Have first appt at teh Lister re IVF today...

[CountessDracula]

LOL Buda - am having nuclear-style stimulation and still not managing to get much more than 1 or 2 follicles so maybe am pioneering "soft IVF".

Hifi - I have refused to give DH the power of injecting me in the backside - have done by myself into stomach. I have little female mystique left - in fact, as DH mentioned, you kind of feel a bit different about your wife when you have had a good close up look at her uterus in the Drs hands after a C-section - and I think that would pretty much be the last straw!

oldbint, you were very brave to do it in your stomach. im sure part of why mine didnt work is half my drugs were squirted over the sofa by dh.

I had a bit of a comedy moment with the first of the syringe-type injections (found the pen style ones fairly easy).

Was trying to squeeze out air bubbles (I have at the back of my mind some old wives tale that if you inject air into to you , you DIE). Squeezed a bit hard, the injection started squirting out (went all over the mirror) so I just sort of jabbed it in in a panic and plunged the plunger fast and hard. Hmmm.

On the plus side, the ones after that have been relatively uneventful .

Yep - I overcame my fear of needles during fertility treatments. Did all my own injections - mainly in tummy, which wasn't pleasant, but much nicer than using monster needle necessary to inject in bum.

I was lucky for some of mine here as a nurse friend did some for me.

When I had IVF first time in Bangkok there was no question of you doing your own injections. Went to clinic every day and the nurse did it!

How did it go CD?

How did it go CD, I am at Chelsea & Westminster and thinking of having 2nd opinion at Lister so would be interested to hear how you got on. I have had more fertility procedures than anyone should have in a life time, but luckily our 10th attempt produced DS now 3 have had five attempts since but with no joy.

It was very interesting
the odds are much better than I had imagined given our circumstances
We are thinking hard about it!

Sounds promising!

That's good - sounds like you have options then- all the best with whatever you decide

Oh CD - didn't realise you had trouble conceiving. Best of luck.
(I also thought you meant Lister in Stevenage - is quite a well known hospital!)

Who did you see?

Someone called Faris

excellent, sounds like good news.

yes
it all seemed pretty hopeful really

Now need to decide whether to do it!

Also foudn out that my fibroid is not an issue at all which is nice to know (it is small and in the right place)

And that my PPH might have left my womb knackered, they are going to check it out first and remove any adhesions and stitches that may be there

If you did decide when would you start?

May or June I guess

Are you feeling excited? Or just nervous?

I think you have spurred me on - will talk to DH but think I will make appointment to talk to the doctor next week at least.

I may be mad but at least I am in good company!

both actually!

we can be ivf buddies

glad it went ok good luck x