Well, I did as I was advised and contacted the GP to ask her to refer me to Gwent for an HSG.
Turns out it's been too long since my last smear test and I need one before I can get the xray. So, I must have the nurse run a smear in Chepstow. And then, when Dr Smith has those results back (provided they're clear) she can refer me on for the HSG.
We've got two weeks holiday coming up, so this will all have to wait until late June. Given that they tested me for chlamydia in October (a procedure identical to a smear test, as far as my nether regions could discern) I am a bit irritated by the delay. But then again, this HSG isn't altering our position on the ICSI waiting list, and by all accounts it is likely to come back clear anyway, so it doesn't really matter.
Smear appointment booked for June 20. Just Keep Calm and Carry On.
infertility
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Second appointment. +5.5 months.
Was dreading seeing the sour Dr X again.....
She was a bit better this time. Slightly disconcerting lack of awareness of why we were sitting in front of her, but when we jogged her memory about the facts, she seemed to accept it graciously. Unlike last time.
She confirmed that we had been put on the waiting list for ICSI in November. Which means it must have happened immediately on receipt of our referral. Quite impressive, I must admit. She said the wait is about one year, which would mean us getting to the top of the list in November 2011.
Although there seem to be no issues with my body, she also recommended I go for an HSG (Hysterosalpingography) which is an xray of my fallopian tubes and womb, to check the pathway for sperm is clear. In her words, "You may as well". And then I go back and chat with her about the result. I guess it gives us a reason to stay in touch, if nothing else.
Irritatingly, the funding for IVF Wales doesn't cover me getting this test done there. It needs to be requested by my GP and done in Gwent (where Chepstow is) not Cardiff. So, I need to get back in touch with Dr Smith.
Must admit, the distribution of funding for all this is rather a mystery to me. Certainly, very little of the money is effectively spent on admin....... or decor. All these hospital rooms remind me of the corridors Mulder and Scully once explored by torchlight.
She was a bit better this time. Slightly disconcerting lack of awareness of why we were sitting in front of her, but when we jogged her memory about the facts, she seemed to accept it graciously. Unlike last time.
She confirmed that we had been put on the waiting list for ICSI in November. Which means it must have happened immediately on receipt of our referral. Quite impressive, I must admit. She said the wait is about one year, which would mean us getting to the top of the list in November 2011.
Although there seem to be no issues with my body, she also recommended I go for an HSG (Hysterosalpingography) which is an xray of my fallopian tubes and womb, to check the pathway for sperm is clear. In her words, "You may as well". And then I go back and chat with her about the result. I guess it gives us a reason to stay in touch, if nothing else.
Irritatingly, the funding for IVF Wales doesn't cover me getting this test done there. It needs to be requested by my GP and done in Gwent (where Chepstow is) not Cardiff. So, I need to get back in touch with Dr Smith.
Must admit, the distribution of funding for all this is rather a mystery to me. Certainly, very little of the money is effectively spent on admin....... or decor. All these hospital rooms remind me of the corridors Mulder and Scully once explored by torchlight.
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