on Friday, it all went pretty well until i had baseline scan. It seems i have a lot fewer fociles than they would like to see. They both thought that it had been difficult to see, so i'm hoping that that is the reason why - now we've got to wait for AMH which will be true test. Won't get these results til end of next week early following unfortunately!

if that is the case then i will respond poorly to stimulation apparently and it make us not such good canidates!! Obviously another blow, but we're staying positive until we know for sure. Also it doesn't mean that IVf will never work, just that our chances go down quite a bit -but as they say you do only need 1 good quality egg and 1 sperm to get a BFP.

Kazza think you'll be in really good hands tomorrow, they all seem really nice & professional at Guys and i'm sure it will all go well.

Hope everyone else is doing well and everything is progressing as should at this stage

k x

 

[kazzab25]

Hiya

Sorry to hear about the scan hun but if it wasn't clear they could have got it wrong, what's amh?

Like you say one good egg and one sperm for your bfp!!

Glad you liked mr tom hope I get him too!!

Did you get the sperm analysis results on the day too ?

Fingers crossed for next week chin up!!

 

[Serena80]

Key-I'm so sorry to hear that. But as you say the baseline scan is difficult to see & they can't be certain of anything until they get your blood test results. I've had so many scans over the last few years & doctors have told me completely different things so it's obviously not an exact science. And even if they were right, everyone reacts differently to the treatment & it might end up working really well for you. Let us know how you get on with your results, we'll all be rooting for you x

I'm glad you had lovely doctor tom. Did you like the art work? Ha ha.

Good luck tomorrow Kazza x

 

[key24]

thanks ladies - you're right, it could just be the scan playing up!

AMH is taken from your bloods and apparently gives an estimate of remaining egg reserve. It is a bit like the FSH but can be taken anytime rather than at certain points in the month. From what i understand the lower the FSH the better, and the higher the AMH the better!

Thinking of you today Kazza - and hope you get Dr Tom.

Serena - thought the artwork was great!!

k x

 

[kazzab25]

Thanks for the explanation, soo much to learn!! I will keep everything crossed that it was the machine xx

When do you think you will be starting Key? Did they give you the SA results on the day? Will you be doing ICSI or IVF?

Serena - not long for you now!

 

[kazzab25]

Well... I'm sat waiting for the appt!!! Bored!! Lol

 

[key24]

Hubby didn't have to do a sample because they had the recent results from the end of September and they were analysied quite in depth at Chelsfield, so guess they thought he didn't need to do it again.

Assuming I still go ahead as normal then i'll be calling just after Xmas to arrange appt with nurse and starting sniffer drugs mid Jan.

Hopefully they'll have my AMH results soon to put my mind at rest 1 way or another!!

Kazza -let us know how you get on and whether you get Dr Tom

k x

 

[key24]

forgot to say - we'll be doing ICSI

 

[kazzab25]

Hiya,

Fingers crossed for your bloods I'm just waiting for mine now!!

Sa done, scan done, very poly cystic 26 on each ovarie and should be 15! I've got dr reddy who said its not less likely to work but will be very prone to over stimming! will need to be monitored regularly!!

Need to wait to see if I bleed in next two weeks, if so then phone up if not then I have provera to take on the 16th then call up and take the pill on day 2 and then it begins!! Fingers crossed!!

 

[key24]

wow - we're the two different extremes, I only had 7 in total that they could see, which is really low i think! I'm also only 34, so didn't think that i would have a real problem with that side of it.

From your timings it looks like you'll be starting about same time as me.

 

[kazzab25]

I was a little confused tho, do we take bcp for three weeks then start sniffing after that?

Yes we are both complete opposites let's hope someone up there's looking down on us!! Fingers crossed!!

 

[Serena80]

Hi kazza, glad it went ok today. Very exciting to finally be in the process after months of waiting around!
Did they say how often they'd have to monitor you for over stimming? I'm quite worried about it as from what I've read it can be quite painful. What's provera?

From what the doctor told me on the phone (but I was a bit caught off guard so may not be 100% right) is that you take the bcp from day 1 of your period for 3 weeks & then start the sniffing drugs. Is that what they told you? I know you ring up on day 1 of your period to tell them, but do you know when you go in to collect your schedule?

Key/kazza, are you both on the long protocol?

Ah! So many question!

 

[kazzab25]

Yes very exciting!! Can't wait to get started!!!

Provera is a pill you take for 8 days to induce a bleed because I'm irregular. If I don't have a period by the 16th I will take this. I was told to call on day one of my period and start taking bcp pill day two for three weeks, then I got muddled think you start sniffing at the end of bcp. They said towards the end of stimming I might have to go for a scan daily, they will start me on a low dose of stimming at first and take it from there!

I think it's classed as long protocol but I didn't ask! Hope I don't over stim as they will abandon