Vasectomy reversal success??

[terrier141]

Does anyone have experience of this? Hubby has just had it done and we are nervously awaiting the outcome!

Fingers x for a April baby for you then

My af is due 12th so from then onwards. Not that I'm obsessing (much ) but if I get caught this month I'll have a new baby just before Christmas this year! my sensible head tells me it will not be that easy.

Hi everyone hope you're all doing ok, sunshine glad to hear that your dh has recovered and back in work, I'm sure all will be fine and fingers crossed for your Baby bundle at Christmas!
KellyK, we're about to make final payment for dh op this week too kinda sealed the deal then - no going back!!
Sorrento - keep smiling, an April baby sounds lovely,so does Australia!!
Terrier hope all is well with you x
If op goes well I guess we'll be aiming for an April baby too!! - any month will do me I'm not fussy!!
Take care all x

Hope everyones doing well.

ok its too late for dh to change his mind cos thats the op over and done with.
hospital just phoned to say that op went ok and dh is fine. Hes still sleeping though so they said he wont be allowed home before 9pm at the earliest so Im not even sure if we'll be visiting tonight cos I know that if me and the kids go through he'll want to come home with us. He was booked in to stay overnight anyway and I really dont want him moving about too soon and wrecking the vasectomy reversal.
Hospital said that before the op he was very nervous and was adamant he was going home tonight.
Im dying to find out how the actual op went though and if it worked.

Ill be back tomorrow to let update when i know a bit more.

kellykate - thats great - you wil soon be actively ttc! Let us now what you find out today - fingers crossed it all went well!

Hows everyone else doing?

AF has just arrived for me, although I didnt expect any different this month as (through my choice) we havent really had sex. Think that the sperm analysis results made me realise that its still highly unlikely at the mo and I think that psychologically I felt that a month off would do me good. it has certainly taken the pressure off - and I,ve saved money on a hpt this month! lol!
xx

Kellykate hope dh is doing ok after his op.

hope everyone else is doing ok.

Hi Everyone. Been meaning to join in the discussion for a while but just been rading all the posts rather than posting. My bf had the ope on 20th December and he is due for the three month sperm test in a couple of weeks. Quite nervous really incase it is not good news. Part of me thought that it was going to happen really quickly but I guess it's not as easy as that! Keep trying all these cheap pregnancy tests just incase but they are always negative :-(

Anways I guess we will find out more in a couple of weeks.

Good luck all x

Hi all, terrier, sorry your AF arrived but I think having a month off is a great idea. It'll give you a break from ttc and help you relax. Good luck for next month

Wow, lots of things are happening for the rest of you ladies aswell. Glad to hear all your other halves seem to be getting better after their ops and wising you all luck for your sperm results etc..

Pink, hope everything is ok x Haven't been on here that much lately but am keeping tabs on how your getting on x

hi everyone. dh is doing well. hes still sore and a bit swollen . he got both sides done as far as we know.
Hospital was shite. dh wont let me complain to them but im not happy with a few things.
We got it done at the private hospital in Edinburgh and cos dh doesnt come round from anaesthetics too well, they woke him up slowly and then the dr explained how the op ha dgone while he was just coming round so he cant remember most of what was said.
I went through to visit him on wed night to take him some juice and stuff and the nurse was a cow. after 5 mins she came in and moaned there were too many of us. - me and 3 children There are no restrictions on how many visitors and he was in his own room ffs.
THen dh was starving so cow nurse appeared at 9pm and gave him a sandwich and said your soup was cold so you cant get it. THe dinner had been brought up at 5pm and he only got out of surgery at 5.30pm.
Several of the nurses told him he shouldnt nhave had the original vas op so young blah blah blah. And cowbag nurse then went om to ask who was paying for it - what the fxxx is it to do with her.
Then aftre I picked him up on thu morning and brought him home he phoned his own gp cos he needed a sick line for his work cos they have gave him 2 weeks off and his gp wanted to know where his discharge letter was. We never got one, gp gave him sick line but would prefer to have a letter to keep his records right. aaaaaarggggghhhh. and now im choked with the cold too.

rant over , i cant believe thats it raelly done .
IM back to looking at all teh gorgeous baby clothes and sitting watching baby programs on sky.

kellykate - that hospital sounds shocking - the nurse sounds a right spiteful cow - makes you wonder why shes in that job as she clearly does not like people! Oh and dont you just hate all those patronising cows who tell you that you shouldnt have had the vasectomy done in the first place - like we dont know that! Bloody cheeky sods - and why does she care whos paying for it - aslong as she gets paid! Am very angry on your behalf! Glad the actual op went well though - thats the most important thing! Now look after dh and you will soon be bd'ing!!

hopeforamiracle - welcome aboard the rollercoaster - its getting quite busy on here now! - more the merrier though I say! Good luck x

Welsh - good to see you havent abandoned us - hope the pregnancy is going well.

Hope everyone else is okay too xx

hey everyone - not been on for a while

Welsh - thanks for thinking of me hope your pg going well :-)

I am off to the clinic again today for blood tests and to meet with egg share co-ordinator. Counselling has been postponed til 24th april!!! Hoping thats not going to stop the process from moving forwards - will be having words today if that is the case!

Welcome to the new people, glad to see everyones doing well.

xx

Let us know how you get on pink - and give em a piece of your mind if they dare to delay things any further! Good luck xx

Hey terrier - turns out the blood tests I had will take 4-6 weeks so counselling in 4 weeks is fine. Was weird giving details to co-ordinator tht she will shre with recipients (height, hair colour, weight, eye colour) didnt have to give as much info as I thought though. In america they have photos of you as child and your educational achievements and everything! I can ask if the recipient gets pg but they will not tell me unless i ask (think i'd only ask if i got pg and everything was ok)also have to decide what to do if less thn 8 eggs retrieved - do i give them all to recipient nd try again with higher drugs dose (in whiich case they will give me the next cycle for free) or drop egg sharing keep them all myself and pay the full £5,500 ivf cost (not sure we can afford that. We have to decide now as she said the point were they would need an answer I would be coming round from sedation so not a good time to decide!

Any thoughts ladies?

Hello all

I was on this thread a while ago but have had nothing to contribute - we are just still trying, nothing happening. My partner is queuing up to see an endocrinologist (been waiting since before Xmas for an appt!) after a referral from our fertility consultant. I can't remember his stats, but the problem is abnormal forms rather than motility. He had the reversal in May 2008, about 7 years after the orig snip. I was wondering if anyone else's partner has been sent to an endocrinologist, and if so was it useful?
thanks
Stephanie

Hi pink - glad its all going ahead, does sound like a mindfield though! Not sure I'd know what to do in your position either - tough choice - although from a financial position it makes sense to donate them all and try again with higher drugs - not sure qbout the emotional implications of that - cos obviously you'd have gone through all that to come away with definately nothing. God thats a really hard decision - not much help am I?! Sorry!

Shm - sorry things are still not happening for you - sounds similar to my story. My dh had reversal April 2008 (7 years post vasectomy) and we are still trying without success. I might sound really dull here but whats an endrocrinologist? Might be useful for my dh?

Hows everyone else?
xx

Pink I have a similar dilelma, they didn't tell me the blood tests would take 4 weeks and I am due on exactly as they should come back, mean the earliest I could hope to start down reg is May and I think that's too late to get pregnant that month, so I'd be looking at June or even July. I so do not want that 6 year age gap, but equally I would be saving £2k it's so hard to know what to do. And that's with everything being straight forward.

I also think I have issues with my details, address etc being given to the donor, I can't seem to get my head around the DC's potentially having a half brother or sister. And what if it works for the donor but not for me ?

I'm giving myself another week to make a decission but am leaning towards stumping up the extra money and going for it.
I can donate eggs as my thank you to god later if I decide I can live with the implications.

Oh and I'm only having one egg, have given that lots of thought too.

its a nightmare isnt it sorrento? I dont seem to have a ny qualms about the potential 1/2 sibling, not really sure why, just doesnt bother me...i keep questioning why but cant work it out! I think partly its almost narcissistic in that I LIKE the idea of my genes continuing on even if I fail, and I'm convicned who ever got the eggs would be good parents as the process and costs involved just dont add up to some one crap.

You just have to go with your gut in these situation s as theres no right answer, my gut feeling as soon as the egg share co-ordinator explained was to gamble and give them all away but who knows how I'd feel when it comes down to it?? I have to decide now s she said the time when they will need the answer if it comes to it, is when you are coming round from sedation!

My blood tests also take 4 weeks but Ive just ovulated so not sure how it works?? although she did say i can start on either day 1 or day 21 of cycle but a couple of weeks either dont make that much difference to me. I've waited solong anyway a few more weeks is nothing.

Just go with your gut x

Pink - have you been told how much the drugs cost, that might influence how patient I have to be

Maybe because I have sooooo many kids already I'm more concerned about my gene pool expanding to the ridiculous lol

Yes i've been given a breakdown of the costs and the drugs for one cycle are about £550 IIRC.

you might be right about the gene pool thing Ive only got 1 (child) so a few more would be good LOL!

Hi All,

I have been reading thorugh your threads and wondered if anyone can give me alittle advise please. My DH had a vasectomy about 2 years ago after my 2nd child was ill in holspital at 1yr old due to pnemonia. We both said we couldn't go through it again and he went to see doctor regards to having the snip. Within a week he had an appointment for a few weeks time (little one was still ill) and he went ahead with it. I wasn't spoken to at all by a doctor or asked a single question. Anyhow, I have regretted almost instantly as little on is now 4 yrs old and that illness time came and went and we came out the other end. As the time goes on and I keep getting the fellings of longing fo another child they seem to get worse everytime. I am 32yrs old and my DH is 36 so I think we are still really young. I have been doing loads of searches on the internet about the reversals and my DH went to the doctor to see if he could get it on the NHS but was told they have stopped doing them. Can anyone give advise on what I should do, where we should go etc??? I thought that if we go and book a consultation with a doctor then that may be the first step.....I am just in turmoil at the moment.....maybes the doctor can't perform the op as I am sure his vasectomy was the one where they burn the tubes (does that make a difference??). I would be so grateful for anyones reply......cheers

The reversals are very hit and miss, you'll have to pay for it yourself and it can take 2 years before the full sperm quota is reached, that was what put me off as like you our other child is 4 years already so a 5 year gap was the minimum we were looking at.
The first step is a referal from your GP to a private consultant, I couldn't bear the wait and uncertainty so am going for ICSI where they take his sperm and grow it with my eggs in a petra dish.

hi donste my dh had a vr in Feb 09 with a Dr Dawson in hartlepool. the original vas was done 6 years ago he had his tubes burnt as well. On one side the tubes could not be re-connected as they had been burnt to far apart, the other side has been connected, we are just waiting to do his first sample in may (I think it is). and fingers crossed we will get pg soon.

Hi,

Thnks for those responses. The doctor just gave us the consultants name and hospital so never even referred us really.
He never mentioned the whole ICSI thing...Whats all that about then? I feel like I have this choking in my throat when I think about what we did (having the vasectomy). The morning my DH went in for it I was still asleep. (We were in Cyprus and so he had to be driven 2hr journey away). I woke up just as the door was slamming closed. I knew then that it was the wrong decision. I ran to try to catch him but he had alrady driven away....his phone was switched off. I don't think I will ever get over it. I feel this sense of urgency that I have to do something as time is ticking and the age gap is widening. Both times I fell pregnant I fell within days of coming off the pill but not sure if this matters at all.

Hi Sunshineday, when you went to see DR Dawson for the op did he not test the spermt straight after the op? He says in his website that he does? We have been referred to a BMI hospital near us for a Dr Mr John Kelleher, Mr Neil Haldar,Mr Amarjit Bdesha, or Mr Jonathan Greenland, they all work between 3 hospitals which are very near us. Has anyone heard or used any of them? I was awake again most of the night which is becoming a regualar occurance for me now. It just keeps going round and round in my head....how deos everyone else cope with there turmoil and especially there own thoughts? I am going to drive myself mad!!!

Donste, that's why i went for ICSI have a look at www.fertilityfriends.co.uk loads of information on there, basically I needed to know that as our only problem was getting sperm from A to B that somebody could put it there for me, the reversal and waiting and then TTC would have driven me nuts but then Welshie did get pregnant within 3 months of her DH's reversal.
We've had many a sleepless night here, all good preparation for when the bubs arrive

Hi donste, Just noticed your post and reminds me quite a bit of my own story. DH had a vasectomy as I had a difficult birth with DD and we were adamant we didn't want any more children. Fast forward 5 years and like you we decided we'd made a terrible mistake so DH went for his reversal in July last year.

I've never heard of the consultants you've mentioned but as for the tubes being burnt there is no problem getting that fixed as that was how DH's initial op was done.

As for the sperm test you are mentioning, they test after 3 months to see if the op has been a success. Before this, they dont get an accurate result due to inflammation and the fact it can take the body up to 3 months to start producing new sperm. I think you may be talking about the test they do as the op is being performed which is they keep cutting the tube until they find the live sperm. This doesn't mean the op will work though if you see what I mean.