I have a history of ivf admin ***-ups with an NHS hospital (though I'm paying privately) that has good results but appallingly lackadaisical nursing staff. (On 3 occasions, for example, they have forgotten to order my drugs, and on 2 of those I've had to chase it up myself at less than one-day notice in order to begin/continue on my ivf cycle). I stuck with them because despite it all I got pregnant last time and have a lovely baby.
Now I'm trying again. I'm in my early forties but, according to my consultant, my tests and scans are very good and would suggest I'm 10 years younger in reproductive terms. On this basis he decided that I would go on long protocol ivf and take a dose of 300IU per day of my gonal-f (follitropin alfa) in the run-up to egg collection.
But yesterday I had my ovaries scanned by the nurse (you never see a consultant for scans) and she said my eggs were poorly developed and on Monday she would ask if we should up the dose of follitropin-alfa to 450IU. Interestingly, when I started that part of the course a week ago, her view had been that 450 would be the normal dose that she'd expect me to be taking, and she only put me on 300IU because she saw the notes written by my consultant (who has now left).
It seems to be that Monday would be too late to up the dosage, as egg collection would be any date between next Tuesday and next Friday and, according to the guidance I've received, not later. This nurse was not completely on the ball when I saw her yesterday. When I'd left the hospital, I left around 6 messages for her to call me back, stating the problem. She didn't get back to me before the unit shut at 4:30 and it is now closed for the weekend.
This is probably my last chance to conceive using my own eggs. I have enough drugs to up the dosage. What would anyone else in my situation do/is there a fertility expert in the building? Help!!!
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On ivf - hospital too lazy to call me back about drug dosage - do I up it?
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totallynaive · 08/12/2012 08:44
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