Tubal Reversals #15

i ahve a app with the IVF sunshine coast on the 2/7/08 to talk about it all find out cost involed etc i will be stoping by more
sarah
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Hi Ladies.....gees i hate my internet.....can hardly get on anymore and when i do i have to wait a million years for it to load....A lot of new faces in here since i have been gone.....Welcome Mrs M......good luck on your journey to having a reversal.....I am also in Qld. I'm not goign to have a reversal, because up here there really isn't place to do and if there is the price is unreal. I'm going IVF and heading down to Westmead where mumof6 had hers. I'm not however doing it straight away, because we are goign to start building a new house soon......well i hope we are......damn developer is being a $#@% head and demanding we do something about our contract/finance even though it says in our contract that we have to sell our house first before we proceed any further, otherwise he is goign to cancel our contract and give our block of land to someone else.......i would love to start the IVF now to get it over and done with, but dh wants me to wait.....i can also see his side of things.....so looks like i have to wait......i will try and get in more internet allowing.....cheers kiya

Hi girls,
welcome Mrs M, wishing you all the best for your IVF journey..

Kiya glad your back shame about the internet being a pain and hope your house plans etc come together soon.

Dearmum yea I`m excited about the u/s but I`m also scared to death because I lost a baby last year and found out at a 9 week scan.. I`m trying to stay positive but that thought is always in the back of my mind. I`m still getting nausea and yesterday morning I was sick, so even though I had vomiting it puts my mind at ease a little.
I will be 7 weeks on Wed and thats when I go for my first scan and if all is well I go back for another at 10 weeks so:crossfingers: we get that:heartbeat:.

Luv I could`nt get in for the scan till next week because they were fully booked and I figured there would be no question at 7 weeks so I would just have to wait !!! only a few days left now.

Gota go, washing to put on the line and all that other boring stuff.
Have a good weekend and take care
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Onemore... strange they didnt fit you in any earlier because of what happened
last time. I would have thought they would be keeping a closer eye on you this time.
:pray: for wednesday

Thanks Em, I prob could have tried to get in earlier at another place but I thought oh well
its only a few days... I am worried though, scared of that look that they give you before calling for another Dr to give a second opinion... The nausea and sore boobs are something I look forward to in the mornings when I wake up, and its funny cause throughout the day I`m feeling my boobs to make sure they still hurt:redface: I`m glad no one is paying attention because they would think I was weird:lol:

How are you feeling? did you get out for some time to yourself ? hope you are feeling a little better.

HI Everyone .....

KIYA ---- "WELCOME BACK" !!!!!...

ONEMORE --- "I hope your scan is perfect with no bad news to come, having the sore boobs and nausea must be a good sign ? Did you get those symptoms with your last pregnancy ?

I dont want to gloat but i never got sick when I was pregnant ( well with my first I did a few times) but after that I never felt Ill, the only thing I felt was The sore boobs and the heartburn and the needing to visit the loo all the time.
But i did get very bad cramps at night, I would wake up with a cramp and i was literally screaming untill I got the cramp sorted (They said I didnt have enough salt in my diet ? - I certainly had everything else in it....)

Funny thing though I knew when I was pregnant from the moment of conception, I could tell straight away, it feels like you have fireworks going off in your stomach, or a baby kicking ? if this describes it....
With my daughter (#no: 5 child and unplanned) I went to the doctor 4 times before the test said positive, I kept telling him i'm pregnant and he kept saying no your not and I said YES I AM..... And I was....

I'm looking forward to My IVF, we are going to westmead in sydney, and plan to start next month #fingers crossed.... I have just got my witch so hopefully if I can get an appointment soon with the doctor things can start next month around this time....
I am having 2 put back as hubby wants twins... But If I only get one that's ok as I'm not greedy...

dinner is here so I willl stop back in later, my brother in law is up from sydney and he has no children and always buys takeaway when he comes up (I'm not sure if it is a compliment or he is telling me my cooking Sux's) anyway it is nice to have it as with all the petrol rising and morgage rates it is a rare thing these days to have takeaway.

thanks for the lovely warm welcome ladies.
if you dont mind me asking how is it costing you's to go though IVF?
is it cheaper in NSW then it is in QLD?
can you go interstate to do it if it is cheaper?
sorry if i am not making sence with the Q'S
sarah
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Well IVF in Qld is about $7,500 - $8,500. IVF at Westmead in NSW is between $1,450 (IVF) to $1,950 (ICSI)....This is why it is better to go Westmead. And now with the cheap airfares you can work around your appointments etc try and plan your trips down. Still after paying for the fares etc, it is still cheaper to go down to NSW. There is however a waiting to see a consultant, from memory it was 2-3mths. I had my consultation over the phone with my GP as well (conference call) mainly because i have some other medical issues and wanted to make sure it was still possible to do IVF and it is. I am however doing ICSI, because i am older than most women doing IVF and because of my other medical problems. Cheers kiya

Hi Mrs M and welcome....

Honestly i dont know much about IVF as we are going down the reversal road first. Hope your journey isnt too long.

All the best,
Karen

WOW a lot cheaper at westmed.
might look into it down there then i have family i can stay with anyway to save on cost on somewhere to stay
sarah
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That sure does make it a lot easier having relatives down there. We were tossing up recently whether we should continue with Westmead or go to Queensland Infertility who have an office up in Toowoomba which is just 25-30mins away from me, but it would still be cheaper for me to go to Wetsmead even with flying down and accommodation etc. It is $7,500 at QFC at that isn't even including all the extras that want. Best of wishes with your IVF/TR journey. May the best option come to you. Cheers kiya

Mrs M, they do make it alot easier for the interstate patients by reducing the amount of time you have to come in so you dont have to travel as much. Westmeadivf.com.au is there website. It cost me $1450 from start to finish and i got back $843 because i had reached my medicare net thing but if you havent then you get $348 back. They only charge the out of pocket expenses where as the other clinics charge the full amount then you have to get it back from medicare but there still cheaper.
I must say tho NSW has a better health system then QLD. My son has to see a specialist every 3 month for his ADHD which cost me $250 each time in QLD and i got back about $140. The specialist in NSW bulk bills so i pay nothing, none of the peds in QLD's bulk bill.
Mummy25..next month???Aww How exciting

yer its good.
it's a big price diff with qld and nsw i can't belive it
sarah
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yes it is good that way with people interstate........they were also fantastic when we had our phone conference and not once did they talk negative about my age or having the endometriosis.....they did say however that it would take a few months to physically see them, but that was fine with me.....if i could i would be starting tomorrow, but we want to wait until we have our new house built...... the plus side of having a TL is that it actually slows the aging process of the ovaries, something the doctors will never tell you....I have now reached the magical age of 38, but i certainly don;t feel 38 and thank goodness most days don;t look 38, and my baby making parts are certainly not 38......besides it is the done thing these days to have babies in your late 30's early to mid 40's.....everyones body is different i guess.......Mrs M get in contact with Westmead they are great to talk to, they will send you out an info pack with a price list etc, then you can make your decision from there. best of luck.....cheers kiya

thanks for that i will do that this week

em, sad about the group.. hope you make some mates soon. i haven't had response from the public yet must ring them. breah looks wonderful. I hope you are enjoying it. tell the others they are the idiots for not having six, they wouldn't know anything.
karend, I plan to make it that far and change that through research... its terrible i know.
onemore, hope you scan goes fantastically, but get them to watch you better...
Mrs M, hey and welcome. I had my t/r at dr cooper and it cost me $10k altogether. he was in sydney. I live up north in qld and had lots of trouble trying to get help. there is a dr in brisbane through the public mater hospital that does the reversal, but I only just recieved their appt after 2 years of waiting. I'm not a huge supporter of ivf, but don't knock anyone for taking that road, and em put us onto westmead. they seem great. can i ask did you have your tubes cut, tied, clipped? if you do want the reversal that makes a difference.
dearmum, i am glad you think babies are from God.... but I am not really that young... wish I was........

I put some new pic's in the gallary

I think i am having computer probs again. I can't get to your gallery Emm. What am i doing wrong.....

Kiya...ive been having problems too, i couldnt even get on and it was pi$$ing me off.
Just try and click the gallery icon up the top of the page and try that

Hi Ladies;)Sorry i havnt been on in a while as iv had the flu yeh its going around in my house.Im 6 weeks pregnant now,but my stomach looks like 3 months still for the ET.I will be going to the u/s next Thursday cant wait.
So how is everyone??
Luvchildren opps i thought you were still young,i feel like the oldest one:)im 36.
Onemore Hi dont worry to much babe,enjoy this is your time enjoy it.
Hi Motherof6 How have you been?your bubs looks so cute it makes me want mine quick.Do you plan on any more?HEHE maybe not yet?i think being a mother is the hardest job out and for us mums wanting more i think we are special mums.
To everyone one sorry cant take to long on the computer as if i take my time it stuffs up for some reason.I just want to say GOOD LUCK to you all and i hope 2008 will bring us happiness.:D

Hi girls,
Its late and I`m just about to hit the sack but wanted to let you know we have a :heartbeat: going by the scan I am 6weeks 2 days... due 9th Feb.
It was scary, the Dr could`nt see anything except sack so I had to have an internal u/s... I was so worried, sounded like dejavu (spelling) but that little heartbeat was just magic... got to go back at 10 weeks for another u/s but I feel really happy now and I can relax a bit !!! Thankyou all for the wellwishes and thoughts.
Talk some more later
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Hooray...... my internet is now sort of working again.....now i can stay upto date with everyone....Now on to the important stuff......dearmum and onemore.... :cheer: **CONGRATS** on the baby news....hope the next few weeks past that first hurdle is smooth sailing.....anyone else TTC or about to head on their journey of TR/IVF, best of luck and i hope that it all works for you.....i have been trying to convince dh to just do it and get this IVF out the way.....he is slowly coming around instead of waiting for the new house, which looks like it might not be happening, because there is dramas with the developer......anyways ladies.....chat later....cheers kiya

oh i forgot.....dearmum you are not the oldest in here i don;t think.....i have just turned 38 so i think that makes me the oldest.....YIPPEE :dance: ....cheers kiya

Hi Onemore:)Thats great news see i told you just think positive.Wow i think our babies are the same age:D,i will be having my scan next week cant wait.Enjoy each day as it comes.
Hi Kiya;)HEHE dam i thought i was the oldest,congrats to you.:) yeh keep at it your hubby will come around.Children make a happier home.
See ya later

:dance:OMG today i had my BT and my levels are 26700 so they told me i can have my scan on Saturday im so excited:hooray:Gosh i almost didnt even bother going in for the BT but im glad i did because it reasures me that the baby is growing:)Sorry its all about me me i just thought id pop in and keep you guys updated.Im off to bed now,hope you all had a great day.

dearmum.....thats awesome news.....good luck on the scan :-) cheers kiya

hiya girls
well hubby rang Westmead IVF the other day and they are sending me out paper work and the prices for us YAY
sarah
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I like hearing good news and it is even better when it is two. I am soo happy for both of you dearmum and onemore.

Westmead is pretty cheap compared to other IVF clincs. I found out about them and put Em on to them. I am glad that hubby is on your side with this as it makes it soo much easier. I will be going through them when everything is sorted out.

yer he wants a baby just as bad as i do lol
but his idea of baby clothes is KENWORTH everything lol
sarah
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Hi ladies,
thanks for the replies... I`ve got to go back at 10 weeks for another scan, feeling good about it all. Still got nausea so alls good...
That little heartbeat was the best thing thats happened for me in a long while, I burst into tears but for a good reason this time.

Mrs M thats great news, :pray: it works first time for you... this seems to be the place for first time IVF pg so all the best when the time comes.

Dearmum exciting for you !!! cant wait to hear back.

Hope evryone else is doing well

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Hi Ladies;)Today i had my scan and all went well,i only have 1 bubs in there but thats ok i cant get to greedy:)Yeh there was a healthy heart beat so thats the main thing.I will need to come back in 2 weeks for another scan,but so far so good.I dont worry to much about m/c as iv never had that problem before.
To all you ladies thinking of doing IVF i say go for it,it works for me so it can work for you guys to;)yeh i got pregnant in first go so i say its the best.
Well have a great weekend to you all.:hug:




Me 36DH 54
DS19,DD17,DS16,DD11
baby due Feb 10th

Hi girls hows things???, God there is such good vibes in here at the moment its awesome. WHO will be the third person???These things run in 3's;)
Onemore thats really awesome news, i was thinking about you on wednesday but i just didnt get around to logging on.
Mummy25 did you go to your appt yet??

Well DF went and got the snip snip on tuesday, we didnt want any wooopies in this house. I'd bl00dy shoot myself:D.
I so cant wait to go to Darwin on the 15th July its been so long since ive had a holiday and it will be good to see my parents as they havent met Breah yet. We had our 6 week check on wednesday only a week late and Breah is 4.2kgs now, so she has put on a hole kg in 7 weeks. I had to have my papsmear:( but oh well better then getting cancer
Well im hammered so im off to bed,sorry if i have missed anyone:hug:
Ninite Mwahh!

Hello to all you lovely Ladies
thats great news dearmum i want to be greddy lol as i want twins if i can
but one will do i guess loli have already lined up somewhere to stay if we go and do IVF my sister in laws place
sarah
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dearmum......we are the same.....i have however conceived twins naturally before twice, so i have more of a chance of having them...which is good for us because even dh wants twins......but i will be very happy just to have 1 baby :-)......we also won't have a problem with accommodation down there as dh comes from NSW and he still has family down there and my sister lives down there as well.....so that will be taken care of......now just have to get everything together and head on down there.....wish you the best of luck and can't wait to hear about your IVF/Baby journey.....cheers kiya

Hi Mrs M & Kiya;)

Yeh i would of loved twins:)i actually asked my doc to have 2 put in but he didnt want me to have twins because of high risks,i was a bit upset about it because its my body not his and alot of other docs transfer 2:(,oh well im still very happy with the 1.I think im having a boy because iv had boy,girl,boy,girl so now boy:)but my daughter wants a girl.Yeh you ladies should have no problem with IVF,one things good is its quick from the start to finish it took me about 8 weeks.Well i cant wait until i hear your sucess stories.
Ok sorry have to go now as iv got to cook dinner.SEE YA.

onemore, congratulations.... its so great to hear....... and now two of you will be going it together.. thats great... make sure you take extra good care of yourself..
dearmum, glad to hear everything is going well for you....
em, how bout stoppin in here for a little while? are you flying? what you going to see in darwin? Breah sounds like a healthy little buddha! is she laughing yet? you always gotta love it when they first smile at you... there is nothing in the world like it. my appointment with that gynea got changed to the 4 august:( and I haven't heard from the hospital yet.. but i will ring again and find out. was hubby really sore???? as sore as we get?? hows the rest of you children? do they enjoy breah too?

i was telling my oldest kellie today about the IVF as she is learning about sex ed at school and was telling her what DH has to do so we can do it you should of seen the look i got :cryinglaugh: she really died on the spot
i have talk alot to my youngest teneal about a baby or 2 and she wants a little brother but the other 2 want a girl
i would love another girl to dress all pretty
sarah
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Hey LUV, gee you are really getting the run around with doctor's you poor darl. Im :pray: something good will come your way very soon. DF is still carrying on the big girl but he played indoor cricket on saturday nite so cant be all that bad. Breah is smiling heaps now and starting to talk. She moves her head and her eyes follow me all around the room aswell now, shes a girl i guess they have to know everything. Eden is the best with her, he is always wanting to feed her and hold her. If im doing controlled crying with her it near works if hes around. I think gee she is quiet so i go check on her and here he is with her dancing around the room and shes fast asleep, hes got the gift!!!:D
She s crying so i get back on later

Hiya girls
well today i got the long awaited paper work from Westmead IVF :dance:
i told Hubby how much and he said in a few months we will try IVF :dance:
I'm so happy.
sarah
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Hi Mrs M, Thats good to hear you received all the paper work,its interesting isnt it,it also makes things feel real.I hope you can start soon.

Hi Momof6, Oh thats so cute,im hoping my kids will help out like that too.Yeh babies grow up so quick its nice if they stayed baby for longer.

Hi Ladies, I hope everyone had a good day today.

Ok about me again,i had such a bad day today i went off my head at my son for not having a job and i called him a bum:( this pregnancy my hormones are all over the place,iv been mad and snapping at little things and crying later on.Oh and what makes it worst is when my kids say mum your just upset coz your pregnant hmm i feel like killing them when they say that.I dont remember being like this with my other kids,or maybe that time it was my hubby that coped it.My hubby smart this time he stays away but the kids cop it.its really sad.I dont get m/s but i wish i could swap it with these hormones.







Me 36 :inlove:DH 54
DS19,DD17,DS16,DD11
:bfp:Bubs due 10th Feb:bellygrowing: