What a difference

What a difference.  I am simply amazed how different my experience was with my new doctor.  I thought about switching doctors within the same practice, but I decided I would just go to a completely different practice instead.  University of South Florida offers infertility treatment and I read bunch of good reviews.  Many of them are like me, they used to go to the one I was going then switched to USF.

I got lucky and was able to make an appointment for yesterday.  If the cancellation didn't open up, I had to wait until the end of March.

My appointment was at 10 am, but I was in a waiting room for about 30 minutes before the nurse came to take my vitals.  I was sent back out to the waiting room to wait almost another half an hour before the doctor called my name.  When I was in the waiting room, I was talking to one of the patients and she said we have to get used to with the wait, because when someone gets period or ovulate or pregnant or whatever happens, the doctor needs to squeeze them in.  That's not something we can plan ahead.  That's so true.

First difference.  The actual doctor came to the waiting room to get me.  That would have never happened at the old practice.  The nurse used to take me to the room and left me waiting in a room until my doctor decided to come in.

He looked over the medical records that were sent from the old practice and took his time and explained to me in details and possible causes of my blocked Fallopian tube.

He then explained what was going on in my uterus.  Then about the polyp.  He told me my AFC being lower than normal for my age is certainly a concern, but there's nothing we can do about it and lower AFC doesn't mean my egg qualities are bad.  Besides, all my other hormone level looked good, so he'd recount the AFC again just to make sure.

Now about my period situation.  At first, he said it might take a while for my body to heal.  I told him what has been going on and how I ovulated twice since my D&C and felt like I skipped my period in between. I told him I was on Provera which I just finished taking my last dose.   He listened to me very attentively and he typed everything I said in his laptop.  He also asked me questions to clarify he understood what I was trying to tell him.

He told me that basically, I was starting from the scratch and we are going to address my issues one by one. The first thing is to figure out what is going on in my uterus.  He said my period should start within a week since I was on medication.  If not, he would see if I am pregnant one last time which is less likely.  If not pregnant, then he would suspect Asherman's syndrome and he would do a diagnostic hysteroscopy  in the office to see what kind of adhesion had formed.

He scheduled me to come in next week either way.  He said having period will change the method, but either way, ultra sound will be performed to recount my AFC.

The whole time, he was positive.  I guess since he is a doctor with the University and teaches, he was very through with his explanation.  He mentioned NOTHING about how I was doomed.  He didn't even mention IVF.

He walked me to the receptionist and told her his plan with me and what she had to schedule for me.   Again, this never happened at the old practice.  The doctor would have been long gone and I was left with a nurse who handed me a brochure for the procedure.  Of course, I didn't know any better then.  Now I know.

I walked out of the hospital so happy about switching my RE.

This really solidifies my belief.  Female doctors SUCKS when it comes to RE, OB/GYN.