Vasectomy reversal success??

Hi, gosh, there are loads of new names on here, welcome all

Jellyfish09, I would recommend our surgeon for obvious reasons but I'm guessing that it depends more on the original vasectomy with how much time has passed, damage to tubes etc.. rather than how skilled the surgeon is. If you are willing to travel though, he is based in North Wales and his name is Mr DeBolla. Think he has a success rate of over 90% or something along those lines.

shm, what test did you use ? Is it one where you get 2 lines for pregnant and 1 line for negative ? The most reliable test I found was the clearblue digital which gave me a BFP a week before AF was due but the cheap ebay tests were hit and miss really.

Glad to hear your feeling more chilled out terrier, can't believe its been a year already !!

Pink, anything more to report on the IVF ??

Hi - My DH and I are looking for a good vasectomy reversal surgeon. Can anyone recommend a surgeon? Ideally near London however we'd travel anywhere to increase our success rates ... thanks!! :-)

Hey Terrier - really good to see you back xx

LOL at dr pink! :-) ms pink will see you now ;-D

Thanks Sorrento - I will try to wait.....so hard though!

Sorry, in my previous message I made a mistake about the date of the reversal - was May 2008, not 2007. [just feels like a long time ago!]

The endocrinologist is a specialist in hormones etc. I think. But I don't know if it was DH being uncommunicative, or if that appointment really was as useless as it seemed. I thought he would be tested for antibodies, or given meds or supplements advice, but nada. He wasn't even asked for another sample, and the last one he did was before Christmas. And, we never get detailed results like those Dr. Pink was discussing a few weeks ago - we just get something like "motility 30%, abnormal forms 90%"

I have never done a test until the day after I was due, then you know and there's no doubt.
Hold off retesting for a bit if you can is my advice.

I'm sick of waiting too! another failed month for me. We've only been properly trying since January though.

[background: DH vas 2001, reversal May 07; motility ok but morphology poor]

You might be interested to hear that my partner was referred to an endocrinologist by our fertility doctor, and was told that his sperm tests were probably reporting worse than is really the case, as even though he had been carrying jars in his armpit and getting them to the hospital within an hour, once there they probably were lying around for 24 hours or so before lab testing. So he is probably better off than the offical test results.

I got BFN yesterday but the result was a bit strange. The line showing the test was done ok was very dark and obvious, but the negative line was really really faint. I wonder if I got a dud test or something, does anybody know? I did it really early too, only about 11 dpo [I know...]

I guess I should just redo the test, but I am resisting that so much - I don't WANT to be sure, I want to deceive myself, I guess.

Go for ICSI, this is the reason we skipped the reversal altogether it doesn't have great success rates and it's so heartbreaking all the waiting and hoping.
Good luck.

Hi Everyone,

Myself and partner were at the hospital on Friday for results of 3 month sperm check. Not good news though as the consultant advised us there was no sperm at all. I was absolutely gutted so didn't ask her any questions about next steps etc! I was very quiet towards my partner and feel terrible as it's not his fault. She has asked us to come back in another 3 months for another test. Don't think I can wait that long!

Anyone had a similar experience? Is this the end of the road or am I giving up too soon?

How fantastic pixiejazz - if only I could get my DH (and his brother) to agree to that! would save us a small fortune, and me all the hassle and stress of IVF! Fantastic news! Much respect to your Dh/his brother!

If you look on the gay parents threads on here I am sure there are old threads explaining how people have done this as lesbiam couples have wondered onto conception before look for advice nd been directed there - nd me being a nosey bugger, Ive followed links and read how its done before.

Keep coming back and updating us how you do xxxxxx

DH's brother will be donating sperm, hopefully will start next month now needing to start monitoring cycle and get the turkey baster at the ready!

Sorry if \I've got the wrong end of the stick pixiejazz so is DH's brother paying for IVF or donating sperm?

Either way, thats fantastic, I really do wish you the best of luck xx

Hi all,
Hope you're well, after having the week from hell it seems that things are looking up for us. We had originally gone down the sperm donor route before the reversal was booked because of dh's fear of surgery however family weren't happy with us opting for a donor and the pressure was then put on us to go with the reversal which as you know was unsuceessful.
we spoke this week about going back to IVF wales but now being £3000 down we really don't have that extra money to be starting all over again.
Thankfully dh's brother has stepped in and offered to help us to make our dreams come true. He already has three children and has no desire at all to have any more and having spoken about it at lenghth we have decided that this is the best option for us.
I know we will probably face some critisism for this especially from my family but dh family fully supportive and to us at least we will be fully aware of medical/family history.
Now reading up on AI!! Gonna be an expert on all of this stuff by the time that we are blessed with a baby!(wink)
So as one door closes another opens! Here we begin the next chapter!!.....

they are a blessing your right and part of me feels selfish and that I should be greatful when some people can't have 1 child

part of me is resentful because it is him that has caused us not to concieve I know I am out of order I really do he did what he thought was right back then.

all in all i feel like a cow but can't stop thinking the way i do

really do wish you all the very best of luck

((((3KIDZ)))) I know this is bugger all use to you because I will feel the same if I don't have a babe by next year but I have sat in the fertility clinic and seen the tears and heartache people go through for one baby and if I get mine I shall never shout, smack or look funny at it I'll be so grateful, but I also feel like that towards the children I have now too, they are an absolute blessing.

well hve discussed things further with partner and now he says he has changed his mind because I know I am repeating myself but as gp has said chances are so low considering the length of time ago the original op was done.

feel gutted

think i will move away from this thread now have been strangely addcicted to reading all your stories.

good luck to all. xxxx

Sorrento - thats exactly what my DH said when we went! Let us know how you go.

Pixiejazz - so sorry your reversal went badly. Stay with us on here - its rapidly turning into an IVF thread!

Welsh - you ok?

Terrier You ok too hun?

Anyone else I've not mentioned, hope you are all ok.

Hi all,
Just an update, dh had vasectomy reversal on Wednesday. Not a good result as although original vasectomy done only 6 years ago it seems that he has suffered a "blow out" on both sides meaning that there was no sperm present. The procedure was abandoned as consultant said that it was pointless in reconnecting tubes.
We were both gutted as really though that this was it for us and it hit us pretty hard. Anyway now having collected our thoughts and reflected on the past few days we are now looking at our options and remaining positive.(well can't say the same for dh as he is black and blue and swollen like a good un!)
Will keep you all updated, good luck to you all with your plans x

I have an appointment for next Saturday lol
Dh reckons it's end of financial year so we might have a chance.

GP as in General Practioner!! I know, I think he feels a bit guilty about so flippantly and easily filling in the paperwork to send paul for the vasectomy, then he told us we could have it reversed on the nhs - which we could not, so a bit of a fuck up all round for him. Then all the pain and stuff DH suffered after the vasectomy, and the gp is a very family oriented fella, has 4 kids and loves children so maybe thats why, dunno, I'm just grabbing the prescription and running LOL!

Did you try asking your gp? The consultant at the fertility clinic told us to, said its unusual but worth an ask!

x

I'm well thank you, driving DH potty no doubt fed up of waiting though.
Is GP grandparents or General Practitioner ? How ever did you manage that if the latter ?

That should read gp has Agreed to pay....bloody A key keeps sticking, think DS has shoved some food down there! LOL!

Hi Sorrento, well GP has greed to pay for the IVF drugs so that saves us £500 or so :-). Have an appointment with the counsellor on 23rd april (she had to cancel last time) and we are awaiting the results of all the blood tests to check if I have Cystic fibrosis or some such thing or if either of us has aids or hepatitis! Then hopefully we will get some dates!

You OK apart from being impatient to start? xx