Feeling battered and bruised

[Judy18]

So yesterday we had our appointment with the consultant to discuss fertility treatment. Got diagnosed with PCOS (which i had already been kind of told) and were told that IVF (ICSI) would be our best option. I had got myself all prepared to hear the news and get cracking but was then told we need more tests to get nhs funding. Dr seems confident but then said even if we get it there will be another 3 month wait. It didn’t help that i hate blood tests (fear of needles- i know i will need to get used to them). They struggled to get blood so had to use a vein on my hand. It hurt. A lot. So now i feel a bit lost as i hate built myself up to be ready and now there is another wait. How do you all deal with waiting? Also i thought i was going to be this awesome strong person who could deal but after the hand blood test I don’t know how. Any help or advise would be great. Feeling a bit let down (and sore) and want to know how all you strong amazing women do it! Xxx

[Jaygee]

The actual ivf injections aren’t as bad as bloods being drawn so don’t worry about that. What I will say though is there is nothing you can do regarding the waiting. It’s totally out your hands so just use the time to eat well, bit of exercise and put ttcing at the back of your mind. We didn’t ttc for a couple of months before ivf and it was a relief. I also got diagnosed with pcos but I’m not 100% sure. I was naive and thought my ivf would work. Sadly it hasn’t so try and start preparing yourself emotionally for it all.