https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:45:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1648421 Wed, 21 May 2014 06:21:26 +0000 msmug 1648421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ask about ohss (ovarian hyperstim). Many women can bounce back from the egg retrieval after 24 hours but I got hyperstim everytime, including internal bleeding so I ended up needing about 4 days to recover. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1648261 Tue, 20 May 2014 22:19:28 +0000 FliegepilzHut 1648261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will plumb my questions and pass some along! And everyone's probably right-- lots more info will be forthcoming soon (for me, too, I'm sure)!</p> <p>Also, can you give me the short version re: what the NK test is? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1646913 Tue, 20 May 2014 12:28:18 +0000 Jenn23 1646913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just want to wish you luck at your consult! Looks like you are prepared. As mentioned above, they will probably give you a lot of info there, too. We had so much info to take home. The IVF orientation really helped us a ton. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1646724 Tue, 20 May 2014 11:26:36 +0000 MrsTal 1646724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: @Shutterbug: That makes sense, thank you both.</p> <p>@spaniellove: I'm not sure if I want immune testing or not, I read about the NK cell test in a book and it made sense to me to test for that before we put $12,000 into treatment. Would it be a good idea to do some general immune testing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1646669 Tue, 20 May 2014 11:05:31 +0000 Shutterbug 1646669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTal: the consents have to be signed in person, witnessed by the nurse (or someone) also, so don't sign them at home! I think your list is good... good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1646663 Tue, 20 May 2014 11:04:25 +0000 spaniellove 1646663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every treatment cycle starts with a CD3 workup; they have to start with a baseline. And I think vitrification is a form of freezing? Is it just an NK cell test you want or immune testing in general? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1646636 Tue, 20 May 2014 10:57:48 +0000 swedishfish 1646636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTal: to keep it as up to date as possible. Our consents are only good for 30 days once we sign them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1646630 Tue, 20 May 2014 10:56:36 +0000 MrsTal 1646630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: We do. We talked about it a bit last night and I think we are on the same page. However, for some reason our paperwork can't be signed until 3-5 weeks before our retrival, which seems odd to me. Know of any reason for this? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1646605 Tue, 20 May 2014 10:51:25 +0000 swedishfish 1646605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you need to choose what to do with any frozen embryos in case of future events? We had to decide what to do in the event of a divorce or death. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1646587 Tue, 20 May 2014 10:48:54 +0000 MrsTal 1646587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish:Thank you! Probably should have mentioned in my first post we are doing ICSI. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1646583 Tue, 20 May 2014 10:48:38 +0000 swedishfish 1646583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My clinic sent me home with a 50-60 page document regarding IVF that answered a lot of my questions. Maybe your clinic will do the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1646578 Tue, 20 May 2014 10:47:45 +0000 swedishfish 1646578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your husband's SA had issues I would ask about ICSI. Good luck! :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-consult-what-do-i-ask#post-1646521 Tue, 20 May 2014 10:35:26 +0000 MrsTal 1646521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well we pulled the trigger and are having our IVF consult appointment on Friday. I was wondering if there are any questions I should know to ask besides the ones I'm listing below?</p> <p>We briefly discussed it in our WTF appointment a few weeks ago, so I know that our RE recommends antagonist protocol for me and they don't currently batch patients but are looking into starting that process soon. I also have a folder with the paperwork and checklist of things we have to do before the procedure, plus a general outline of the costs. With all that info, these are the questions we have so far:</p> <p>Could we do an NK cell test?<br /> When should I schedule my SHG?<br /> Does my CD 3 bloodwork need to be redone or not?<br /> Can our consult with the financial person be over the phone or face to face?<br /> Do we need to repeat the SA?<br /> Do you do a frozen sample in case there are performance issues the day of the ER?<br /> Is bed rest mandatory after the ET?<br /> What time are monitoring appointments generally?<br /> When will you start batching?<br /> Should we/do you do assisted hatching?<br /> FET protocol?<br /> Do you use vitrification to thaw?<br /> What could go wrong that could prevent the procedure from happening?</p> <p>That's all I have so far, is there anything else that would be good to ask? </p>