Slacker

Ok, so I admit it, I'm a slacker. I kept finding myself thinking about my blog, but not having the energy to write. So, I'm going to try to make a long 8 months worth of stories short.



We went to our appointment with our fertility doctor. I had to be at work by 10:30, but our appointment was at 9 - no problem. At 10, we were still sitting in the room, waiting for the doctor. I told DH to let them know that we needed to leave by 10:15, since I had to be at work and the staff informed us that the doctor hadn't even shown up to the office yet... We had been sitting there for over an hour and no one had bothered to tell us... So, we walked out. I cried all the way to work. Poor DH had no way to comfort me, since he was so pissed, too. I called by OB-GYN to find out the name of the doctor that she had been talking to me about and she called me right back. I told her what had happened and she couldn't believe it. At least if she is running late, they have the courtesy to tell you! So, she gave me Dr. W's number and I called at got an appointment for two weeks after being stood up by Dr. K. Then I called and left a message for Dr. K to call me back. Which he did. So I got to tell him that I was firing him and why. And he really didn't seem to give a shit. Surprising? Not really. He seems to be one of those doctors who thinks he is above the rest of us. But I did enjoy firing him! :)

So, in February, we went to see Dr. W. We spoke to one of his nurses first - went over the files that we got from Dr. K's office (after filling out the paperwork 3 times and going down there to pick the records up myself, since I don't trust them...) and my medical history and then they had us speak to the person who handles insurance claims and then the doctor came in to talk to us. He looked over my history and was surprised that Dr. K had never tested my blood sugar levels, since it is common for women with PCOS to have funky (I think elevated, but I can't really remember right now) blood sugar levels and if those are not controlled, it can lead to a miscarriage. Now, I am sure some of you out there are not shocked by this, since you may have already known, but I was VERY shocked by this! I kept asking Dr. K if my PCOS could be part of the issue and he assured me that it was not. Then, after 5 minutes with Dr. W, I am being told that I might not have miscarried IF Dr. K had tested me and done something about my insulin levels... Plus, Dr. W is a big fan of accupuncture, unlike Dr. K, and he was very pleased when I told him that I had been seeing MC for accupuncture for over a year. Then we formed our game plan. The first was the glucose test - to see if my levels are wonky. Once that was delt with, we would use the frozen blastocysts from my previous IVF.

At last, a plan... I love Dr. W!