Fertility clinic recommendations Liverpool/Manchester

[Booda21]

Hi all,

So I am looking for recommendations on clinics. I’m not sure I’m happy to stay with my current clinic after my constant feeling of dismissal from them. I’m NHS funded, I’ve got 2 embryos frozen on my second round. I’ve got funding for 3 full rounds.

I have just had my second egg collection in august and ended up having a fresh transfer. I did get pregnant however I ended up with some major infection and was in hospital for over a week. I lost the pregnancy too. I’m not sure if it is an immune response as I have only had one positive prior to this which also did not progress. But I never had this experience of illness. I did have a traumatic transfer, it took the doctor nearly an hour to realise she couldn’t get the stylet through and had to ring another staff member to come in and try and perform it for me. So I don’t know if I ended up with an infection from this. I also ended up with ohss but hadn’t had symptoms immediately after egg collection, rare but apparently can happen. I’ve been so unwell I’ve just not been able to face thinking about fertility or pregnancy. I’m so drained with it all. When I rang my clinic to tell them how unwell I was and what should I do they were so dismissive of me, one nurse even suggested I just had ‘anxiety’ when I had a temperature over 39, I could barely breathe or speak I was absolutely bent double in pain. So I feel majorly let down by these people.

But I have my follow up appointment with a consultant in a couple of weeks so I need to start to think of what it is that I want to do.

Are there any questions anyone would recommend me asking?

I know clinics can’t be named so if anyone could private message me with their suggestions that would be great as I really don’t know where I can turn from this point. So would really appreciate some help.

Thank you so much 🤍

[JA-fnuk Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Sorry your treatment did not go to plan, but these complications do sometimes occur. Have you been offered a counselling appointment - you could benefit from this; it will give space to explain your feeling and how best to cope with them.

Sending you a hug and lots of good luck for the future

Janet

[Booda21 in reply to JA-fnuk]

No, no one has mentioned counselling at the moment. I just want to have a fresh set of eyes on me. Whilst I appreciate these things can happen there has been a multitude of errors and I just don’t feel confident in my clinic at the moment. I’m not going in to the ins and outs of exact issues but I feel the lack of care is not acceptable when these complications have occurred. I know it’s not all straight forward but basic patient care should be top priority.

Thank you Janet

[JA-fnuk Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK in reply to Booda21]

Maybe you should speak to the Manager of the clinic and let her know your concerns about your treatment

Take care

Janet