Was dreading seeing the sour Dr X again.....
She was a bit better this time. Slightly disconcerting lack of awareness of why we were sitting in front of her, but when we jogged her memory about the facts, she seemed to accept it graciously. Unlike last time.
She confirmed that we had been put on the waiting list for ICSI in November. Which means it must have happened immediately on receipt of our referral. Quite impressive, I must admit. She said the wait is about one year, which would mean us getting to the top of the list in November 2011.
Although there seem to be no issues with my body, she also recommended I go for an HSG (Hysterosalpingography) which is an xray of my fallopian tubes and womb, to check the pathway for sperm is clear. In her words, "You may as well". And then I go back and chat with her about the result. I guess it gives us a reason to stay in touch, if nothing else.
Irritatingly, the funding for IVF Wales doesn't cover me getting this test done there. It needs to be requested by my GP and done in Gwent (where Chepstow is) not Cardiff. So, I need to get back in touch with Dr Smith.
Must admit, the distribution of funding for all this is rather a mystery to me. Certainly, very little of the money is effectively spent on admin....... or decor. All these hospital rooms remind me of the corridors Mulder and Scully once explored by torchlight.
