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29-8-2008 - Still No Help

My mood while writing this blog: Sad and Confused

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So yesterday was my long awaited doctors appointment ~ I made it back in June. Unfortuantely it didn't go so well... not horrible but I'm certainly not happy.

The doctor was really nice and friendly, she asked lots of questions and let me ask her lots too. She agrees that I probably have PCOS, and that between that and my DH having gone through Chemo 5 years ago that we need to see a specilist. However, she won't do up a referal until after I've had another physical. Fine, I can understand that but when I went to book the appointment I can't get in for a physical until April 20th!!!!! That's still 8 months away. She also won't prescribe Clomid or anything else until we've done the blood work (October) and the phyical. So I'm basically on my own for another 8 months. She's a new doctor for me so I understand her wanting to have the physical done, but I don't think that it will really help her diagnose me with PCOS (or I would've been diagnosed along time ago). I was hoping that after doing the blood tests that she could send in the referal, as I know it'll probably be another 3-6 months after that before I actually get an appointment. So at this rate I won't see a specialist for another year.

Because DH did go through Chemo 5 years ago, he needs to have his swimmers tested too. He has promised that he will call his doctor today and make an appointment to finally get this done. I know he doesn't really want to, but if there is a problem with the swimmers we will have to start looking into things besides just Clomid. I'm not really up for doing IVF. I think it's a great thing, but my Step-dad's sister did it 3 times, with 2 successful pregnacies and she said, for her at least, that it was very painful. I'm not so worried about the pain, but more so that it's still not a guarantee. I'm a pretty frugel person and I just can't see me flushing $10,000 down the toilet, literally, if it didn't work. I've been looking into IUI's though and think that might be something worth trying. If still no success, we'll adopt. We both want a family so bad. I don't need to have a baby, I'd like to, but I want a family! I'm also having my DH check with his doctor to see if he can see me to do the blood test and physical before April, and if not then I'm going to call my mom's doctor... he's 2 hours away but I'm desperate!

On another note ~ In my anger of the news of having to wait another 8 months, I figured I would reset my fertility monitor this morning. There's no sense in peeing on $50 worth of sticks every month when you know your not ovulating anyways. To do so though you need to use one of the old testing sticks to reset it. So I grabbed yesterdays stick out of the bin and stuck it in the machine without reading the directions (I thought I knew what I was doing) and would you believe that the darn thing came back with a Peak reading!!?? I'm so confused now. Yesterday it only came back as a High, why would it be a Peak now? Anyways I shut it off, reset it and took the batteries out... but just to be sure... DH and I will BD tonight... just in case!

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3 Comments on Still No Help


metsmom - Friday, 29 Aug
Hang in there girl! Closer to a solution you are! hugs

skatrose - Friday, 29 Aug
Hey hun! That just sucks! That is ridiculous that they would make you wait 8 months! I have never heard of a doc doing that. When it comes to baby-making....time is precious and when too much time passes--you wanna pull your hair out. Hopefully you can find someone who will do the physical earlier and even the bloodwork earlier so you guys can jump on the bandwagon. I know how it feels to get such crappy news. did they even do an ultrasound or anything? If they don't do an ultrasound or test your hormone levels and the other bloodwork...then they can't really confirm it. Anyway, good luck to you hun. I hope you get to starting your family sooner than later. Sorry this is all so frustrating!

cherbearsk - Friday, 29 Aug
So sorry to hear all that. How horrible! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!