at last, a positive experience with the NHS, following third miscarriage...

[kissmummy]

I just wanted to share a positive experience with the NHS following my third miscarriage. there may be others on this site who, like me, have become really disillusioned with the way their GPs have treated them following miscarriages... I was actually considering trying to find the money to go private, after several really bad experiences with our GP surgery. However, the very nice lady GP I saw today to report my third miscarriage was brilliant - really sympathetic and supportive. She's ordered a battery of blood tests; given me a prescription for aspirin, is recommending we try progesterone tablets next time i get pregnant, and is referring me to a specialist. I couldn't have asked for more. it's honestly the first time anyone on the NHS has been nice to me about what i've been through (three m/cs since last summer) and it has lifted my spirits.

I'm sorry you've been having such a bad time but its good you've now found a Doctor who you can trust and who will help you through this time and hopefully help you conceive in the future. I wish you the best of luck x

Thats great Kissmummy. I had a good experience with the NHS too after 3 m/c. Good vibes coming your way for a quick conception and an uneventful next pg.

Best of luck.

Thank you for sharing that kissmummy, its good to hear positive stories. I have just gone through my 3rd miscarriage and i feel desperate for someone to take my hand and help me through this scary time, instead of the usual rubbish they say'its not uncommon' etc. All too often we have to fight to get the investigations we need and its so wrong. Hope you get some answers this time and can finally move forward x

thanks samoy, has your GP been any good now you've had 3? i think i'm actually getting more tests on the NHS than i would have got if i'd gone private - the private clinic i went to for my last scan to confirm miscarriage is very highly rated but was only going to do two tests, which was going to cost nearly £600. The NHS is going to do the same tests plus some others and it won't cost anything, obviously, though it may take a while to get the results. The GP said : "you may beat us to it" by getting pregnant first which i really hope i do!

To be honest i have nt seen my gp as im waiting to see consultant at hosital. I did see a consultant after my second miscarriage thanks to my gp who has always been helpful. He referred me after 2 because i lost at 12+5 and 13+6, my recent loss was at 11 weeks. All my results were normal but now ive miscarried again, im just scared that they have done basic tests and not in depth like you would get at recurrent miscarriage clinic. I have nt spoken to consultant about previous test results but will do at next appointment and find out where we go from here-(hopefully to specialist clinic!) sorry to waffle!

oh, how awful, samoy, i'm really sorry. i simply can't imagine how it must feel to lose at that stage. mine have all been around the seven/eight/nine week mark, which whilst really miserable, i think is a lot more bearable than at 12 or 13 weeks. to have losses at that stage does suggest it's something more than those dreaded words "just bad luck" (dreaded because it doesn't feel like 'just' bad luck, it feels like a total injustice). i really hope they find out what's going wrong x

Thank you for your kind words, i too am convinced there HAS to be something wrong now. Just hope consultant thinks this too and sends me in the right direction-fingers crossed. Am i right in thinking you have a child already kissmummy? i do, a 3yo ds, whilst this gives me massive hope (as i ve done it before) it also leaves me so confused and frustrated as my pregnancy with him was so straightforward and easy!