Phone Call!

We rang to tell the Doctors we will be away for 2 weeks. The secretary said that the doctor had spoken to the urologist who had Okayed the ICSI with a donor back up. And the doctor was now at another hospital discussing donors. So I think it’s a go.

D.C Network

Just wanted to share a little of our experience. DH and I found out 2 years into our relationship, both aged 21, that he had a zero sperm count and that Adoption or Donor sperm was are only hope for a family. This devastated us, our world spun. We had no one to turn to, to talk to, that would understand. The thought of using a donor, at that point I couldn't even contemplate, nether could my DH. Then through the Internet we found out about the Donor Conception Network. It is for parents with children conceived using a donor. For parents with children conceived in this way a major issue is whether or not to tell their children, other family members or friends. DC NETWORK is a group started in 1993 by parents who had decided to tell their children about their origins and who came together to support each other.
We decided to go to a meeting just so we could meet people who would understand how we felt. We were greeted very warmly, and met so many wonderful people with families conceived using a donor. We found a wealth of information regarding both sides of the argument and most of all it gave us the first bit of peace we had felt since the diagnosis. Even though this is a UK based support group, they welcome people worldwide. But the website has a wealth of info and wonderful stories from members for anyone to read. 10 years on we are about to start our journey to parent hood. My DH under goes one last biopsy to see if we can try an ICSI cycle. If this doesn’t work out, which we don’t really expect it to, we will go the donor route and tell any children that come along how they were conceived. No matter what your decision I believe that knowing as much as you can on a subject can only empower you. After all Knowledge is power.
Good Luck to all of us on this journey.
http://www.donor-conception-network.org

Roll on winter

I Love this time of year. It feels like the start of something fresh and new. I guess it reminds me of the feeling of going back to school. New uniform, pencil case, new shoes and a haircut. The leaves starting to fall with the first chill in the air, the long summer nearly over and autumn slowly creeping in. Not that there is much sign of autumn here yet. It was 32 degrees yesterday at it looks to be the same today. Roll on winter I've had enough!!!
Talking of having enough, where the hell is the letter from the RE telling us what the plan is. Its 2 weeks tomorrow that we saw him, how long does it take to talk to the Urologist about whether we can do an IVF/ICSI cycle with a donor on back up. I feel so frustrated checking the mail every day and nothing, every time the phone rings I grab a pen and paper hoping it’s the Dr but it never is. The thing is, we go to England on the 19th of this month until the 4th of October. So I need to know the plan soon if my husband is going to have the op at the end of October then I will need to start the IVF/ICSI at the beginning of October, I think. I know nothing about this stuff, and at this rate I'm going to have to learn fast. I want to feel excited again like I did after the visit with the RE. I want to know the plan, and get on with it. If we haven't heard by Monday we will have to ring them up, to hurry them along a bit. I mean we have to pick a donor and everything still!!