Ivf

[Hope1988]

Does anyone know the waiting list for ivf at sheffield hospital? Also i have recieved my first appointment with Mr Skull, and was wondering if anyone knows what that will entail.Ive had my tests and it came back that i have blocked fallopian tubes, so the only thing they can offer is ivf.

[tes645]

Mc so hard, especially when you try and try. We were so lucky to have bfp first time, it was tough though, i got bad OHSS and was in special care for ages so embies had to be frozen, but i got something like 18 frozen, lost a few when thawed though and had a fet . twins will be 3 nxt week. cant believe it.... time flys, i have 7 frosties left, will try again in oct .  pregnacy was sooooo hard lol, suprise! was so sick, in and out of hos dehydrated etc, i lost 2 stone weight in the first 3 months, then all was fine until 22 wks and i went into labour,,,, eeekkkk scary, but managed to stop it using drugs and i carried until 35 wks, which was great considering i was in every few weeks with reular contractions lol. But i loved it and im so grateful for them, keep thinking good thoughts. I saw a meduim the year before i had ivf and she told me i would have twins and that i would have some difficult decisions along the way. But just to know that it will work and half the issue will be believing it , if your negitive, your body will be. Dunno how true it is but first time i was 110% confident, nurse told me to be more grounded and i would say why? i know for sure this will work, and it did!!!!!!

Ha maybe i should have had a reading before spending on this last bfn transfer lol, good luck though and keep in touch x

[amy_1985]

In any one cycle its never guaranteed that month that youll get accepted for treatment but whats 18weeks when uve waited as long as you have? Thats how i think of it..ull soon get there! With early period could be stress or most probs ovulation bleeding, Id just wait 2weeks n do a HPT just to be sure.

wow BFP 1st time, Aww seen your pic of your boys there adorable!!How old are they now? Did you have an 'easy' pregnancy? Do you have any eggs frozen for if you want to extend your family? (lots of questions lol- im a nosey person haha!!)

I had a horrible dream the other nite that we only got 1 egg that fertilised and i knew my other cycle was the last chance id get to ever become a mum n it didnt work was just really weird maybe because its all building up again.

After my last M/C my IVF doc wanted to send me to the recurrant M/C clinic (iv had 2 ectopics & 2 M/C) but iv been waiting that long we nearly get there and something always sets us back that i managed to talk her into 1 cycle of ICIS then if i have a m/c or the 1st one doesnt work then go to the m/c clinic then i have 1 cycle left, I honestly dont think theres anything wrong i think its been badluck..but suppose only time will tell :-) eeekkkkkk!!

[tes645]

I have had so many surgerys and illness through ivf but i get to see my twins boys everyday and they remind me of how well it can and does work.
period i wouldn't worry about. i think the best thing to do through this experience is try and keep calm,
there are so many ups and downs throughout the whole process and on top of the drugs and treatment, your body has to be ready to accept them babies once replaced.

Amy - i got a BFP on my first time,  so keep brave and it will happen. I was completely affraid of needles, i still hate them and it took me ages to do them myself and sometimes they sting a lil others not, Now after all the treatments I work as a phlebotomist, taking bloods and putting lines into people, lol . I cry when i have them done myself ha.

I think all we can do is trust the doc's and do what they recommend. x

[Hope1988]

Hi, Ive researched online and apparently the waiting list is the same for everywhere now, ..18weeks! still a along time, but it could be worse :-/

Im totally confused, iv had my period 10days early this month, maybe its the stress? im seeing ivf consultant on monday, hopefully he can tell me more regarding waiting lists.i know the other option is surgery to open up my fallopian tubes, but i dont want to go through that.any opinions anyone??

[amy_1985]

Hi im in Manchester, I should be starting ICIS in the next 2 weeks :-) i was told waiting list at St Marys hospital in Manchester was 2years!!!!!! Anyways got told 2 weeks after they had extra funding and i could start straight away weve attempted this twice now 1st time found out i was prego and had ectopic, 2nd time was M/C both 'spontanious conceptions' so im hoping for some good luck with my first ICIS.
Was mad with my first appointment i was told the amount of cycles you are entitled to depends on your postcode LOL!! turns out im entitled to 2 but if i literally lived across the main road it would be 3! I was totally baffled!!

How did your cycle go? Did u get BFP?? Im sooooo nervous its untrue more about the needles than anythin iv been told they hurt bad n im not normally bothered by needles Manc hosp have cured me iv had that many bloods ect take but more so its different if someone else gives them you but ill have to do them myself argghhh
Weve been at the starting line twice now so third time lucky eh??
Wishing you luck wth your cycle!! ***SSBD***

[tes645]

hi mate, im in peterboorugh way and on nhs was a nightmare, it took months to do all the tests and as offerered ivf. so had to wait for funding. moved home, 2 miles away and was kicked out of the clinic as it was a different region that had to fund it. they wouldnt fund it as i didn't meet the criteria for their requirements, but i was told to expect to wait 7 months!!! anyways paid private in the end and got straight in there, my clinic in cambridge waitin is about 2 months atm for new patients, good luck

[Hope1988]

Period 10 days early, this has never happened.what could this be?