WOW! I can't believe it's only Tuesday... it feels like it should be end of day Thursday! It's my last week at my current job and they are taking advantage of every minute I have left... plus, I like to leave things in the best condition possible for the people I'm transitioning my responsibilities to.
My appointment with the doctor on Monday was at 3:30. Due to work demands I had the appointment (scheduled 6 weeks ago) very carefully coordinated with my obligations. I had an important meeting to facilitate at 3pm so I coordinated with a colleague to take over the meeting once I got it kicked off and on track. I dialed back in on my cell phone and finished the meeting as I was walking into the reception area. I had another meeting I needed to run at 4:30... lucky for me my office is less than 10 minutes from the RE clinic. No problem... if the doctor was running on the schedule I planned!
When I got there the receptionist - who I really like - asked if I needed to run an errand and come back in 30 minutes because Dr. T was running behind... I actually did need to run to Kinkos, not far away, to fax documentation to the new Sperm Bank... but I feared it would take too long... so I just took a couple of work calls and coordinated moving my 4:30 meeting. At 4:20 I went back to meet with Dr. T (yes, 50 minutes late).
Dr. T was great. She is very easy to talk with when you get her time. We talked about my cycles, my numbers, etc. My key question was about the timing of the IUI. She offered a good option which is to do a late day IUI (rather than the standard 11am IUI) because of my ovulation timing in the last 3 cycles. Additionally we'll do an IUI the next morning. It's going to be twice the cost in donor sperm but I think it's worth a couple of tries.
Because of my upcoming MUCH BETTER insurance coverage (due to the new job I start Monday) effective October 1, I agreed that 1 more cycle of Clomid (after this cycle), for a total of 4 Clomid cycles, would be good before moving to injectibles... and conversations about IVF.
Like I said, she is a talker when you actually get time with her... we talked about the new Jennifer Aniston movie (the RE's had tickets for a screening tonight), compared expectations to the J. Lo movie and the reviews we heard about the "Kids are OK" movie which neither of us have seen yet. We talked about Weight Watchers & exercise and carbs impact on cholesterol.
I'm feeling better going into this cycle since everything is out of my control. My biggest frustration has been the timing of the IUI since I am completely dependent on the doctor to put the Swimmers in the right place at the right time. With the approach we discussed I feel better about the timing. Now, time will tell.
Sounds like a lot of great potential for this cycle. Your dr. sounds great. Best of luck.
ReplyDeleteAll that talking is the reason she runs so late! LOL It sounds like you came up with a very reasonable plan - doesn't it feel nice to know what the next step is?
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping that this next IUI results in your BFP and you don't have to go any further down the line on your plan!
Sounds like a great sit down with Dr T & I'm so happy to read that she heard your concerns about the timing of your IUIs.
ReplyDeleteVery best of luck!