Ivf @ st Mary's December onwards st marys info and phone# on 1st page

[bernardblack]

Hmmm, how easy did you find it transferring hospitals? if you have frozen eggs at st marys will you be able to use them at the other place?

I have a plan, what I will do when I bleed next (or close to the time) is ring st marys and ask about the injection. Like you said why can't I have it while I wait for this ruddy hysto'? I'm half tempted to book a private consultation at Care Bolton and get their opinion, if they have any slots I'm thinking about moving over to them, or at least get a second opinion about the situation.

I know it's a long shot and I've not actually given ST marys much chance but I guess I'm so desperate I am willing to start spending some dosh. Just not sure how easy it'll be.

When I had a consultation with Care in september the consultant who saw me passed on his business card, might give him a ring and get the ball rolling. God I'm nervous about all of this.

The IUI is a complete mystery, think because of the previous pregnancies they thought it might be a good route to take, to be fair to them it was my choice about persuing IUI, even the consultant at Care wanted advised to try it first too.

 

[wanabeamama]

Well my transfer hasn't gone through yet the consultant I saw last week will wright a letter to my GP and she will send it on to the pct so I should hear back in a few weeks hopefully

I never had any frozen embryos I only ever had 2 and had them both transferred but they are yours to take where ever you want I know you can transfer them

Yes I would do the same just ring on cd1 and request treatment and tell them your having the prostap injection and you were told to have it on your next bleed

I would get a seccond opinion and find out how much a hysterscopy is private and if you a tally need it I'm sure if you don't want to have it and you don't NEED it they can't refuse to treat you without it,

But the private consultation is well worth the money

I'm having my 4th AF within a month and I've been spotting in between I'm getting so fed up now I have an appointment with my gyne that did my surgery on the 13th may so I can find out what's going on

 

[bernardblack]

How is the spotting today?? Hope you are well.

Xxxx

 

[wanabeamama]

Oh it's been full on HEAVY AF I can't believe it's my 4th AF in 5 weeks
But I finally got a copy of all my notes from st Mary's woooooo so I'm going to go over them over the weekend lol
How are you?

 

[bernardblack]

Awwww. Sounds like your womb might be having a good clearout, you should go see your gp if its still happening. Dont want you getting ill

Im ok. Just been buying tickets to see Five in November. Im such a fan girl. Hehe.

 

[LitGirl83]

Hi all,

Thanks for the advice hippie about the injections, I tried the ice and it's helped. I had my blood tests today as I've been down regulating for two weeks but I'm confused. The nurse rang and said everything was great and to continue on the Buserilin for another week then start Menopur next Friday. I thought if everything was great you began stimming? I'm also almost out of needles! Tried ringing and it's out of hours but I don't feel it's an emergency to ring the ward. Anybody else had this?

Wanabemama - my friend had three failed rounds of IVF and one ICSI before she went to MFS, she now has a beautiful two year old, she couldn't fault them at all. I don't really know anything about care, I guess I should be looking into it just incase!

xxx

 

[wanabeamama]

Hi litgirl oh that's great to hear, not a out the failed cycles but that mfs gave her her baby
Sometimes you just need to down reg a little more, they are a nightmare to get hold of sometimes just keep ringing how many buserelin needles do you have left? I have loads of them if you can't get hold of them let me know

 

[Laus86]

Hey ladies I have been checking in on u all an keeping tabs on where everyone is upto!!
Laura, I'm sorry to hear your cycle is up the wall, only a couple of weeks till ur app now isn't it? R u defiantly going to transfer if poss?x
Litgirl how far away r u? U could always just pop in if u r close by! I would imagine they woul only need prior notice if it was for medication!x
Tan glad u r finally getting on the ivf track it seems like this is defiantly the best option for u, it's a shame about all the messing about but it is worth it if it is going to give u a better chance of success x

Ok so I've had a crazy few weeks since my holiday, I rang the hospital when I got back, they said there was nothing I could do about it as it is with a doc who specialises in FET which is all good and well but I wanted to know why it ha taken 8 weeks for them to book me a flamin app!! So that is it I'm stuck with an app for end of June! I decided it was time to book another hol to get me through the nxt 12 weeks so I go away with my parents my sister and 2 nieces the 1st week of June why the hubby's stay at home! However a week after booking my flights I only went and discovered that I am in fact PREGNANT I am still in shock, I have had 2 scans 1 was too early and we could only see the sac but the main thing for me at that point was that it is in the right place, we had another on wed and there was our little baby (foetal pole) with a heart beat flickering away! We are only 6 and a half weeks so very very early but I thought I would share our news with you all!! 7 years of ttc and we have got our 1st natural positive when we very least expected it!xx

 

[wanabeamama]

Wow congratulations laura what a beautiful gift

 

[bernardblack]

Oh Laura thats amazing news, you must be on cloud 9!

It always happens like that doesn't it - you book a holiday to get away from the stress of TTC then by the time the holiday comes round you're already preggers, the same happened to me. I should maybe book 2 weeks away somewhere, see if the same happens again.

Sorry my memory is awful so apologies if you've already said previously but did you or your partner have any issues fertility wise or were you classed as unexplained infertility?

what are you doing about st marys now?

 

[Laus86]

Thanks guys we r overjoyed but on complete tenterhooks hoping everything is going to be ok! I'm not sure what to do re st marys and my app I have kept it for now and I am thinking of keeping it until we get to our 12 week scan however this brings it really close to the app date and knowing how stressful it is waiting for these app I feel awful keeping it when someone else will be so desperate for it! I was going to say if anyone on here needed a fet app I would let them know the day that I am going to cancel so they could ring up but no one seems to be in that position at the mo!x
Tan I had a previous ectopic just over 2 years ago loosing my right tube, we fell pregnant on our 1st cycle of our 2nd 6 months of chlomid! I also suffer with pcos, hubby is completely healthy! And we also conceived on holiday last month lol!!x

 

[bernardblack]

Re: the st marys thing I would just keep it right up until they advise when to request your next cycle. And even then you should keep it as long as possible there after. I know it's sad to think someone else could have the appointment but lets face it there will only be a teeny tiny percentage of women who would potentially request to be on stand by for cancelled appointments, most of us wouldn't even know\realise to do that, if that makes sense. Well thats what I reckon anyway!

Anyway don't worry about that, you've got other nicer things to look forward to now

It must be really comforting to know that although you've had so much done medically and with the PCOS that you can now most definately, 100% fall pregnant naturally. I've been TTC nearly 3 years and feel at wits end so you must be a super strong woman to have endured 7 years of this nightmare!

I said this on another thread the other day but you know when something doesn't happen and the more people say it will you just don't believe it and over time it gets worse? well you must have some sort of closure on those feelings. Must be a really nice feeling to know something you really wanted, which at first seemed impossible, is very much possible indeed. xxxx

 

[skinnyminny2]

Congratultions that's great news.
As for me we messed up our ivf forms in oct so were sent back to gynaecology. For some stupid reason filled in that hubby smokes, when doesn't and never does. We spotted this when went for scam and bloods in dec and nurse wrote on forms that he didn't smoke. She said everything would be ok and it wouldn't affect us. Clearly it did as our appointment was back in gynaecoology. We have had to get proof of doc that he doesn't smoke and fax it through. Now back to waiting for consultation.
Hope everyone is ok!xx

 

[bernardblack]

Oh Skinny, what does this mean now? I can't believe they didn't double check everything through with you back in October - I nearly stupidly put down "no" when it was asking about consent and the dr just gathered the notes and that was it, nice of them to check!!!!

How long have you been under St marys now? been ages hasn't it and you've still not started

 

[Laus86]

Tbh ive not really thought about it like that, And u r right as i never in a million years thought this would happen and was sure that the only way we would become pregnant was through ivf! Hopefully it will give all u other ladies some hope as well, u need to all get booking holidays haha!!! Honestly thou I'm not bothered how I got pregnant aslong as everything is ok, the only problem with medical intervention on the nhs is the waiting around it is so so stressful as we all know too well!! Obv I'm glad (fingers x) that I don't have to go through it all again or more so wait around for months and months and months which is all us ladies seem to do! I just hope that everyone else on here gets their BFP really soon!x
Skinny what a nightmare about the forms, a genuine mistake and they r putting u through the mill for it and after u had already told them of the mistake u must feel extreamly put out! How long does it look like u r going to have to wait now? They really should check through the forms as u r filling them out, I bet this sort of thing must happen all the time so u would think they would have a better system in place x

 

[hippiehappy]

Laus only just seen your post, that's such fantastic news congratulations! I bet your head is spinning hehe. Also fab news that you already had an early scan and everything is fine, so so pleased for you x

 

[clefairy]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this thread.

I've been to St Mary's for the first time today for bloods, urine sample and ultrasound. The nurse said the next stage is to wait for an appointment with Dr Edi-Osagie. Does anyone know what he is like as a consultant? Also how long will I have to wait for the appointment?

Thanks.

 

[wanabeamama]

Hi dr Osagie is the main consultant and the one that overlooks everything he's very good, as for your appointment it will be around 10-12 weeks away you might get a letter in about 8-9 weeks with your appointment date it's a long wait but as soon as you have that appointment you usually start treatment on your next period.

 

[wanabeamama]

Clefairy I just saw your siggy congratulations on your BFP damn there has been more natural bfp's that ivf bfp's on this thread

How is everyone doing and were are you all upto? We need some jabbing action going on ��������

 

[Laus86]

Hi Laura how r u getting on hun? It's very quiet on here at the moment!!!x

Hippie thanks for the congrats, where r u upto? Ur baby boy must be due anytime now???x