New here (from Namibia)

[Nadsie]

HI Girls

I am new to this forum thanks to a good friend of mine (Tella).

This whole journey was an absolute nightmare. Righ now we are taking a break for my sanity and our finances.
In my experience, the biggest problem is the different opinions, as well as the lack thereof (no FS in Namibia), and the choices we have to make.
One also feels so alone, becasue no one understands, and everyone think they can tell you what to do, how to handle it, how to believe, how to pray, because surely the person next to you with three kids pray louder.

I do not know if we should use vitamines, femara etc still on our break, as I do not ovulate. Or should we just save money to do an IVF in South Africa?
Its so difficult.

Sometimes the things we can not change ends up changing us.

Here is my background.

Me: 31: pcos
Hubby: 29: low morphology 3% and high viscosity
TTC: 2 years.
IUI #1: femara, ovidrel - BFN
March 2012- laparoscopy-stage 3 endometriose, septum and sists removed.
IUI #2: 8/5/12. Iui - menopur, femara, ovidrel. BFN

 

[StephieB]

Sorry that you are here, but welcome to our little area of baby and bump

Atleast here you can get advice and guidance from woman who do understand what you are going through, and will let you scream and shout when you need to scream and shout and give advice when you have nobody else to turn to.

Obviously I really don't know how medication and the health care system work in Namibia, do you have to pay for your mediation, e.g. femara?

I assume the femara did make you ovulate, so if you don't want to take a break from TTC completely and it is feasible you could carry on taking the femara while weighing up your options or saving up for IVF. However, with your hubbys low morphology I don't know what your chances of success would be using femara alone, so inducing ovulation alone may not quite be enough.

It is very difficult, and unfair that every country/continent/county has different rules and regulation when it comes to infertility, and I wish you every bit of luck on your journey

 

[Nadsie]

I feel that the IUI's was a complete waste of money. We paid N$15000.00 for each IUI, where an IVF in South Africa is N$25000.00. With low morphology changes are very slim to get pregnant with IUI, but we didnt know this.
THe medical aid does not pay anything for infertility.
The doctor also said we can continue with Femara, its not covered by medical, and its about N$700.00 per month.
But we will still decide on that, although my mind tells me to just save up for the big thing (IVF) in stead of trying all these little expensive things.

 

[beegray]

A fellow African!!!! I'm from South Africa, Durban

Sorry you here on this forum, but welcome to our little world!!! Hope your stay is short!!!!!