What is it like getting treatment?

Hi Batmobile,

I might not be the best person to answer your questions but didn't want to read and run.

I've done a couple of cycles of IVF that got cancelled before getting to retrieval (no/poor response) and a cycle of IVM that we retrieved 22 eggs from but unfortunately none survived.

Physically I've found everything pretty easy. I have diabetes so injections have pretty much been a non-issue. I don't think they hurt at all! And I haven't really had any major side effects from the meds (in saying that I didn't "respond" so the lack of side effects may be related to that).

Re. time off work I'm lucky enough to be in a job where I manage my own time so I was able to schedule work/fertility appt around each other as much as possible. But when you are in the thick of things "planned" fertility dates can change with very little notice so I did end up canceling a few work commitments. In general you are usually needed for scans etc every couple of days over a couple of weeks.

To be honest the hardest thing is the waiting! Waiting for the next appointment, the next cycle to start, the next treatment plan, the next scan/test/result, etc.

Hope this info helps - let me know if you have any specific questions

Hi , again with the above the waiting is probably the hardset part. I have had two failed IVF, I did get the ER (Egg Retrieval) however all they found was cumulus cells, I suppose that part was the hardest. We thought after ten years that IVF was the answer to it all but that was not meant to be, I would be prepared for the downfalls fertility treatment. The medication was OK I felt like I was going through the menopause at one stage (strictly speaking I was) but I handled that well. As for time off we are in Nelson and had treatment in ChCh so I took time off to coincide with ER etc. Anyway ask away I am only to happy to answer anything for you and hope I can help