IVF/ICSI @ Liverpool Womens Hospital

[BabydustxXx]

Hi girlies hope ur all good, thanks for the info Del it was very helpful.

Iv just gone and bought a xbox kinect in hope of losing some weight and try and get in some sort of shape before the consultation. I can't move now, never envisaged how much pain it could inflict but I guess it's all in a good cause.

Welcome Stickypolly - I got refered to LWH in feb and I got my patients information evening at the end of March. We are not due to see the consultant until June to discuss our next steps. Sorry I can't tell you more than that cuz like you I'm all new to this. Good luck

 

[africaqueen]

Hi girls

Foxey- I love going abroad too, but after all we have gone through i would be terrified of flying whilst pg... im probs being over the top. Lol x

Del, Babydust and Laura, hope all is well girlies x

Stickypolly- Hi and welcome. Is it yourself or your wife that is going to have IVF and what are the fertility issues? x

xxx

 

[laura25]

hi girlies
hope we are all good!


hello and welcome- sticky polly! xxx

babydust-im the same hun , im always on my wii fit! its hard work! my bmi is 27 but just want to make sure it stays that way lol!
have u tried zumba? its realy good the weight started to drop off me doing it and its fun to! hehe! xxx

sarah- hi hun hows u? any nice plans for the wkend? xxx

del, foxey- hope ur good and well girlies! xxx

hope everyone is having a good wkend!

im going to paint my kitchen today! how exciting! lol i cant put it off any longer, it needs doing! hehe! xxx

 

[Stickypolly]

Hi everyone.
Its myself going for IVF not my wife.
We have been ttc for 2 years doing AI at home using donor sperm. Nothing wrong with donor so i had tests etc & everything come back clear. Consultant suggested IVF as he says things should have started happening by now by no signs of even period being late.
What is the patients imformation evening babydust? He didnt mention anything about that.

 

[cvaeh]

Hi everyone

I recieved my drugs from the pharmacy yesterday and everything on the list was there but I'm panicking that there is enough of everything. Which one is the one you inject for three weeks to down regulate? I have three boxes of suprecur 5.5ml and three boxes of Menopur x10. I am persuming the one that I keep in the fridge is the one you inject just before egg transfer. I also got some pessaries. I have to take them all to my drugs appointment on the 24th but I'm worried they'll tell me I can't start unless I have all the drugs.

Thanks for any help x

 

[africaqueen]

Hi girls

Laura- I have not got much planned. Just been food shopping and doing my housework etc and now chilling with a glass of rose. lol. Looking forward to the Eurovision tonight! lolx

Del, babydust and foxey- Hope all is well with u x

Polly- Patient info evening is the start of your NHS cycle of IVF when u go along to a 2hr educational meeting with 29 other couples and learn all about IVF. You also get consent forms and forms to have blood tests etc. When all that is done and results are in, you see the consultant and get a idea of when actual treatment will begin. To be honest tho, i think your Dr has jumped the gun by suggesting IVF. If u have showed up to be fine and the donor is fine, why not try IUI first? it has a strong chance of working and is far less invasive than IVF x

Cvaeh- Aww hun im sure they have given u the right amount but when u go to the appt they will sort it out if its not enough so dont stress yourself more than u need to x

Well girlies its only 10 days intill our PIE! yaaay. Sooo excited now! xxx

 

[Del xx]

Hi girls,everyone ok?
How's the kitchen looking laura? X
Aricaqueen - u ok hun? I'm not up to much this weekend either,just chilling! Oh had been away with work all week so nice to spend time with him x
Cvaeh - they'll explain everything 2 u when u go to see them. The pessaries are to be used after embryo transfer. When do u start to down reg?
Welcome Polly xx
Hi to all the other ladies Xx

 

[lozmo]

Hi girls I'm back from the world of nightshifts ugh! Knackered but glad to be off this weekend to catch up with poor neglected DH.

Hi Laura loving your positivity, I used to have a Wii fit but sold it cos we used to house share so I couldn't just get it out willy nilly! I've bought some yoga and pilates DVDs as I used to love it for relaxing and helping with bad back.

Africaqueen you ok hun? I'm gonna watch Eurovision tonight too! Not watched it for ages, Terry Wogan doesnt do it anymore does he?

Del I'm really chuffed to find that we could all be medicating together in July time, glad to find some people in the same boat. There's only one lady I can talk to at work about this, everyone else just looks at me with pity or asks me really odd questions. Haven't told many people at work though, thankfully.

I'm waiting for AF to start so I can have CD3 bloods done. Do you know if I strictly have to have bloods taken at LWH? I work at a local hospital and I'm working Monday and Tuesday, so I could have them taken whilst I'm work maybe. I didn't get chance to call them and find out!

 

[lozmo]

Oh and Hi to Stickypolly and cvaeh

 

[africaqueen]

Del- Me too cos dh works away all wk so just chilling at home and about to start making tea soon x

lozmo- glad ur ok hun. Yep looks like there is going to be a few of us starting in July I dont think it matter where u get the bloods done, its the SA that has to be done at LWH x

xxx

 

[Stickypolly]

Hi africaqueen

Unsure why the specialist has said IVF maybe the consultant at LWH will decide IUI just got to wait now i suppose.
My specialist has sent me for all bloods done so playing the waiting game i suppose now.

 

[lozmo]

Yep I'm hoping for July! I have my hen do in August then wedding in Oct... lots do do this year! Just think we could be PUPO by August or September all being well.

 

[lozmo]

Stickypolly have you had a HSG? Even before I had one and they discovered tubal damage, I enquired about IUI but they said it's best to go straight to IVF for better results.

 

[Stickypolly]

Lozmo

Is that the dye xray??? If so yes had that done.
The specialist mentioned about IUI but said even doing that you still dont know if the sperm & egg are meeting and there is nothing that can detect that.
Hence he said going straight to IVF you know the egg is fertilised.

 

[cvaeh]

Hi Del

I start down regulating on the 24th. The nurse we saw at the consultation said we have to start on day 19. Did anyone else start day 19. I always thought it was day 23? x

 

[lozmo]

Stickypolly yes the dye to check tubal patency, god know what my eggs were doing in there, floating in circles no doubt, but I'm so glad that we're going straight for IVF then we can be sure of fertilisation so hear hear! Have you got a date for the info evening?

 

[Stickypolly]

Hi lozmo

No was only referred on friday so still very early days, just worried about the funding side of it all as we were not expecting to have to go down the IVF route as probably many others dont expect it so havent got that kind of money saved.
Yes at least with IVF you know the egg is fertilised which he said cant be sure whether the 2 are even meeting.
So have you had the patient evening?if so jow soon after referral did you get appointment etc.

 

[africaqueen]

Polly- we were referred to LWH in Feb, got our appt through with consultant for 19th April and then 2wks after that we got our PIE letter for the 24th may, so is a lengthy process but has started going faster now thankfully. xxx

 

[Stickypolly]

Hi Africaqueen

Thanks for the info, so couple months until appointment which is nothing when been waiting 2 years for things to get moving.
Did you have all blood tests such as HIV, Hep ones etc with your own specialist?

 

[lozmo]

We got referred to LWH from gynae on 31st march then had info evening 10th may. I had bloods done with GP and gynae before the referral but LWH want their own bloods on us and SA