Hi, my BMI is over 30 and i'm worried I will not be 'accepted' for ivf.I wonder if they give you time to loose weight? doc has just ref us.

[luckys36]

[Anitram]

Start losing weight now, before you hear from them you could be twiggy! Good luck!

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Hi you will have a couple months to loose it dont worry. You will have your consultation and any tests you need and then u wait a while for a group ivf meeting.. so if you loosing weight now you will be fine.. good luck with everything

[luckys36]

Thanks guys!

[Katm123]

I lost a bit of weight and had my treatment at 32!x

[Kat2013]

I got mine down to 30 I'm on my 3rd IVF NHS your be fine still try to lose weight good luck x

[VixB]

Hi - I'm in the same boat, (BMI 29). We finished IUI 2 months ago and we have our IVF group meeting and consultant appt next month so I'm working hard to drop as many Lbs as possible (healthly!) good luck to you Vix x

[luckys36]

I had my gym weigh in-BMI 35. I have read that the NHS aim to give you an appointment within 18 weeks I think-we have worked out that I need to loose just over half a stone a month. Plus-I am 40 at the end of January! The doctor had to refer us now as she said there was a 'small window of opportunity.'

No pressure then!

I don't mind the weight loss bit-that's good for my health anyway. But having read what I would potentially have to put my body through for a very small chance....it must put a huge strain on your relationship.

Anyway-best go running or something

thanks xx

[sjamalou in reply to luckys36]

Know how you feel the same happened to me and now im starting my injections on Sunday and am so scared

[chipie]

hi, me and my wife went for our first appointment and my wife was 40 BMI and the doctor refused us any treatment until she drops to atleast 31 BMI. He told us to come back when she meets the critea. She is 32 and im 38 so maybe we have some time. Good luck and hope it goes well.

[luckys36]

well, after all that I have had my first consultant appointment today and because I am now 40 (January this year) I was told I cannot get funding. I was referred last October. I rang my doctors expressing concern that my appointment had not come through within the 18 weeks (and I was worried about getting funding as they don't do it in Bradford over 39) and I was told that 'it was fine because I had been referred before I was 40'. That's not the case-you actually need to start ivf treatment before you are 40. Now I am told the cost of private treatment is £2900 plus the drugs. It's a lot to pay considering the small chances of success-10%. I'm wondering whether it is worth it......and feeling a bit peeved with my doctors!

[Katrina13 in reply to luckys36]

Write a letter of complaint to your CCG. You can find their details here:

infertilitynetworkuk.com/ni...

Also you can ask your GP to lodge an appeal to the CCG on your behalf, especially considering they believed you were ok with a referral before 40. Actually most require embryo transfer before your 40th birthday so your GP made a big mistake here.

[luckys36 in reply to Katrina13]

Thanks for that. It was the secretary that told me this when I rang up querying why my appointment had not come through. To make matters worse-the consultant told me today that my appointment was so late because the surgery had not faxed the papers through. My BMI is still over 30, but I still think they need to revise what they say to people. I still went to my appointment thinking I'd get funding with a bit of weight loss. very upsetting.

[Katrina13]

I think you need to find put who is the Practice Manager GP and insist on an appointment with them. Then point out all of their mistakes and ask them to lodge an appeal with the CCG for funding, ASAP, and provide you with copies of all letters.

[luckys36 in reply to Katrina13]

thanks for the information

[sjamalou]

I was told I had to loose weight before we started treatment.they offered me my own weight loss counselor who helped me . I'm now starting treatment on mothering Sunday and absolutely scared

[Sunnysarah01]

I'm in exactly the same boat.

I went hosp 2weeks ago my BMI was 31 was told to come back when is 30 I am now at 30 exactly so I have an apt Tomo morn :/ however I have just come on so scared I'll weigh more

The annoying thing is however well get referred will just be sitting on a waiting list for a while so plenty time to lose more weight, wish they'd just refer u if ur so close x

Also I am 5ft 2 and have natural G boobs with a size 14waist now I wish I had smaller boobs x lol

I now weight 11.10 and am praying they refer me Tomo xxxx