It's such a relief to finally be going to the Fertility Clinic. I had no idea what to expect but was extremely happy to be finally be going to see the right people.
I wasn't sure what Seacroft Hospital would be like. It's a smallish old Victorian hospital, that does not give you confidence in modern Medicine as you enter it but I knew the Fertility clinic had only opened in January after the two clinics (one at St James' and the other at the LGI) were merged. Up the stairs we went and in to the modern fertility clinic. Phew. Much nicer than the rest of the building. It makes me feel a bit more at ease. The waiting room is large. Other people are also waiting and like us nervously watching BBC News 24 before being called by a doctor or nurse.
We wait to see Mrs Sharma and after about 1/2 hour (always have to wait here) my name is called but not by Mrs Sharma, by one of the registrars. It seems to me that you rarely get to see a consultant in the NHS.
The doctor is nice. She looks at the notes and we have a chat. Then she checked my hubby's testicles (I'm not sure he cared for that!) and said that he needed some blood tests - testosterone, FSH and genetic, plus a rectal scan and I needed a pelvic scan. She still gave us hope though. If a blockage is found, then he could have sperm surgically removed and we could have IVF with ICSI, where single sperm are injected in to eggs. There was still a chance that I could have my husbands baby. We booked a follow up appointment for October - time for tests to be done and results to come back. Then off we went to the the flabotomy department for my husband to have a blood test. He hates injections and needles but was brave and did say that the nurses were expert blood takers.
October seemed such a long time away but atleast we were having diagnosis tests done and should be able to start treatment soon after the next appointment, although I had no idea of waiting times.
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