new and scared

[anna]

Hi <br><br>im new here and may well be looking for loads of advice over the coming months.<br><br>Im 37 yrs old and have 3 children from previous marriage, been with my new partner for 5 yrs, he has no children. We sadly lost our baby at 7 weeks to an ectopic nearly 2 yrs ago, along with a tube. After all this time and investigations we now find ourself needing ivf due to remaining tube having hydrosalpinx. I am having this removed on the 15th sept and have 1st ivf consultation 12th nov and having received all the info today its so scary and im not convinced i`ll understand it all.<br><br>Im also feeling a little freaked about losing my remaining tube, i know its useless and had hoped a micacle could have happened but times run out for that.<br><br>I seem to have been on a rollercoaster ride for so long already, just hoping the ride comes to an end soon i suppose.<br><br>thanks for listening<br><br>annie<br><br>

[Dolly]

Hi Annie, I just wanted to say welcome to the board - you are in the right place for advice and support! <br><br>I had an ectopic back in December and lost my right tube and understand exactly how freaked out you must be about losing your remaining tube - it is something I really worry about. <br><br>We had our first IVF in July (unfortunately it didn't work out this time). When you first start down the IVF route - it seems much scarrier than it actually is. I think I was fairly lucky and didn't have any side effects and so the only hard part for me was the dreaded 2WW and of course when we discovered it hadn't worked. <br><br>Best of luck for your op on 15th September. <br><br>Love<br><br>Dolly

[Nikola]

hi Annie<br><br>Welcome, welcome, welcome!<br><br>You sound like you've had a rough ride, at least you'll have friends and support now. You've come to the right place.<br><br>I promise you the hardest bit of IVF, is the getting started. It took us 2 years to actually get into the 'system' and started. The tmt itself is nowhere near as daunting as you imagine, I promise. Even the dreaded injections are fine, you have so many blood tests and scans that popping a little needle in each night, is not big deal.<br><br>I hope everything goes ok on 15th. I can't really imagine how you must feel, I have two tubes but they are both buggered, so I guess they are as useless as not having any!<br><br>Always here if you need to chat!<br><br>love nikola.xx

[LORRAINE G]

Hi Annie<br><br>Just wanted to say Hi and welcome to the site. You will find that all of the girls here are fantastic and are an endless inspiration to everyone.<br>I like you have two children from a previous marriage and DH no 2 has male factor so we start our first ICSI cycle with AF in Sept (should be around the 20th). I am a little nervous but anxious to get on with it and I alternate between being convinced it will work and then convinced that it won't!<br>Time will tell!<br><br>Anyway good luck to you, make sure you keep us all updated and my best wishes for your other tube removal op.<br><br>Lorraine G