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neeru
Posts: 23
Registered: Nov 2008 |
 Posted February 11th, 2011 06:03 AM IP   
hi all
i am planning to go for ivf for second time, but this time in UK, first time it was done in india.
first time i took one unit of platelets before egg extraction
and there was no bleeding at all but unfortunately it was not successful.
this time i am hoping to go for it again...but i am suffering with heavy periods lately..for this i had scan and my doctor said i have endometrial polyp..which has to be removed. its a small procedure and for normal people there might be a spotting or no bleeding at all...but for me its going to be unprediclable so i have to go for platelets again.
but i am always scared of taking platelets...but what can i do
i have taken only two units of platelets in my life...one unit is in 2004(for laporoscpy) and second one is in 2007(for egg retrival)...
anybody going for IVF or any information regarding this please let me know...and if possible also about platelet antibodies....how often do we develop them....how long they are going to effect our body....
thank you 
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Joy
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Registered: Mar 2004 |
Posted February 11th, 2011 05:31 PM IP
Hi Neeru, Where are you in the UK? Have you ever had Novoseven instead of platelets? It could be that it could be used instead of platelets for the polyp removal, but I don't know whether anyone has had it during pregnancy. Antibodies are the luck of the draw I think, so you may never develop them. I did, but after many years they are clear, although I have now had any transfusions for over 20 years, thanks to the development of Novoseven.
Joy
Scotland
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neeru
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Registered: Nov 2008 |
Posted February 11th, 2011 06:57 PM IP
hi joy
thanks for the reply, i am from croydon, surrey. i never had novoseven. i dont know how much it costs exactly...but sure it is very costly...have u got any idea of cost in UK...need to know it is covered by NHS or not...
thanks
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Joy
Posts: 605
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Posted February 12th, 2011 01:08 PM IP
Yes Neeru, it is very expensive. It could depend on your local health authority. I am in Scotland and don't have any problems with it. Are you registered under your local Haemophilia Centre? I would ask your haematologist about it.
Joy
Scotland
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neeru
Posts: 23
Registered: Nov 2008 |
Posted February 14th, 2011 02:01 PM IP
thankyou very much joy for your help...i will ask my doctor and find out...and one more thing...have you got to pay any amount to get those medicine? pls dont mind for asking so many questions...
thanks for the help again
neeru
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Joy
Posts: 605
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Posted February 14th, 2011 03:50 PM IP
If you are a registered NHS patient you will not have anything to pay. It will, I think, depend on the health authority you are in as to whether they will use it or not. Please don't worry about asking more questions - it's the only way you find out the answers!
Joy
Scotland
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