Wouldluvabubba - no I don't mind you asking at all. My FS works at the clinic but also has her own rooms - they work very closely together.
After my second IUI BFN we decided we would like move ahead with IVF but my clinic advised my FS would probably want to drain a cyst I had on my right ovary prior to IVF. The clinic liaised with my FS to schedule the Lap/hyst. We didn't actually meet with the FS as it was an option we had discussed previously.
I recovered quickly from the Lap/hyst and my FS was happy for me to move straight in to IVF. My lap involved my FS having a look around, draining a chocolate cyst (endometriosis of the ovary), and dye studies. If they had discovered other problems that required more intensive work - I imagine the healing time could be longer, although the human body has a remarkable way of bouncing back - particularly if you are reasonably fit and healthy.
Below is a bit of a timeline of how things went. I guess I am lucky that my FS and the clinic work very closely together, plus I was very proactive in booking things in advance to make sure we could progress without lengthy delays waiting to see the FS etc. I feel like we had been on this journey for a while and not getting anywhere. It certainly feels good to be moving ahead with that next goal post just ahead.
Time line
14 May - IUI #2 BFN
20 May Lap booked for 5 June
5 June - Lap/hyst
12 June -
AF
17 June - FS appointment, discussed IVF
3 July - BT & should start syranel
10 July -
AF due
Approx 29-31 July - EPU