...urine sample pot at home, keep it in the fridge overnight if necessary, then take it on the train (2 hours) to London for genetic testing?
I can't believe I just wrote that. That is in all seriousness what St Mary's have suggested I do if I have medical management (ie choose pills rather than surgery) for this miscarriage.
This is my 5th miscarriage (1 son, thank god) and I'm fairly bulletproof now, but they explained this as though they were giving me directions to Sainsbury's. And I have called back and two other people have spoken similarly.
If I have surgery they'll test the embryo after removing it. I want the tests but don't think I want surgery (having taken the surgery option 3 times in the past and ended up with a lot of scarring on my uterus, which er makes me more likely to miscarry).
So the scenario above is the 'alternative to surgery'.
My ideal (f*ck me, I have an ideal miscarriage scenario) would be medical management at the hospital, ie take the pills in hospital, miscarry there and they take the embryo for testing, but they don't offer that.
I should point out that St Mary's is amazing, and without them I wouldn't have my son, but this has really thrown me.
Anyway, I'd be interested to know if you think I'm being over sensitive and too demanding of an NHS that has already helped me beyond measure, or if this is a bit macabre and weird.