breezy That sounds fantastic, you can see why the Lister is so highly thought-of. What a great thorough treatment they're planning ... I know what you mean about ouch£££ but as you say, at least you're getting all bases covered. I do think that sperm DNA fragmentation and aneuploidy tests should be standard for all RMC testing, it's so fundamental to a healthy pregnancy that the sperm can do their stuff. Why isn't this routine? Why always assume that the problems are with the female, that can't always be the case? If the new NK cell testing comes out that you need IVIG, will you do that? That's major £££ :( Really interested to hear how you got on, like duggs says, fascinating to read how the different clinics approach things.
pebbles You there? What's happening for you? And brown, how are you doing?
duggs Yes please, I'd love to have Mr S's IVF protocol, I don't have it and I was wondering this morning whether I could be cheeky enough to email and say that we're planning to do IVF and could they tell me what their protocol is. You'd save me a large amount of embarrassment if you wouldn't mind PMing it to me :)
OH did actually ask once we've done the deed with Serum, who would then support me through the pregnancy? (bless him and his blithe assumption it will just work first time! He never learns ... ). I assumed I could stay under the care of Mr S (££ kerching!) but I guess I should find out. I'll do that once I've been out to Serum, we're flying out overnight 17th/early 18th April for OH to have his 'sample' frozen and me to .. well, either have the aquascan or the hysto, OH said we need to 'discuss it' to decide what we want to do.
duggs Can I ask why you're doing your next round at the Hammersmith, not the LWC? Just curious why you swapped clinics, if you don't mind me being nosy :)
I'll PM choccy and suggest she might like to read the thread :)
AFM, well on talking with Penny at Serum again yesterday, she said looking at the photos of the Mr S hysto she could see red streaks which were indicative of continuing infection. Bear in mind I had the hysto done about 2 weeks after we'd finished the 25-day course of anti-bs! She did say again that in women these infections rarely ever clear, hence why during their IVF treatment if you have or have had any of these infections you have to take a further course of anti-bs. But she said where there is or has been infection(s) there will be scarring that most doctors don't find or think relevant, and that while she wouldn't tell us either way what we have to do, our best chance for good implantation would be to have the hysto. I asked about having just the endo scratch done; she said that the endo scratch only does very light scratching and that the beneficial effects only last about a month, whereas during their hysto they do much deeper implantation cuts which last up to about 6 months. She said it just wasn't worth me doing the endo scratch - but of course that it was entirely up to me.
Anyone else wince at the thought of 'deep implantation cuts'?? 