ACU Ninewells

[RRk1469]

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone has been for a first appointment at the ACU in Dundee. My husband and I have our first appointment together at the end of January and just wondering what to expect.

Oh @sjp00 that sounds good might give it a watch.
Oh I'm so happy you finally have a date that's so exciting! It's good to have something confirmed to work towards.

I should be having first iui thebweek of the 6th. So so close now, but the days are dragging by so slowly.

@RRk1469 Amazing! How are you feeling?
Yes we had a smoke test but it was at our last appointment in the Vic last January before we got our appointment at Ninewells lol and my Partner had to do one too even though I'm carrying and we aren't using her eggs.
Very strange!

Hi folks, I’m new to all this on here, but I’ve been watching the tread for a while. I thought I’d share my story so far, as I’m finding it helpful reading all of yours.

Myself and husband were both referred for IVF in Nov 2021. We had a phone consultation at the end of January 2022 with ACU. After a long wait, I started short protocol round mid October 2022. I had a great experience with egg collection (I was very nervous but I was so well looked after by staff at Ninewells). We were hopeful for fresh transfer, but was told I was overstimulated and would have to have any embryos frozen. We got 4. All frozen. Time slowed down again - we had another period of waiting for FET due to Xmas closure etc. BUT - we are now moving forward. Starting in a few weeks with the next stage. I’m not entirely sure what that looks like exactly, but I’ve got the next two hospital appointments booked in.
For me it’s been a surreal and bizarre experience. Sending out love and well wishes to everyone going through this ❤️

@Ducky4 Welcome! :) how exciting you are shortly moving to the next stage, all my fingers crossed these next steps progress smoothly! ☺️ Xx

I think it is rhe long protocol which I think is the normal one. I emailed again just asking for any Information as Feb is just round rhe corner but they have said it looks like a march/April start now. Was told I’d be getting a text and something in the post soon

@CuriousAries me to

Sorry @RRk1469 I didn't get notification of you tagging me 🫣 I had the day of (Wed) and the day after EC off (Thurs) and worked from home on the 3rd day (Fri) then it was the weekend when I took things really easy. I was a bit constipated after EC but managed to get things moving again with lactulose which the ACU team said was perfectly safe to take. We had our ET on the Monday and I worked through the 2ww, 3 days remote and 2 days in person. Hope this helps 🥰 ✨ ❤️

@sjp00 exciting times! Got everything crossed for you 💖

@TTTC86 How's it all going I know you're dues to start soon?

Do you guys even wonder when you're in the waiting room if it's one of us on here next to you!? I do all the time!!!

I start my stims tonight I'm putting it off though 🤣 ive been told egg collection will probably be next Wednesday 🤞 and possibly all going well transfer day will be Monday the 20th. Arrrgggh hoping we have another little sticky bean 🤞🥳

@RRk1469 Yes we had our IUI and are in the 2WW now. 😬
Just can't believe we've finally made it here. So nerve racking and just have everything crossed for a positive test.
No idea how I'm going to get through the next 2 weeks.

Yea was thinking that in the waiting room when I saw another woman walk in 😂

Oh not long for you fingers crossed it all goes to plan and you can have your transfer on the 20th!!

How's everyone else getting on?

Aww @TTTC86 I have everything crossed for you ❤️ good luck. Keep us updated

@RRk1469 @TTC86 fingers crossed for you both.

Can I ask - the letter that comes through to say phone on next period - does it say just that or does it say specifically phone on March period etc.

And how long before the start month did you get it?

So email said March, that like 2 weeks away and I'll have my period on the 1st or 2nd but nothing through the post which makes me think it's getting pushed back. @sjp00 anything through for you?

@CuriousAries We got consent forms sent to us a couple days ago asking us to watch a bunch of videos and confirm our treatment by filling in a couple of legal forms. We are due a letter to confirm, which we were advised on the phone, but we got told that about 2 1/2 weeks ago, I’m away on holiday this week so my plan is to phone them up when I am back if nothing has come through x

@CuriousAries
We're waiting on a letter too. We've been provisonally told April/May when had our consultation for protocol back in January so I'm hoping it's not being pushed back as I'm not sure I can deal with yet more waiting - it's just excrutiating!! My period would be due at the end of April/start of May so I'm trying to remain hopeful. Let me know when you do get a letter and fingers crossed it's not pushed back🙏

@CuriousAries my letter say due to start dec/Jan. Phone on cycle day 1 I think I got the letter November so was quite late.

I had my scan today and unfortunately my follicles haven't grown much so I have a higher dose of bemfola til Fri then hopefully egg collection on Monday 🤞if not this cycle may be cancelled 😭

@RRk1469 fingers crossed for you on Friday

I've cracked and emailed the unit tonight.
But I have a gut feeling I won't be starting in March and been pushed back as don't think they would leave the packs this late- esp if you got it last week @sjp00
I'll ask them why, if I have, but guessing the December/January start date delays from Xmas and the renovations will be the cause. Fair enough, but surely you'd know that on the 18th Jan when I emailed.

I'll let you all know! Sorry I hope me ranting isn't triggering for those waiting to start soon and it won't necessarily means April/May/June people get pushed back etc! I just need a place to rant....

For me previously being so cool about things time wise, I'm feeling this now!
I have stupidly worked out due dates, treatment dates etc....excuses for work next Month...and now I feel I'm gonna have to do it all again (for the millionth time in the past 3 years)...and would be a 2024 baby instead of 2023 which feels like another year in a way!
I know 4 weeks difference will go quick... but it's just a whole other ball game in my head!

Would rather have had them not tell me provisionally March!

We received our info pack in post on Tuesday this week, it was sent out the Friday same day we received our consent forms, I suspect maybe yours will be with you hopefully next week @CuriousAries I feel you about the working out and waiting, we are away at the end of March which looks like will fall into our treatment so we may have to postpone till April which is just annoying but we are hoping my partners period comes late this month to avoid this! X

@sjp00
So consent forms...then a pack...has your online portal changed at all? Mines is always out of date and saying overdue and doesn't have a consultant name next to it so don't know if it's no longer of use since the consultant appointment.
Tell your partner to start taking a different supplement brand as that's always delayed mines 🤣

@CuriousAries yeah the consent forms came on the online portal - sorry I should have said that. We got a text to log in the online portal as further forms had been added, that was our consent forms. We got these Friday just past, and our letter we received Tuesday was also dated on the Friday. My portal also said overdue before I received my newest forms:) haha thank you worth the shout, just annoying as if the period just came that little bit later our timing would be almost perfect, it’s the holding of breath just now! X

DELAYED

Good morning,

Due to our unit closures this has caused a delay in treatment starting. Unfortunately, because of this and patient numbers we can only advise of provisional dates and therefore your treatment has been delayed slightly and will be a provisional March/April start. We will send out you information pack in due course.

It can't be provisionally March since my period is at the beginning of March!!!!!

Off to recalculate my life 🤣

@CuriousAries aw no sorry to hear that it’s been delayed :(

@CuriousAries That's rubbish!
At least it means you will hopefully be starting at the beginning of April though due to your cycle dates. I know it will seem like forever to you though.

This last week and a bit has gone so slowly for me. Just want to do a test but know there isn't any point yet as it won't be able to detect a result. Getting so impatient and trying so hard not to Google every single symptom I get. 😬

Anyone who has been told preliminary March april heard anything?

@ttc86 when is test date? 🤞

@LAW89 no, have you?

Their next reply was to wait for a letter to say when to start and said it would likely be April if my cycle date was start of March...so not expecting anything through until after the 1st week in March.

@CuriousAries i emailed today to ask what was happening as March/April is really soon and I don’t have any information other than a letter will come but they didn’t mention to me about April if my cycle was beginning of March. My next cycle so due in 2 weeks so 1st full week of March

@LAW89 I asked them directly about my cycle and I think the answers been based on well if the letter isn't out just yet you won't be able to start next week.

I have just received a letter from our consultation in January just going over what was discussed. Nothing about start date or next steps. But least that's another step.

But yeh, I've recalculated everything for starting end of March (28/29th) just hope letter doesn't say call on April period as that may technically be end of April since I should have 2 periods in March! Then that's another month delay!