Well we had Egg Collection today (in Essex). We got 5 eggs, and apparently hubby's sample was much better than it has been previously which is good. I was very disappointed though to be told that even though I'm 37 in a couple of weeks time they'll only put back 1. The lady admitted that it wouldn't matter if I was "37 already", I have to be "over 37" so clearly they mean 38 so why don't they just say that Huh? (Previously we were told I had to be 37) Plus she also said that we'll have to wait 6 months to try again (if it doesn't work this time) which is deeply upsetting as that could basically mean the end of the year. She admitted it was because the "NHS" side of things was running out of money and she was sorry about that. I didn't give them a hard time as its not the clinic's fault, not really.
I'm so angry about the age and 6 months thing, the bloody NHS keep changing the goalposts all the time, its so frustrating. When we were first seen by our consultant last year they seemed fine with my wish of having 2 back (I don't care if they want to keep multiple pregnancies down, surely that's my choice???), but to be told while I'm woozy and in pain that if it doesn't work we'll have to wait 6 months to get going again (by which time I'll be 37.5 years old), well that was enough to make me cry (though I guess the anaesthetic had its part to play there). Until the "guidelines changed recently" it was 3 months between cycles.
So anyway, I feel a bit crappy (although another lady there was having a worse time than me from what I could hear, in recovery) but I'm going to bed for a little sleep now. Pray we have good news tomorrow about fertilisation.
Has anyone in Essex had treatment lately and if so were you told about these new guidelines?