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Chester Fert Clinic Query

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MrsEki · 20/02/2019 05:10

Please can you advise if this is odd?

I went for an initial assessment at fertility clinic with my husband. We are both farmers so we do carry I couple of extra pounds, but don’t think anything of 25kg being thrown on our backs.
My BMI was 32 which yes ok I do enjoy my glass of wine and a bar of chocolate (show condition)
The consultant that we saw went through the usual questions but excused herself 3 times to ask the consultant quite basic questions such as can I take clomid.
The weight topic came up and she advised to go on a vegan diet, 500 calories a day and eat cuppa soups.

Call me old fashioned but these have no nutritional value and I told her I cook from scratch every day.

She then told me to buy some folic acid sachets at £40 off the internet as the nhs fo not supply them. I have previously come from a abusive family situation where emotional abuse over food was used. However no safeguarding over the topic was mentioned.

I came away upset and my husband furious- is this the general procedure??

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DivasInTheWay · 20/02/2019 05:32

She sounds absolutely batshit, and I would not trust a clinic that advised that. Are you private or NHS? If private then look elsewhere

MrsEki · 20/02/2019 05:46

On the NHS so far, got to loose the weight first. But a size 14 jean so yes ok could loose a little, never going to be a size 10
Just reading the letter Which is riddled with spelling mistakes (eg diary not dairy)
Just really odd, trying to not get too upset about it all

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