13 Feb 2015
Appointment was made a month before.
Flight: Air Asia
Review: super cheap, on time, so I cannot really comment.
Accommodation: 9 Square Hotel
Review: old, walking distance from AFC, prefer not to stay there anymore
We arrived in KL at almost midnight and took a fixed fare taxi to Kota Damansara that set us back MYR 126. The normal cost is MYR 84 but they charged extra because it had passed midnight.
We went to the clinic at 8 a.m. and waited for about 1 hour before we were called into a small room for the nurse to take our historical data and draw our blood. Then Husband went to have his sperm tested. For maximum result, he was told to "release" his sperm 3 days before the test.
While waiting for the results, we went to have lunch at a nasi kandar restaurant "Di Naina" located at the opposite corner of AFC. We had the lamb leg and teh ais (always thought teh tarik is Malaysian, but none of the waiters understood me when I said teh tarik) which were very good.
Went back to AFC, waited a bit, and finally met with Dr Colin Lee. A very soft spoken man, we can barely hear him when he speaks.
Husband: sperm test result was not excellent but OK
Me: Dr Colin Lee looked worried about my 40-day-ish cycle and even more worried when he asked me questions that I could not answer because I have not cared too much about my cycle. In my defence, there is this app that records your menstruation dates and tells you stuff. It knows, so I don't really have to know by heart :) Anyway, I then had the scan and that wiped off the worried look from his face. Hopefully that means I have 5-star uterus LOL *fingers crossed* then he continued by saying that we could start the IVF program and we have 65% chance of success.
Our main purpose of going was actually to have a check-up only, but hearing what Dr Colin Lee said, we agreed to start the program.
We were then called back to the nurse's little room for her to explain the IVF process and teach Husband and I how to do the daily injections. So we were given:
- 2 bottles of Buserelin (Suprefact)
This needs to be taken at the same time every day; plus minus 15 mins is maximum, if more than that the clinic asked to be notified. I get to choose the convenient time for me to take the jabs and I chose 7 am Jakarta time. I was given 2 dosage of Buserelin; first 2 weeks is 0.50 ml then 0.08 ml the second 2 weeks
- 3 pens of Gonal-F
175iu for the last 6 days. 1 pen lasts for 2 days. Tips: do not worry about the big bubble inside the pen, it does not need to be taken out. When you finish a pen, you will see that there is a bubble inside, so that big bubble will not go into your tummy. The dose in 1 pen is enough only for 2 jabs of 175.
- 2 sizes of insulin needles; per 10 units and per 5 units
- alcohol swabs
- a letter for customs, in case they are wondering why you have needles with you
- a blue bag to store all the medicine and ice to keep them cold
After all the explanation and demonstration, we were asked to come back the next day to have the jab at the clinic under the nurse's supervision. I am scared of needles and now God has given me a way to overcome my fear...
Invoice of our first visit. I believe this might differ, so it might be useful to give you a ballpark figure
| Suprefact |
1040 |
| Gonal F 300IU |
1710 |
| Semen analysis |
120 |
| DW1 |
95 |
| DW3 |
140 |
| High vaginal
swab |
90 |
| Abdominal scan |
100 |
| Vaginal scan |
235 |
| Syringe |
30 |
| Dr Colin Lee |
235 |
| Dr's planning
fee |
1000 |
| TOTAL |
4795 |
Next visit scheduled on 12 Mar 2015 to check my body's reaction to the meds; i.e. follicle (egg) check
