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Success after many IVF failures
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This is my success story after I faced many failures.
First of
all let me introduce myself. I am 32yrs old and was working as a
software engineer. My husband is 39yrs old and is a manager in a media
company. We are from Bangalore, India. We have been married for the
last 4 years i.e. since 2005. I conceived within the first six months
of my marriage. But unfortunately it was diagnosed as an ectopic
pregnancy on the Left Fallopian Tube. I underwent a Laparoscopy. Next
time also it was an Ectopic Pregnancy on the same side. My left –side
fallopian Tube was then removed & the right-side tube was blocked .
Apart from this problem of Fallopian tube everything else was normal
with both me & my husband.
An IVF was thus the only option
for me to conceive again. We took IVF treatment at Bangalore twice -
first time with the regular cycle, the second time with the frozen
embryo cycle. But unfortunately it wasn't successful either time.
Then
we again visited a series of IVF specialists in Bangalore for
consultation. But none of them were satisfactory as their attitudes
were very business minded & for them we were another set of
experimental models. None of them were able to convince and inspire
confidence in us.
We gave up the idea of taking treatment in
Bangalore & decided that we will go for the best even if it
required us to travel out of Bangalore for the same. After some
research on the internet, we came across Dr.Malpani’s website. The site
itself was so impressive, simple, did not boast too much & it was
very informative. Believe me even though we had attempted IVF cycle
earlier, only after going through Dr.Malpani’s website we got a clear
picture of what the treatment is. We mailed explaining our concerns
& we were so happy to receive the response from Dr.Aniruddha
Malpani himself just within few hours.
It is then we decided
that we would take the treatment here. But since both me & my
husband were never able to get leave from work simultaneously . As a
result, we had to cancel our appointment with Dr.Malpani many times.
In
the mean time, in April’08, my husband got transferred to Hyderabad
& I had to quit my job. It was a blessing in disguise for us.
Finally we decided to take the plunge & we got an appointment in
July’08. We thought we had to undergo a series of tests. But were very
surprised by Dr.Malpani’s advice – he asked me to undergo some normal
hormonal blood tests for me & absolutely nothing for my husband. He
in fact advised me to undergo the tests at Hyderabad itself. We were
advised that the treatment would take approx 3 weeks. My husband told
that he would join when he is actually required for the treatment.
I
proceeded alone to Mumbai with lot of things going on in my mind. But I
was least scared as I had built a rapport with the doctor through
emails. So I didn’t even feel that I am going to meet a stranger in a
unknown city. In fact I felt excited & confident as my inner
conscience told me that I would be successful here & my dream of
having a baby would come true here. So I was very eager to meet
Dr.Malpani.
I was so pleased when I first went to their clinic. I
was very much impressed by the simplicity, honesty & care for the
patients.T he staff at Malpani Infertility clinic welcomed me as if
they had known me for a long time & more importantly as a friend
& not as a patient. I was just impressed by the clinic because
first of all it didn’t give me the atmosphere of a hospital.It was
bright, colourful, filled with soft toys & soothing music.
Finally
I met Dr. Aniruddha Malpani. Though I was a bit anxious, he put all my
fears at rest. He gave me so much confidence & told that since I
was young & had no other problem, it would be easy & just a
matter of time. He told me to give lot of eggs & the rest he would
take care. I was started on injections from Day 1 itself. I stayed at
Thane at our relatives house & the doctor told I could take my
injections there itself. Though my stay in Mumbai was 3 weeks my visits
to the clinic were very minimal.
Finally the D-day arrived for
Egg Retrieval & my husband also joined me. I was not at all scared
as I knew that I was handled by very efficient & experienced
doctors. I had met Dr.Anjali Malpani just once before this operation
& I just felt that she was my long lost friend. The operation was
over successfully & they told me that I had developed 32 eggs out
of which 18 were of excellent quality. Even though I was hyper
stimulated, Dr.Malpani assured me that there was absolutely nothing to
worry.
Exactly after 2 days, 4 embryos were transferred which was
done by Dr.Anjali. She did it with so much of ease & it was
absolutely painless. After resting for couple of days, my husband &
I travelled back to Hyderabad.
The 2-week wait period seemed
very long & was full of anxiety. On the 11th day, I had bleeding.
We thought all was over. I called up the doctor. But he gave me lot of
confidence & asked us not to lose hope. Finally on day 14 we got
the blood test done. To our luck it came out positive. The second blood
test tripled & we were overjoyed. But all of a sudden the bleeding
increased. I was advised bed rest. But the third reading showed a steep
decline in the beta HCG value. It was all over. All our dreams were
shattered. I was broken completely & lost all trust in God. But
after a couple of days, Dr.Malpani himself called & consoled us by
telling that God certainly had something best in store for us. We felt
a lot better after he spoke to us. Infact I came out of my brooding
after his convincing talk & his never-give- up attitude. I didn’t
want to try again & wanted to some time to come out of it. But I
kept in touch with the Malpanis through emails. Dr.Malpani’s emails
filled me with lot of confidence & made me strong again.
Finally
after a year I decided to undergo the IVF once again in June’09. This
time it was not an elaborate procedure as already the embryos were
frozen & it just had to be transferred. Everything went off
smoothly. This time I was more relaxed comparatively.
The
first blood test report showed very high values of beta HCG. We were
all overjoyed. But again there was intermittent bleeding &
spotting. As usual Dr.Malpani assured us that nothing would go wrong
this time. But however I was advised bed rest & my medicines were
increased. Subsequent blood test reports tripled values of beta HCG.
But still I was very scared. Finally it was time for the first scanning
& we were overjoyed to know that 2 embryos had implanted. But
suddenly my bleeding increased. Dr.Malpani told that one might be
disintegrating & he assured me that at least one would remain. I
was still worried & had almost given up.
The second scan
revealed that there is only one embryo with another empty sac.
Dr.Malpani told it might be the vanishing twin. I was happy that at
least one remained.
The third scan was really a miracle. The
one twin/embryo which had vanished had appeared again. So now I am
pregnant with twins. My husband and I were overjoyed & just could
not believe it - We immediately told the good news to Dr.Malpani. He
was also very happy for us.
Now I am 16 weeks pregnant &
waiting for the arrival of my babies. The recent scan revealed that
everything was normal. I update Dr.Malpani at each step & still
continue to take his advice for even the smallest of things. He has
immense patience & replies to all my emails immediately. When ever
required he calls up & advises me. This personal touch is what that
appealed to us.
Their team is equally good, sincere, honest
& very friendly. The kind of treatment is extremely personal not
just professional & very dedicated. The positive aura of the
Malpanis makes one feel very confident & it is very true. It was a
home away from home for me. They made us feel very comfortable. We were
least apprehensive & completely trusted them. It is because of
their confidence & determination that I have been able to achieve
success & have come so far. They are very supportive. It is truly a
patient friendly infertility clinic & they really help to build the
family. Any amount of appreciation is less. They are really God sent
for people who have to conceive through treatment.
We sincerely
thank Dr.Malpani & Dr.Anjali from the bottom of our hearts.We also
thank their extremely helpful & friendly staff.
We pray that
the Almighty continue to shower His choicest blessings on the Malpanis
& let them find many more successes & help many more couples in
distress to build their family.
Thanks a ton.
Mrs Sumana Murthy
sumanakeshav@yahoo.com |
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