Appointment Update

Yet another appointment filled with lots of laughs. I love that my doctor is so personable. When he walked into his office he said, "Well, I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with y'all, but I'm sure y'all are wondering what to do with me." I told him I wasn't really upset that the second IUI didn't work. I was more mad at J's swimmers for not finding the target this cycle, so I told him before my next cycle starts I wanted him to install neon signs in my uterus pointing them in the right direction. Dr. K died laughing and said, "Well, I've never had that request before." Then he said, "Yeah, your egg's just sitting there waiting on the suckers." Then he looked at J and said, "It only takes one", and gave him a wink. He said there really was no reason he could think of as to why the IUI’s haven’t worked. He said that J’s analysis was just fine. I told him what the lab tech said about his concentration being so much lower this time, and he said, “But it’s still within normal limits. Guy's concentrations vary all the time. She shouldn't have said that to you. That's just the difference in hearing it from a doctor rather than a lab tech. Nothing against lab techs though."

I asked whether he thought something had happened since my D&C that could have blocked my tubes. He said he didn't think so because it's typically viruses, appendicitis, and STD's that block tubes, none of which I've had. He doesn't think the HSG will find anything, but he said he would do it if I wanted it done. He told me I had his blessing to go see an RE if that's what I wanted to do. I told him I need to feel like I've had him do everything he can possibly do before I go to an RE. I didn't care how much poking, prodding and testing I had to endure because insurance covers all tests diagnosing an IF problem 100%. He was fine with that. I made a deal with him that once he had done all the procedures he could do and I still wasn't pregnant by December then I'd go to an RE in Jan. He thought that was a good plan.

So, I have an HSG planned for tomorrow at 1:00. He doesn't normally like to wait this late to do it, but since I haven't O'd yet he felt like we could get it in before I do.

Honestly, I think going to an RE is really not going to do anything for us. We're not going to do injectables or IVF because it's not covered by insurance, and I just can't throw that much money down on something that's not guaranteed to work. I'm sure there are a few things that an RE might do before suggesting injectables, and we'll do a few Clomid or Femara with trigger cycles, but that's about as far as we're willing to take this. I have a feeling our journey to parenthood the conventional way is just about over. I need to start preparing myself for that fact.