I've gone back to the first RE I ever had back home in the Milwaukee area. There were just too many things pissing me off at the clinic in Waukegan. The billing department is run by a crazy lady that lies to me face. on voicemails and the phone. I was done. Too many charges and too many screw-ups. (Remember them putting in the wrong embryo in 2011???)
I'm back now to the same doctor I saw to have my last two IUI's, the second which led to my first of two ectopic pregnancies. Now no one is perfect. While this clinic is hours closer (i.e: 20 minutes from my new house) and more than 1,000 bucks cheaper, it seems to have a couple nurses with heads up their butts. For the last month or two one nurse has been telling me my FET transfer date would be 3-5 days later then it actually should be. I may not have a nursing degree but I have done this a few times-- apparently they have not??? I had the dates I assumed confirmed today by the RE.
Anyways, today was my baseline. The new clinic does things a bit differently then my old clinic. It makes me nervous because last time worked.
These things include:
- Hardly any meds. I take BCP, estrogen pills and Progesterone in Oil (PIO). The last clinic was that with the addition of medrol, tetracycline, progesterone suppository, lupron, low-dose aspirin and probably something else. . .
- This clinic does not do blood tests during the baseline u/s.
- There is no hand written specific plan made out for me with individualized dates. Just a generic form I could have printed off their website.
- We have yet to have training for the PIO. Not that we haven't done that shot a billion times, but it was 2 1/2 years ago and we could use a refresher.
- No OTC Ovulation Predictor kits (OPK).
Between all those things and my RE almost canceling my FET this cycle, I'm a little concerned and stressed. Yep, all because he clearly never even looked at my file to see that I have a HUGE hydrosalphinx in my right fallopian tube. He thought it was a giant cyst and declared that I'd be going back onto BCP for another month. I asked him if he was perhaps looking at my hydro. Yep, the u/s tech was. DUH!!!! He then said it could still be a problem with pregnancy. I asked how that could be so since I had my tubes disconnected back in 2010?
Yep, didn't see that either.
How exactly is this supposed to make me feel more comfortable?
It's not that I'm expecting a lot from any clinic. I just want to feel as though I am an individual patient. That you took TWO SECONDS to look at my file and see some SIGNIFICANT areas that should be addressed. Especially since I just laid down $3,000 upon entering your clinic and hauled both of my embryos over 100 miles from my previous clinic to yours. (See below).
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| The boys wishing the safe journey to their fraternal "twin" embryo siblings. Well, the container anyways. I was on the way to pick up the frosties. Sorry--they never sit still. |
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| The fro sties in their mobile storage device. Cruising with Mom along I-94N and the scenic side streets to their new home in Milwaukee. Welcome to WI embies! |
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| One last smooch before they leave me again to go into the deep-freeze in their new (temporary) home. |
Back to the baseline Results.
Well the FET is still on for the approx. date of Oct 8th. I will have another baseline u/s on Oct 2nd to make sure everything is a "go". My lining looked good--and I had no cysts ;)
Perhaps he will remember me next time--or at least glance at my file before he walks in. One can only hope.
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