Hi Shez,
Glad you finally made it! It is a long slog, you feel like you're never gonna get there!
I hope you're not feeling too apprehensive, it's not as bad as you might think - honest
I've not had as much luck as Hayley, but she's right when she says it's a nice hospital.
We've been under st. mary's since 2002 and we've always found them ok. The nurses are all lovely and so are the drs and embryologists.
The only problem is they shut down at Christmas for a few weeks and again in August (I think it's for maintenance) and so they can't take patients during that time. It ends up with a bit of a back log! I've been caught up in it a couple of times!
They are really good at monitoring you though. Unlike some other hospitals they take bloods and do scans every day during the ovary stimulation part to keep an eye on what's happening. So you know what's happening every step of the way.
But whatever you think about starting treatment, it's NOT as bad as you think. I was terrified at first (I'm not saying you are, I'm just a softie!) but I'm just about to start my fifth cycle and I'm still going strong
We'll be kind of cycle buddies, I start down regging for FET on Sept 26.
Anyway, I just want to wish you heaps of luck!
Keep us posted and if you've any questions just ask!
Claire x
First IVF cycle Feb 05, 7 frosties waiting.
1st FET Aug 05 -ive
2nd FET Oct 05 +ive sadly ended in m/c at 7wks
3rd FET May 06 -ive
4th FET Nov 06 +ive praying hard every day x
I'm 33 and DH is 35 ttc for 11 years