IVF/ICSI @ Liverpool Womens Hospital

[Lindylou]

Good luck cvah. Xxxxx it is nobodies fault, don't blame yourself, you wouldn't blame dh if it was his sperm. It is beyond your control so don't carry that on your shoulders. X

Go bugs!!!! Hopefully all these drugs will click and you get your BFP soon x

 

[Lindylou]

Cvah and bugs- are you both DR now? X

 

[cvaeh]

Hi lindylou
I am on short protocol again but just have to take hrt for a month before. It is supposed to protect the developing eggs i think. I am going to check their opening times over Christmas before i take it though as don't want to end up with problems and no one to help. I really don't want to have to wait though as my mum and dad will be away the following month and they are fantastic support and help with lifts to the hospital and i don't think i have time to waste with my amh x x

 

[bugs]

Hi bugs

Yes it does. your drugs bill sounds similar to mine. They have put me on six amps as well. i have only ever done three so was surprised by the sudden jump. I have to take cyclo proventro or something like that for twenty one days, wait for four to seven days for a bleed and then start with the menopur. i start with another estrogen and steroids when i stim. i am just worried my day one will be over the Christmas break. i have worked it out and my first scan should be about the 7th Jan but worried there will be no one there over Christmas if i have problems. do you know how long they shut for over Christmas?
Number five for me so just behind you x x x x

I've got the close down dates with my protocol but I've left it in my mums so I'll let you know when I get it. I think they are back open for business from the 2nd.

Your prescription sounds like mine, I'm on metformin now and start HRT on day 5 next month then go onto short protocol. I'll list what I'm on when I get my prescription I'm gonna go the asda and see if they can do it cheaper I'm also going to go begging at the doctors to see if they can do anything seeing as though the nhs have give us shite all else xxxx

 

[cvaeh]

Thanks

I got the hrt from boots and thankfully that was only five pounds.
Hopefully i will be okay starting in December then. It actually says to start hrt with my December period so they must think it is going to be okay x x

 

[MrsE75]

Bugs, Cveah looks like I will also be having all the stimm and scans in jan too!

I'm seeing a consultant who works at GyneHealth someone a know who has bad endemetrosis has two children with him. Also doing atagonist priming cycle. Got my op tomorrow, assuming both our new bloods and immune are ok I will have AF early dec 2 wks later start with hormone patches, have AF early jan, scan to check I have follies naturally and start injections day 2 or 3 I'm on 3 different drugs this time gonal f, cetrotide and luveris. Not bought my drugs yet awaiting to get my op out the way. Bought my patches which cost £30 expecting it to be between £1-1,500. So pretty similar. Exciting to think that we could all be pregnant by end of jan!! What an amazing new year gift that would be! Fingers crossed for us all xxx

Gemz - sounds like you are stuck between a rock and hard place I think go to the fu cos you've waited so long and ask them why there are things you were never told. You have to hear them out and then if you are still not happy then look elsewhere. Did you get your appt with care think you we're going?

Xx

 

[bugs]

Hi Cevaeh the dates show 1st date to start short protocol is the 26th December so you should be fine.

Hi MrsE hope your well, can't believe we'll all be cycling together maybe we should start a care thread !!!!

Also if you have to pay for your meds I got in touch with central homecare and they've quoted me for Menopur £13.65 per vial where Care are charging £17.93 and when you need 72 of them like I do that will save us about £300. I'm going to get a quote from Asda but I don't think they'll beat that. I've also been to my doctors begging to see if they'll prescribe the clexane and pio injections on the nhs so just waiting for them to get back to me xxxx

 

[bugs]

My full meds list looks like this:
Menopur x 72
Cetrotide x 7
Clexane 40mg injection x10
Dexamethasone 2mg tablets x90
Metformin 850mg tablets x90
Oestradiol valerate - climaval 2mg tablets x56
Ovitrelle 250mcg injection x1
Cyclo-progynova 2mg x 1 pack
Prontogest 100mg/1ml IM injection x5
Plus 1 intralipid infusion, asprin and calcichew.

 

[cvaeh]

Mrse- yes lets hope its our year and we all get bfps in the new year. I have looked on the website of your clinic. Where is the one you go to based as there seems to be loads of different locations.

bugs - Thanks for that. i just hope my period doesn't make an early appearance this week and mess things up. Wow, that seems a big saving. where did you hear about them? Is it exactly the same menopur? x x

Hi to everyone else x x

 

[bugs]

Mrse- yes lets hope its our year and we all get bfps in the new year. I have looked on the website of your clinic. Where is the one you go to based as there seems to be loads of different locations.

bugs - Thanks for that. i just hope my period doesn't make an early appearance this week and mess things up. Wow, that seems a big saving. where did you hear about them? Is it exactly the same menopur? x x

Hi to everyone else x x

It's a pharmacy that my mum read about online. A few people had recommended it. It is Menopur it's exactly the same I think because they buy in bulk they get it cheaper xxx

 

[Lindylou]

Good luck with op tomorrow cvah. X

Wishing you all luck with new cycles. !! Fx xxxxx

 

[MrsE75]

Lindy - it's me having a small op tomorrow but thank you!

Cveah - not sure on the rules if we're allowed to mention clinics and doctors not at HC but I go to The Alex in Cheshire and I'm under Dr Nardo - he's lovely, italian, recommended by a couple of people and very much about maximising your chances of pregnancy hence my op tomorrow and all the bloods I've had done to rule out as much as we can before next cycle.

If you want his details PM me and I'll give them to you.

I don't have my amounts of meds yet just the names! So not done the shopping around yet.

Hi to the rest of the gang xxx

 

[Lindylou]

Sorry mrse- brain not with it! Hugs for tomorrow x

 

[africaqueen]

MrsE- Good luck for tomorrow. I hope all goes well. Thinking of you x

Cvaeh and Bugs- Wishing you both tons of luck with your treatment plans. Sounds like you both have everything covered and are gonna kick this IVF lark into touch this time! we are strong women and we WILL be mothers one day for sure x

Hi to all the gang x

AFM- I wanted to ask if they is anything else i should be asking to be on for next cycle? iv had 2 failed implantations so maybe something to aid our embie to stick? any advice greatly appreciated xxx

 

[MrsE75]

AQ they will prob mention they use embryo glue at HC now as standard part of treatment. That is supposed to help implantation

Good luck.

Just waiting to go down - wish they would hurry up I'm starving and thirsty!!! Ha, ha xx

 

[Joanne C]

Hello everyone..a lot going on!! Hope everyone is doing well. Away at mo, so just on my phone.
How was your op mrse?? What was it for?
AQ - I had embryo glue.... Not sure if that is standard or not, maybe worth checking? Are you having you op at the women's or APH?
Love to all x

 

[Lindylou]

What is embryo glue??

Hope op went well xx

 

[MrsE75]

When I went for my 2nd cycle at HC they had started using embryo glue as part of standard treatment now. It's a solution the embryos are washed with before they go back at et supposed to be a solution that's found naturally in the uterus so hence helps with implantation or something like that.

My op went surprisingly well I'm better today than I thought it would be but he's a fantastic Gyne I would go to him if I needed anything done. Good thing about my consultant is he's a Gyne and fertility specialist so he knows exactly what's going on. I don't have a bicornia uterus but I do have a smaller than normal uterus so he will only put back one embryo. But he's happy there is nothing there that will prevent me from imam ring and carrying a baby full term. Just waiting for bloods now and then we can get going.

I'm a little gutted we can't have 2 embryos put back to double our chances and all that cos know frozen embryos only have a 25% chance of survival. But glad nothing else showed up!!

Xx

 

[susiesue]

MrsE glad your op went well and it sounds like you have a really good doctor there. You got to blast last time so hopefully you will get good embies again and one good one is all you need, got everything crossed for you

Cvaeh and bugs I'm praying for new year bfp's for you as well and extra special Xmas presents in 2013

Hi to everyone else Hope everyone is well and wrapping up warm in the cold weather xx

 

[bugs]

That's good news MrsE, when you get your protocol make sure you shop around for your meds I can't believe the difference in price xxx