GPs...

The GP's should receive the hard copy of my results so that I can fax them off to the clinic!

I guess I'll see in about 1 1/2 hrs time

typical

It appears that the hospital are not doing their job properly, I am still waiting for my last lot of blood results to be available so that I can fax them over the Darlo clinic, but the lab at the hospital has not put the results on the system, so as a result I am waiting from the to be posted to the surgery so that I can pick them up and fax them to the clinic. Had the hospital decided to put the results on the system as they are supposed to, then the Dr's surgery could have printed a copy off for me to send to Darlo.

Very frustrating! but all being well, if Royal Mail have done their job properly, the results will be available this afternoon.

On a lighter note, I received a DVD yesterday that I ordered from the USA - The secret, a DVD about PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) about how if you think and behave in a negative way, then you attract negativity, but if you think and behave in a positive way and are grateful for the small things that happen or you have, then positive things will hapepn - negativity attracts negativity and positivity attracts positivity, I do try to live by this rule in my life, but with the whole TTC journey, I seem to have come off the rails a bit, so I need to change my approach and get abck into having a positive mental outlook on life - afterall I have so much to be thankful for!

more bloods

Well I have got my last lot of blood results in, and my FSH is 7.1, which is fantastic news , now all I need to do is convince a fertility clinic to allow us to do egg share IVF. I have called the Dr at the Darlington clinic, he said that if I fax all my blood results up to him then he'll re-consider allowing us to do the egg share IVF, so we'll see if he's willing to ignore my 1st FSH test of 10.1.

My Dr has also sent a letter to the local NHS hospital, refering us for infertility treatment, so hopefully they will accept these results and we can get started, so it's a case of waiting for my referal letter to land on the doormat and start all over again at Jessops (all being well)

blood results

CD2 blood results -

FSH 7.1,

LH 4.5,

Oestradiol 98

little ray of sunshine

I spoke to my Dr this afternoon, and he is going to see why my latest results are not being taken into conideration, and in the mean time he is going to refer us to the local NHS hospital, they do egg share IVF there as well, and it seems to be a bit cheaper to, I will need to look at the costs closer, but I think using DH's sperm could be a consideration at this new clinic

feeling low

Well today I've woken up feeling very I don't know if it's hormones or just the feeling of dispare and helplessness of not being able to get anywhere with the whoe TTC thing, it seems to be one step forward and 2 steps back - we always seem to end up hitting a brick wall, I just wish something would go right for us for once and we could actually make soem headway - winning the lottery would help

me vs the clinic

Well my next step now is to highlight this problem in the papers and see if I can't get the clinics to change their polocies - I'm sure I'm not the only one who is having to go through this because the clinics are unwilling to re-test

more bloods

CD2 bloods done

more setbacks, what do i do?????

Well after the phone cal from the clinic I decided to write to the HFEA (UK's governing body for infertility) aond this is the reply I got:

Quote:

Thank you for your enquiry of the 1st February 2007. The HFEA does not set guidelines for hormone test, this will be policies of the individual clinic and on the clinical judgement of your clinician. I would recommend contacting Infertility Network UK (www.infertilitynetworkuk.com) as they will be able to provide more information about this. A list of the clinics offering egg sharing can be found on our website in the 'For patients' section. I am sorry I cannot be of more help.

So I then wrote to the Infertility network as they suggested, this is what I wrote to them:

Quote:

I have been in touch with the HFEA, and they have pointed me in your direction for guidance on my current situation, I am wondering what the general stance is on the outcome of hormone blood tests (in particular FSH levels) for being accepted for egg sharing IVF. Last April/May I had a series of blood test done in particular my FSH level, I understand that a woman has to have an FSH of less than 8 to be accepted, mine came back as 10.1, I was told that I would not be accepted at this time, I did some research and found out that one of the possible reasons for a raised level of FSH is stress, which fitted my status at that time as I had just lost my MIL and was sorting out her estate when I had the test done, reluctently we went ahead with IUI in the September and I had another FSH test done which came back as 7.7. I have since moved clinics and my notes have been transfered over, and I have been told that I will not be concidered for egg share as one of my past FSH level tests came back higher than 8, surely the tests should be done over a period of 3-6 months and take the average of the results due to natural fluctuations in hormone levels, and take into account extenuating circumstances - such as sudden periods of high stress. I am due to have another test done (scheduled for 13th February) surely that should be the result to go with now as the other test is almost 12 months old and will in no way reflect my bodies current status especially when all the other basic tests associated with having IVF have to be repeated on a six monthly basis rather than accepting the first findings. I am a childless 34 yrs old woman and egg share is the only option open to me for realising my dream of conceiving a child, as I am not in a position to be able to afford IVF treatment without it, therefore I would welcome any guidance / assistance you may have on this issue.

To which they replied if I don't get any joy from my current clinic, to change clinics

So I sent an email to the clinic's head office in London:

Quote:

Hi, I have been in touch with both the HFEA and infertility network, and they have told me that I need to speak to you to see if you are willing to re-consider my current situation as there are no hard & fast rules laid down with regards to how FHS levels are dealt with. A brief overview of where I am at: Last April/May I had a series of blood test done in particular my FSH level for acceptance onto the Sheffield Cares egg share programme, I understand that a woman has to have an FSH of less than 8 to be accepted, mine came back as 10.1, I was told that I would not be accepted at this time, I did some research and found out that one of the possible reasons for a raised level of FSH is stress, which fitted my status at that time as I had just lost my MIL and was sorting out her estate when I had the test done, as a result we reluctantly went ahead with a single cycle of IUI in September and I had another FSH test done which came back as 7.7. I have since moved from the Sheffield Care clinic to yourselves in Darlington, and my notes have also been transferred over, I got a phone call from the Darlington Clinic last week and I was told that I will not be considered for egg share as my first FSH test came back higher than 8, surely the tests should be done either over a period of 3-6 months and take the average of the results due to natural fluctuations in hormone levels, and take into account extenuating circumstances - such as sudden periods of high stress, or have the tests re-done every 6 months. I am due to have another test done (scheduled for 13th February) surely that should be the result to go with now as the other test is almost 12 months old and will in no way reflect my bodies current status especially when all the other basic tests associated with having IVF have to be repeated on a six monthly basis rather than accepting the first findings. I am a married, childless 34 yrs old woman and egg share is the only option open to me for realising my dream of conceiving a child, as I am not in a position to be able to afford IVF treatment without it, therefore I would welcome any guidance / assistance you may have on this issue. I look forward to hearing from you soon,

To which they replied:

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Dear Mrs Robinson Thank you for your email. I fully sympathize with your situation. However, the egg share programme aims to offer a good chance of success to both donors and recipients with no compromise to either. Unfortunately, when there is a situation where FSH levels have been raised, even if they are normal in another cycle, this may not be the case and this is difficult to predict with certainty. Based on these observations the current clinic policy is not to offer the egg share option if the FSH level has been raised above 8 IU/l. I am very sorry to disappoint you but I wish you every luck for the future. With best wishes Mrs Shailaja Nair MD FRCOG Consultant Gynaecologist The London Women's Clinic

So now what do I do?????????????????????

more results

Results from swabs & bloods - all OK and normal