I finally had my first RE consult regarding DE. It was a more demoralizing than uplifting meeting. Not sure if I was hoping to hear all the positives of making this decision, but instead I was listed all the obstacles to overcome to achieve a baby, (finding a donor, screening the donor, synchronizing cycles, number of eggs retrieved, number of eggs fertilized, etc etc). One of the things that threw me for a loop and did not seem right was the legnth of time it would take from the start of the process to embryo transfer. My RE told me that I should aim to transfer in Dec 2015!!! That is 18 months from now!!! Does that seem right? He has an almost non-existent donor pool (one of the main reasons we probably won't be going with him) so for that aspect alone he is quoting a 3 - 6 month wait, then he says before that is counseling, then after there is screening, etc etc. Has this been your experience?
How long has it taken you from your first clinic appointment to donor transfer?