IVF/ICSI @ Liverpool Womens Hospital

[cvaeh]

Hi everyone

I have had a long chat with dh and have been working out dates. It is touch and go whether i will be able to start before the Christmas close down so we have decided we aren't going to start the estrogen till after Christmas which will mean we will be stimulating February instead. I am a bit worried that i am leaving my already poor quality eggs more time but i don't want to take the estrogen and then not be able to start. We have decide to try and enjoy Christmas.

Mrse- it sound like your op went well and all sounds good.

hope everyone else is well x x

 

[Lindylou]

Great news mrse. All sounding hopeful.

Is it just mrse cvah and bugs starting? Bring on bfps in 2013!!!

 

[Likklegemz]

Hi Girls

Sorry I've been awol the past few days! I cant believe how busy in work I've been.

Theres been loads of stuff going on - which I havent had a chance to catch up on everything - but from what I've quickly skimmed thru

Mrse - glad you op went well. When did you last have IVF at the HC? Was it just after me? I had it in September - I really cant remember. I dont recall them using embryo glue with me

Bugs / Cvaeh - I cant believe the cost of the drugs! Its super expensive!!! Fx that 2013 is YOUR year! and you'll get to enjoy Christmas without all the worry of the medication

AQ - I'll email Friday with letter I havent forgot super sorry!

AFM, my appointment at Care was lovely, and unless I hear that it'll be risky to move our embryos we've more or less decided that we'll probablly move clincis if nothing improves at the Women's. Part of me hopes it will improve and I can relax there, as getting time of work for hospital appointments can be a nightmare - add in travel time it's going to be rather awkward. I need to be armed with questions, the appointments not that far away now so I'm trying to come up with stuff but constantly drawing a blank (other than asking why half our embryos developed abnormally, and how come I had some an extream reaction after ec and afterwards when af turned up) - any thoughts / suggestions would be brilliant. Which ever way we go, we'll be starting Jan / Feb too!

Hey to everyone else - big hugs x x x x

 

[Lindylou]

Cvah- I'm sure a couple of weeks will make no difference but giving you peace of mind and relaxin over Christmas will pay dividends. Xx

 

[africaqueen]

Hi ladies. Glad everyone is planning ahead for 2013 cycles and il be joining you all as we start again beginning of March

MrsE- Glad your op went well and you recovered well, and i have never heard of embryo glue so will mention this at our appt in feb x

Gemz- Aww thank you for sorting out the letter for me. Means a lot x

Hi to Lindy, Susie, Cvaeh, bugs and all the gang. Sorry for lack of personals. Im in bed now and have literally not stopped all day x

AFM- I have appt at lwh on the 13th Dec in the gyne dept to get sorted for my op date etc so not long. xxxx

 

[Lindylou]

Good luck AQ. Are you able to ship around gor your meds? Xx

 

[MrsE75]

Bugs - can you let me know how you get a number to call asda for a quote looked online and cannot find one!?

I've called Central Homecare and Pharmasure (that's how HC had my drugs sent by so thought it was worth a quote!). My clinic have given me costs and ill try asda and see what we can save!

 

[MrsE75]

So far managed to shave £484.80 off the price quoted by my clinic and £503.64 of the highest quote so far! Crazy how much places think they can charge you for the same drug. It means I will be buying stuff from 2 places but to save nearly £500 I think I can cope!

 

[bugs]

What's pharmeasure like are they cheaper than central homecare. You have to take your prescription in to the pharmacy at asda and they quote it for you the only thing with asda is they don't provide any needles or syringes.

It might be worth trying superdrug aswell they're meant to be quite reasonable xxxx

 

[MrsE75]

Bugs - Pharmasure are cheaper for some drugs one of the drugs I need they said they don't do but also with them there is £25 cold store charge for anything you need to be refrigerated so need to bear that in mind.

Unless Asda can come up with something I don't think I'm going to get it more than nearly £500 cheaper but will give them a try. I will prob be going with a mix of 2 places for drugs so I will have to ask my consultant to do two different prescriptions.

 

[bugs]

It's the Menopur for me because I need so much but central homecare have quoted just under £14 per vial where the clinic quoted £18 so that alone saves £300 so I'll probably stick with homecare. It's getting close now I'm so excited xxxx

 

[Lindylou]

The drugs are so expensive. It is annoying that the left over drugs we have are thrown away, I understand why but what a waste!!

 

[bugs]

I don't understand it Lindy especially the Menopur and stuff that is individually wrapped. There should be a way you can give them away as you say it's so expensive luckily I've got some progesterone shots left over from last time coz they're a tenner each !!!!

 

[Jules78]

Hi everyone, sorry its been so long! Have been reading the thread tho so think I'm up to date with you all!!

Well I'm 17 weeks now, we get scanned every 2 weeks with the twins so that's all good. But a few weeks ago at the nuchal scan they found a lot of swelling and fluid around one of the twins head and neck. It all suddenly got very complicated and confusing.... We were told that several things could happen , it could be downs, could be heart defects, any number of syndromes.... And even that nature could take its course and we could lose 1 if not both of them. With them being identical twins and sharing a placenta, the chances that both of them would have something wrong with them was increased. So yea, that wasn't fun. They asked us to think about having an amnio done, but it would have to be done twice as they would both have to be tested.
So we had to wait 3 weeks to see what had happened, which was last week. I'm pleased to say that the swelling has reduced, in half and the professor we are under is happy with progress. So back to our 2 weekly appointments and hoping next time we go its gone completely !! We are under the fetal medicine unit which specialises in multiple pregnancies at the womens and I have to say they are absolutely amazing..

So that's a little round up of my news, hope everyone is doing ok and I look forward to hearing of the new cycles that a lot of you are on soon..... Spreading lots of baby dust everywhere !! Xxxxxxxx

 

[Jules78]

P.s I meant to say, I still have stuff left over from my cycle if it can be any use to anyone... I've got cyclogest left...Syringes..... Not sure what else will have a look xx

 

[Lindylou]

Oh jules that must have been so worrying. Hope everything goes ok at next scan. Xxxx are you going to find out what you are having? Hugs xxxx

 

[Lovetoeatcake]

Jules- that sounds very scary! Im glad things are looking better though, fingers crossed everything goes smoothly from now on and those babies are born healthy!

Bugs/E75/Cvaeh - wow i never realised how expensive the drugs are! I assuming when you are having NHS cycles this is included? I remember them saying at PIE that we have to pay for the prescriptions. Its even more to consider if we need to go private. I have my fingers crossed for you al!

AFM- Trying to be patient and not worry to much about my potentially high prolactin levels. They redid my bloods on Thursday and the nurse said that it is likely my results came back high and this test will be able to tell if it was caused by anxiety etc or if i do have actually high levels, i think. I have read up a bit on it and I'm not worried so much about having this, as i know it can easily be treated with medication. I'm mainly worried about the delay it will cause. I will have to be referred to another doctor and god knows how long that will take! Also i have been stalking another thread and a girl who attended PIE the same day as me, and had her bloods a day after me (the original ones), has her appointment through for the 20 December. So now I'm sulking.

By the way who is secretly gutted that Kate and Prince William are expecting? Because shamefully i am.

 

[cvaeh]

lovetoeatcake- yes you have to pay a prescription charge on nhs cycles but it isn't much. i am glad you said that about prince William and Kate as i am incredibly jealous and am sick of hearing about it already x x

 

[Lovetoeatcake]

lovetoeatcake- yes you have to pay a prescription charge on nhs cycles but it isn't much. i am glad you said that about prince William and Kate as i am incredibly jealous and am sick of hearing about it already x x

i know! Its all over the newspapers, speculating on names and if it could be twins! She is only 8 weeks for goodness sake! She has another 7 months + to go! Might have to avoid newspapers/news/the world for the next year! lol

 

[Lindylou]

I'm sick of Kate and will already!! Seriously enough of it all!! Media overdrive and too much gushing. Going to be a long few months ladies!!