IVF/ICSI @ Liverpool Womens Hospital

[babies7777]

Nici, hows the tww going? did you eat the pineapple?

 

[BabydustxXx]

Hi ladies :wave:

Just got back from LWH and im still in shock.....

I have responded really well to the drugs and have 14 follies. A couple are at 23 and 22mm, majority of them are between 15 and 18 and a few at 10-12.

They have booked me in for EC on friday with my final injections tomorrow. I was not prepared for this at all, i was prepared for them tellng me i needed to up my dose and i only had a few follies.

 

[babies7777]

Yay Jasmeen, so happy for u!!! and it was a lot sooner than you thought for egg collection too. Were you on 3 vials of menopur?

Hi ladies :wave:

Just got back from LWH and im still in shock.....

I have responded really well to the drugs and have 14 follies. A couple are at 23 and 22mm, majority of them are between 15 and 18 and a few at 10-12.

They have booked me in for EC on friday with my final injections tomorrow. I was not prepared for this at all, i was prepared for them tellng me i needed to up my dose and i only had a few follies.

 

[BabydustxXx]

Yeah i have been on 3 vials, i was also told by my accupunturaist to sit for 10mins everyday and tell myself i have big strong healthy follies and that i am responding to the drugs well. Every morning before i got out of bed i lay there for 10mins with my hands on my stomach telling myself that. I didnt think it would work but i was willing to try anything. Im going to continue to do it for every stage from now on. OH thinks im out of my mind but after today he's coming round to the idea.

 

[babies7777]

Thats such a good idea and would help with relaxation too im sure. Hee hee your dh wont be doubting you again im sure

Yeah i have been on 3 vials, i was also told by my accupunturaist to sit for 10mins everyday and tell myself i have big strong healthy follies and that i am responding to the drugs well. Every morning before i got out of bed i lay there for 10mins with my hands on my stomach telling myself that. I didnt think it would work but i was willing to try anything. Im going to continue to do it for every stage from now on. OH thinks im out of my mind but after today he's coming round to the idea.

 

[africaqueen]

Babydust- That is great news!so glad u responded well as it half the battle and gives a lot more hope as lots of eggs an hopefully embies to choose the best.GL for EC on fri xxx

 

[bugs]

Just a little update from me, I have been spotting brown blood since Sunday Night and it turned red this morning I did another HPT this morning and it still shows pregnant but I am not filled with confidence. My OTD is tomorrow and I can't see it changing to negative overnight but I think the chances of a pregnancy are very slim xxxxx

 

[africaqueen]

Oh Bugs i pray u are wrong! a lot of women bleed throughout early pregnancy so lets hope u are one of those... i really hope you go to term with this lil one.
Il check on u tomorrow and keep u in my thoughts and prayers xxx

 

[laura25]

Hi ladies :wave:

Just got back from LWH and im still in shock.....

I have responded really well to the drugs and have 14 follies. A couple are at 23 and 22mm, majority of them are between 15 and 18 and a few at 10-12.

They have booked me in for EC on friday with my final injections tomorrow. I was not prepared for this at all, i was prepared for them tellng me i needed to up my dose and i only had a few follies.

Brill news hunny!!!!!! xxx

 

[laura25]

Just a little update from me, I have been spotting brown blood since Sunday Night and it turned red this morning I did another HPT this morning and it still shows pregnant but I am not filled with confidence. My OTD is tomorrow and I can't see it changing to negative overnight but I think the chances of a pregnancy are very slim xxxxx

Try and stay positive hun, if ur test still shows positive thats a realy good sign, got my fingerz and toes crossed hunny xxx

 

[BabydustxXx]

Thanks guys, i just hope the others catch up so i have more of a choice.

Bugs the positive test is a good sign, keep telling yourself you are pregnant and your body will respond to it. I have been totally converted after today

 

[Melbram]

Babydust - fab news fx for your BFP!

Bugs: Thinking of you and hope you get good news tomorrow

AFM: Im just going to vent some frustration.....i attended LWH today after waiting just over 2 months for my appointment....OH and I were attening to get the SA results and effectively get the seal of approval to move on. We got there and the results werent on my file then when they got them from the lab the consultant said he needed a colleague who specialises in male fertility to review them so another appointment is needed - this means therefore i will have to wait yet another 2 months to get the answers and make the progress that should have been getting today I cant remember the name of the consultant his surname began with a G and was a foreign name

 

[BabydustxXx]

Melbram was it mr Gazvani? Thats who i had when i went for my joint consultaion. I wasnt overly impressed with him too. We were in and out with no real explanation. Just told us we were having icsi and when asked why he said cuz its the best process. Iv not seen him since. Have they given you another appoinment date? Its so frustrating when you have to wait.

 

[babies7777]

Hi everyone, hope you're all well.

Melbram, that really sucks, i hope you dont have to wait ages for another appointment.

Jasmeen, tons of luck with the trigger shot,

Hi to everyone else and hugs

 

[lisabaldwin]

Hello

Just wondered if anybody has or is starting their IVF/ICSI at Liverpool womens hospital?

I am starting my 1st cycle this month and very nervous.....
Be good to hear others experiences of the hospital/the care and the staff lol

Oh me and my partner are having ICSI,because his sperm is not great and I suffer with PCOS.

We have no living children with us but have our 3 Angels in Heaven...we very recently lost our daughter Lillie to a rare genetic syndrome and she was still born in OCT 09....Things are still very raw for us and we are still stunned that we have to have this kind of fertility treatment to be able to concieve again....


Not looking forward to the injections and the side effects at all

Anyway I am ramberling now lol

Hope everyone is well

Hugs
Nat x

Hi, I noticed your comment about Liverpool. We are starting IVF in feb, we have 2 choices, Manchester or Liverpool, we are from Preston. Please can you keep us updated? Also, we have been referred from preston hospital and can u please tell me what happens and how long it takes before you are actually having the treatment, best of luck.

I am also sorry to hear of your loss


Lisa. xxxx

 

[BabydustxXx]

Hi, I noticed your comment about Liverpool. We are starting IVF in feb, we have 2 choices, Manchester or Liverpool, we are from Preston. Please can you keep us updated? Also, we have been referred from preston hospital and can u please tell me what happens and how long it takes before you are actually having the treatment, best of luck.

I am also sorry to hear of your loss


Lisa. xxxx

Hi lisa. Welcome to the thread.

Like you im from preston and was refered to LWH in february. I was also given the choice between manchester and liverpool, my first question, and what swayed my decision, was which one has a higher success rate and was told at the moment it is Liverpool. It was at that moment i decided i was going to Liverpool. I got my PIE (patients information evening) in march. I was given all the paper work and information about the blood test. I had my tests in April. We then had a joint consultation to discuss the best treatment for us and that took place in June. I then had to ring back on day 1 of my cycle, for various reasons i had to delay the start of the cycle and eventaully started in october. Im due to have my EC on friday.

I have found Liverpool to be quite helpful, my only concern is that i have not seen the consultant since June. I may see him on Friday when i go in for EC, i dont know. I would have prefered to see him more to ask him more questions but this forum has really helped with this. I would have been so lost without the ladies on here they have been a god send.

 

[cvaeh]

Hi everyone

Well after bleeding on and off since last Wednesday I tested just to make sure and got the negative result I was expecting. I was prepared for it so it has given closure to this cycle (which was relief really as I kept finding myself saying-What if I am a strange case and I am pregnant even though I've had a period). I phoned the women's and are waiting for a follow up appointment.

We have had two cycles on the NHS now so everything we do now will have to be paid for. We are going to try and have every test possible before embarking on another cycle. We feel like we've been thrown into each cycle without finding out the problem. We are wondering if it is a DNA problem with DH's sperm (he is an engineer) and have been told that could be improved or sperm can be taken directly from the testicles with more success. I also want to be tested for polycystic ovaries. None of my tests I have already had show this but I have so many of the symptoms (acne on face, hair on chin, hairly forearms, hairly tummy, responed quickly to drugs etc) Does anyone have any experience of this and how was it diagnosed? My dh also wants me to try Agnes Castus to try and regulate my cycle?????

Bugs - Fingers crossed that the bleeding stops for you.

Nici - How is the two week wait going?

Africa - How are you feeling?

Babydust - I will be thinking about you on Friday. Hope you get lots of nice eggs!

Melbram - Sorry for your wait. What is the problem with the sperm results? Did they give you any information?

Hello to everyone else xxxxx

 

[Melbram]

Babydust - yes that was him - it felt as though he was more uncomfortable than us

he read the results - 13mil count and 7% mobility which was pretty much the same as the last two results dont know why he felt he couldnt make a decision about it - i got the impression that becuase the results were not initially on the file they were not prepared for the appointment and perhaps i should have really seen a different consultant - as it was 4.50 everyone had pretty much left

 

[bugs]

Just a little update we don't really know what's happening. The bleeding turned bright red last night and I've had cramps today my hpt today was positive but the line wasn't as dark as I would have liked.

I rang Care and they told me to come in for a blood test and the results have come back as 96 which the consultant is happy with, I told them I was still bleeding (although it has slowed right down now) so I've got to go back Friday to see if my levels have dropped.

So a bit up the wall at the moment don't want to get my hopes up as I don't think anything could have survived the bleeding and cramps I've had xxxx

 

[africaqueen]

Lisa- Welcome and GL with your forthcoming treatment. Natp has not been on this forum for a long time as sadly she lost another baby daughter in the spring and then had a mmc at 10wks a few mths ago we are all a good support tho and Nat is a good friend of mine. This whole thread is for Liverpool womens but some of our ladies now use manchester x

Cvaeh- Im sorry hun but at least you had prepared for the BFN. It is bloody horrible tho isnt it?! i am just beside myself with emptiness im so desperate to be pregnant but sadly we all know that feeling dont we. Will u have your next treatment at the womens? x

Bugs- Ah i am glad blood test went well and really hope bleeding stops. They should scan you next wk to make sure pregnancy is in the right place. I hope all is well x

Hi to Melbram, Babies, Babydust, Laura and gang x

Susie and Jane- How are our newly preggo ladies?? x

Im off to slimming world tonight after along time off it. I have gained a lot of weight with all the grief and sadness and i need to lose it so we fit the criteria for our 2nd IVF cycle which will be around feb/march so lots of time to lose it xxx