Hut of Gl/Doom, lost count of the number coz its been so long - optimists need not apply!

[OracleInaCoracle]

Couldn't find the hut but in dire need of a hideout away from all those "its been 2 months" and "am I pregnant" threads.

For those of us who've been burnt by ttc, can't get pregnant, can't stay pregnant or are sick of hearing the "just relax" refrain.

Leave your hope at the door and grab a gin, we are back in the speakeasy with meths on tap!

Glad we have the hut, sometimes feel like hubby has had enough of me rambling on. He's very much of the 'anything could work' stance... Bloody optimist!

Fuckity shit.

Fuckity shit.

Um, Lissie...?

Im just really pissed off. Im sick of waiting, Ive had enough now. Everyone else seems to have moved away from us, and Im tired. so, so tired.

get some sleep my lovely. We are here for you but I would recommend getting to bed to physically rest to help with what I assume isemotional fatigue.

((lissie)) what faith said - get some rest if you can.

I'm in limbo here, radiologist said to wait a week for images to get to my consultant and then i should hear about an appt. I don't like to keep pestering for news but i've had all these tests done and actually haven't had any results. I only know that my initial swabs were clear because my practice nurse looked when I went for my smear. I'm pissed off about it It is so unfair.

((hugs)) for those feeling the need.

Am still feeling sore from another thread that I really shouldn't have clicked on, where I was reminded, not deliberately unkindly, that most of my eggs are probably rotten by now. I know the poster didn't mean to be unkind but it was rather knife-twisty to read. :(

Well, hey ho for another round of not quite hopeless but nearly SWI.

Pink - your DH probably thinks he's being supportive by "jollying you along", as it were - mine gets very short shrift when he tries that! [wry ]

Queen - sorry, missed your last post somehow - hope your results come through quickly, there's nothing worse than just waiting.

queen I think it's time to Chase them up. It'll be well over a week come Monday. One of mine didn't come in the post. Ring and ask if it's been arranged. The trouble is you're left assuming something is wrong because they didn't tell you it wasn't at the time. So I think you should ring on Monday.
thumb you were up early!

I'm in Australia, HaveA - not early for me :)

faith can I ask you something? speaking to a friend who works for the NHS she was under the impression that I should have been sent all of my results by post? I was certainly given that impression when I first went. The one time i asked for a copy (of my blood results) the secretary was really off with me (why do you want them? said in a suspicious tone). I was told they didn't give patients copies of results?
I'm not familiar with the system, i don't know if i can legally demand to be sent test results via post?
All this will be included in our complaint when we eventually contact PALS, as it's so frustrating. I had my blood tests done in July. I will be VERY cross if when I do see my consultant there is a problem with my hormone levels which I could have been addressing over the last few months.

I'm not sure about that...I've not had any results by post at all. Policy may differ between trusts. Worth asking pals. Any results I've had have been with the professionals. You can ask for paper copies and copies of the letters they send for sure.

Oh fair dos witch, I did not realise it maybe that I had been told and forgot

I've had nothing by post either I phone for my blood results and any others I get at my appointments nothing written down although my file is massive when I go... I did have ovarian drilling done and at my last appointment she showed me
Th photographs I would
Live a copy of them... Weird I know but to see inside your own body I think is pretty cool

When I had my lap I remember looking at the photos and thinking how much ovaries look like testicles. It made me laugh (or that might have been the tramadol).

Onemorning - if you had been a boy they would have been your testicles!

I don't think it's normal to send results out to the patient direct in the UK unless it's a privately done test - I used to work in NHS labs and we never sent NHS stuff to the patient; don't know if the doctors sent a copy on to the patient themselves.
Here in Australia, I get to keep my scans (yay - thanks.) and the doc will print out a copy of my results but I don't get sent them either prior to seeing the doc. It makes sense not to send them out - your doc should explain the results to you and then give you a copy if you ask for it - otherwise people might get too Google-happy and give themselves the heebyjeebies.

pinkapples - don't answer if you don't want to, but I'm a bit behindhand with all this - what is ovarian drilling? I have a nasty mental picture of it at the mo...

Basically it's where they insert an instrument into your abdomen by keyhole surgery and then send either electrical
Or lazer (in my case lazer) currents into your ovaries making small holes I have 4 holes drilled in each side. It's supposed to release some of the male hormones and restart your system... Didn't work in my case tho

Appointment with nurse on Thursday for yet another fanny cam and to discuss how to inject myself... It's all fun and games!

Thanks pink - I guess my mental pic wasn't that far off then! :( that it didn't work for you.
Hope you can do the injections yourself - I needed to have daily Clexane with DS and couldn't inject myself for anything (needlephobe) - DH had to do it. Some days he was ok, other days it's almost like he was paying off old scores!

I found it very interesting to see my insides on the screen. Confirmed as I suspected that I tilt to my left.

Im hoping so too! Not looking forward to it but needs must I guess

I liked seeing mine too. although when I had my HSG the doctor kept trying to force the dye through the tubeless side

ffs! just phoned the hospital to chase up my test results, and to find out when I can expect an appt to go through them. Bloody Consultant and his secretary are both on annual leave. AGAIN! they were on leave in August when I was trying to chase the HSG up.
This is just beyond a joke. Person I spoke to said it's likely to be Nov before I get in to see him as he has a backlog. Of course he does, he's never fecking there....

I do realise that I'm being a little bit irrational here, because everyone is entitled to a break but it's been 6 months since my initial consultation. I feel like every month that goes by without answers is another month lost to me. I know i'm not 'ancient' but at 36 every delay is one I can do without.....

oh sweetheart, how crap! can you speak to a nurse in the clinic? I got results from them in the past when my ridiculously over-paid consultant was on another holiday.

no Lissie. no-one will speak to me. They just make noises about the Cons having to go through it with me as i'm his patient.
I just feel like - i know the NHS is busy, I don't want to come across as a stroppy impatient patient (haha!) but really in 6 months, to have all these tests and info sat in a file and not once to be given any indication if everything is alright or if something is amiss...it's not bloody OK to leave people like this. I do get the impression that my Cons doesn't like to delegate. He was not happy with someone else in the Dept doing my ultrasound but had such a backlog he had to give in to it.
I'd complain but don't want to put myself further back at this stage.

I'm sitting here though thinking - is this normal? am i getting worked up about this when in fact it's just the way the system works? I do know that a friend has a friend under the same Cons so I may ask her to find out if her friend has been having the same trouble.
I don't want to land a great big moany file on PALS if I don't have a legitimate complaint.