As I was driving to work this morning, my phone rang. It was 813 area code so I knew it was from my RE's office so I picked up. It was Ms. R from the RE's office. Remember, the lady who was so nice to me when I was crying after my hysteroscopy. She said to me "Hello, how are you? Did you have a good weekend? I'm calling you to give you the instruction after your blood test from last week. Unfortunately, the result still says pending, so I can't give you the instruction just yet. When the status changes from pending and shows me the result, I can tell you what to do. I just wanted to call you to let you know I am seeing 'pending' right now and it may not show anything until tomorrow. If you don't hear from me today, that means it still says pending. I will talk to you tomorrow, but don't worry if you don't hear from me today."
What a huge difference. I am just blown away how people from this practice is so much more attentive and nicer. Each time I see the doctor or nurses there, I feel positive and optimistic about our situation. With the old office I was lucky if I heard from them even after they saw the result. Forget about just calling me to follow up!!!
It is unfortunate that the most of us trust every RE's office has its patients' best interest, while in reality, that's not the case. I am so glad I found them.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Next step
I had my follow up with Dr. P yesterday. Tim was able to come with me, so we took a day off from work in case I hear some horrible news.
Instead, what I learned was no more consulting Dr. Google. All these dooms and gloom I painted...
Dr. P told me what we know from the progestrone test is that I have not ovulated. He said even the positive OPKs were probably false positive. He told me these tests are sometimes not very accurate so don't do them any more unless I want to waste money and worry.
He said from Dr. I's hysteroscopy, I had a tiny scar tissue that banded around the entrance of my uterus, which he took out so it's fine. I asked him if the scar regrew, and he said we can do another hysteroscopy to find out, but more than likely, it is taken care of. He sent Dr. I a note to see what he thinks about checking it out again.
Well, so I haven't had a period since I haven't ovulated. He said it was much better than ovulating and not getting a period. He told me there was no point in really doing a laparoscopy to find anything more about my uterus. I do have a unicounuate uterus, but it is what it is and doing a laps will not fix anything. He reassured me he has seen many women with my condition go on and have healthy babies. Some will have c-section, but for the most part, uterus does expand. He explained to us different types of unicornuate uterus, but said if I had the one with two tubes and one closed tube type, I would have had a really serious problem with my period pains (with blood being trapped in the tube), I would have known by now. More than likely, I was just born with half the tube and uterus.
Dr. P said that Tim's sperm count, volume, and motility are just excellent so as long as I ovulate and we have our sex at the right time, his sperms have no problem swimming upward and meet my egg. Now my polyp is gone and my uterus is fine, he said he sees no reasons why I will not become pregnant.
With Dr. P's order, I went to have my blood drawn so he can figure out when I can start taking clomid. Since I haven't had my period, he will just decide what CD I am going to be on. He said clomid should induce my ovulation, but if my body doesn't take it, he will up the dosage and try again. He also told us that there are other types of medicine, but they are more expensive and have more side effects, so we can try with this first.
Dr. P was so positive and when we left, Tim said "OMG, all these things you were feeding my brain... Please don't go on the internet and read all these things again."
Oh, and something that POS doctor from other practice didn't tell us. The baby we lost in December was a girl. I am glad I know. I kept on calling that baby "it." But now I won't have to.
Instead, what I learned was no more consulting Dr. Google. All these dooms and gloom I painted...
Dr. P told me what we know from the progestrone test is that I have not ovulated. He said even the positive OPKs were probably false positive. He told me these tests are sometimes not very accurate so don't do them any more unless I want to waste money and worry.
He said from Dr. I's hysteroscopy, I had a tiny scar tissue that banded around the entrance of my uterus, which he took out so it's fine. I asked him if the scar regrew, and he said we can do another hysteroscopy to find out, but more than likely, it is taken care of. He sent Dr. I a note to see what he thinks about checking it out again.
Well, so I haven't had a period since I haven't ovulated. He said it was much better than ovulating and not getting a period. He told me there was no point in really doing a laparoscopy to find anything more about my uterus. I do have a unicounuate uterus, but it is what it is and doing a laps will not fix anything. He reassured me he has seen many women with my condition go on and have healthy babies. Some will have c-section, but for the most part, uterus does expand. He explained to us different types of unicornuate uterus, but said if I had the one with two tubes and one closed tube type, I would have had a really serious problem with my period pains (with blood being trapped in the tube), I would have known by now. More than likely, I was just born with half the tube and uterus.
Dr. P said that Tim's sperm count, volume, and motility are just excellent so as long as I ovulate and we have our sex at the right time, his sperms have no problem swimming upward and meet my egg. Now my polyp is gone and my uterus is fine, he said he sees no reasons why I will not become pregnant.
With Dr. P's order, I went to have my blood drawn so he can figure out when I can start taking clomid. Since I haven't had my period, he will just decide what CD I am going to be on. He said clomid should induce my ovulation, but if my body doesn't take it, he will up the dosage and try again. He also told us that there are other types of medicine, but they are more expensive and have more side effects, so we can try with this first.
Dr. P was so positive and when we left, Tim said "OMG, all these things you were feeding my brain... Please don't go on the internet and read all these things again."
Oh, and something that POS doctor from other practice didn't tell us. The baby we lost in December was a girl. I am glad I know. I kept on calling that baby "it." But now I won't have to.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Spotting or period... I am sick of this
I woke up 3 am to go to bathroom and there she was. Period. But again, I have no idea what the hell this is supposed to mean. My weekly progestrone blood drawing has been 0.5 and 1.6 for the last two weeks, which my nurse said I have not ovulated. Then why am I getting my period? Doesn't that mean my progestrone had gone down? I have blood that is more than spotting, but it's not really like a period. This is not "full flow."
I am so tired of this. I want to move on. It's been almost 4 months since my D&C. After Dr. I removed the scar tissue, I thought I was done. Did the scar grow back?
I am really mad that I had D&C instead of medically induced miscarriage. The pill would have cost a lot cheaper. Instead, that damn doctor immediately moved to do a D&C. As it is, I am defective with my half a uterus. Now I am even more defective. As I wait around, I am already 36 pushing 37. I can't be waiting to see what happens with my body. Time is ticking away and before I know it, my factory will close.
I looked at adoption option and it is costs as much as doing a three round of IVF. I wonder if I should just look for a surrogate. It is cheaper in Mexico.
I am so tired of this. I want to move on. It's been almost 4 months since my D&C. After Dr. I removed the scar tissue, I thought I was done. Did the scar grow back?
I am really mad that I had D&C instead of medically induced miscarriage. The pill would have cost a lot cheaper. Instead, that damn doctor immediately moved to do a D&C. As it is, I am defective with my half a uterus. Now I am even more defective. As I wait around, I am already 36 pushing 37. I can't be waiting to see what happens with my body. Time is ticking away and before I know it, my factory will close.
I looked at adoption option and it is costs as much as doing a three round of IVF. I wonder if I should just look for a surrogate. It is cheaper in Mexico.
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