Our first consultation was scheduled for August 4th, 2010 at 4pm.
We were both up at 7am, we were so excited. The journey to the Clinic is little over an hour in duration, but we just couldn't wait to get going.
We arrived in Cork around lunchtime and met with my brother for lunch.
We passed some time and eventually it was time to go to the Clinic.
When we arrived, the reception staff were so friendly. We filled out all the paperwork and took our seats in the waiting room.
We didn't have long to wait, maybe about 15 minutes.
The nurse called out our names and we followed her up to the consultation room.
We met with the Dr. who explained the whole process to us and then brought us to the scan room.
The first internal scan was a nightmare..........my ovaries are very difficult to scan. It was extremely painful but the outcome was positive. My ovaries are in great condition and producing six and 10 follicles respectively (they are just located in very unusual positions), however, due to an error at the previous clinic we had been seeing, we would have to wait for at least another 4 weeks before we could begin the process.
We left the Clinic, I was in pain, We were both a little disappointed that we would have to wait for another month, but at the same time we were happy that the ball was rolling and we were looking forward to the journey.
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
The Start of the Journey
Let us introduce ourselves:
My name is Anne-Marie, I am 26 years old and am married to Patrick, who is 33.
We have been together almost 6 years and got married in August, 2008.
After 3 years of trying to become pregnant and experiencing losses, we began fertility tests in November 2009.
The final results were revealed to us in May 2010, 'natural pregnancy is not going to happen, ICSI is the only option'
Our world fell apart, it just shattered.
Thanks to our families and our many wonderful friends, we began counselling and we contacted the Private Fertility Clinic in Cork, who instantly put our minds at ease.
It seemed all was not lost and because of my age, there was a good chance of the ICSI being successful.
However......we had to wait............and those of you who know me, know that waiting is not one of my strong points...!!!
We had to wait four weeks for our first consultation, but we had plenty to do while we were waiting, with blood tests and the like.
We continued with our counselling sessions, which helped us to deal with the feelings of uncertainty that we were experiencing.
We also did a lot of research on IVF and ICSI, a lot of it seemed impossible to understand. I made a lot of calls to the Clinic in Cork during this period of waiting, and they were just fantastic, they answered all of our questions and put our minds at ease every time.
My name is Anne-Marie, I am 26 years old and am married to Patrick, who is 33.
We have been together almost 6 years and got married in August, 2008.
After 3 years of trying to become pregnant and experiencing losses, we began fertility tests in November 2009.
The final results were revealed to us in May 2010, 'natural pregnancy is not going to happen, ICSI is the only option'
Our world fell apart, it just shattered.
Thanks to our families and our many wonderful friends, we began counselling and we contacted the Private Fertility Clinic in Cork, who instantly put our minds at ease.
It seemed all was not lost and because of my age, there was a good chance of the ICSI being successful.
However......we had to wait............and those of you who know me, know that waiting is not one of my strong points...!!!
We had to wait four weeks for our first consultation, but we had plenty to do while we were waiting, with blood tests and the like.
We continued with our counselling sessions, which helped us to deal with the feelings of uncertainty that we were experiencing.
We also did a lot of research on IVF and ICSI, a lot of it seemed impossible to understand. I made a lot of calls to the Clinic in Cork during this period of waiting, and they were just fantastic, they answered all of our questions and put our minds at ease every time.
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