This has honestly been such an amazing experience!...

This has honestly been such an amazing experience!!

I finally donated my eggs on 30th June 2020 after initially starting the whole process in January and being thwarted with first an unusual ovarian cyst that the LEB promptly helped me to get checked out via my GP. It turned out to be nothing - but the concern and help to move forward with it was greatly appreciated and then the lockdown happened!

The initial stages of registration and filling in all the forms was a relatively easy process especially with the help of Bethany Monk who was very professional and such a great help with any and all questions that I had during that time and most of all very reassuring and open about everything that was happening and a consistent point of contact. A lot of the early stages were done at the clinic in London Bridge, including blood test and the first scans another prominent member of staff for me was a nurse called Tsi Tsi who had a very calming and sunny disposition and never without a smile for myself or others!

My journey continued at the clinic in Harley Street in early June after being kept up date via email as to when things would be able to start up again. This was where the donation process began. The staff here were friendly and all adhering to the current Covid guidelines for health and safety. I attended several times over the course of 2 weeks for scan progress checks and up to date instructions from Tsi Tsi and a few other members of staff who were making sure that I was well and progressing on track for the donation day.

On the day of donation I arrived early in the morning, all staff involved were very informative and professional on explaining again how and what the donation process was going to involve and did all the necessary health checks beforehand. The actual egg collection probably took a total of around 30 mins and afterwards I was given space to rest for a couple of hours and was well looked after by staff with some biscuits and water until I was ready to leave. I was made aware of my post collection care verbally and via papers hat I could take home and what to expect over the next few days. I had a follow up call from the clinic two days later to make sure all was well and also contacted by Bethany to arranged my 4 week follow up call.

In a nut shell I ve had a really positive experience and can t thank the LEB enough for guiding me through this process and helping to make my donation - despite the rocky start - as smooth a journey possible I would definitely donate again in the future.

Thank you all!