After that, she stood up and began to walk out the door. I know they say you need to be proactive in seeking treatment from your doctor, but heck, she didn't even ask how our trying to conceive after a year was going. The main purpose of the visit was to have an exam done, but I clearly wrote trying to conceive on my patient form and I was not going to leave without some answers. I could see she already had her mind on the next patient. Not about to have my opportunity walk out the door onto her next patient, I quickly said "I have some questions about trying to conceive". That stopped her in her tracks and I could see her awkwardly rein herself mentally back to me. "What are the next steps?" I asked. Dr. R sat back down and asked if Chris has had a sperm analysis done yet. He has not because she told us to wait until we had been trying for a full year. Dr. R explained Chris has to make an appointment with his doctor to get it done. She then said they wont do anything until his swimmers are evaluated because it's not going to be easy to get pregnant if his sperm are not good. Obviously. Then they'll have me go in for hormone tests midway through my cycle. Then we'll get referred. She also told me to keep really good track of my cycles. I was proud to tell her that I had been charting for the past year. She told me to take those with us when we finally do get to see the specialist. Then she stood up a second time and made her way to the door. I didn't have any more questions so I didn't have to stop her again.
The whole visit was not what I was hoping for, but at least we're starting something. I cannot wait to get out of the family health clinic. It takes ages to get an appointment and when you finally do they try to get you in and rush you out, like what happened with my doctor today.
Hopefully Chris can get in soon and we can get the results. Until then, we will continue trying to conceive naturally. Send us loads of baby-dust.
When my husband and I had been trying for 8 months we got his swimmers tested and he was fine. I'm surprised they told you to wait. I mean i feel like if you're the one to pay the bill they really have no say. But I can't say much cause I got tested to see if my hormones were ok and apparently I was fine but because my gyno wasn't really helpful she told be right away that I'd have to go on fertility meds and I cried so much so I dropped her and went the more organic way and well here I am .
ReplyDeleteI have struggled with infertility and ttc for two years now, though I am quite a bit older than you are and for me time is winding down pretty fast. A few months ago I suffered a miscarriage AND an ectopic pregnancy -together- which cost me my left tube. Sadly, my hopes of having a successful pregnancy are gone. I've been through all of the fertility testing and doctors appointments, I know what you're going through right now and how you must be feeling. It's the hardest thing we, as women, have to face.. that our bodies are just defying us this way. You have many fertile years ahead of you, though, to figure out what's wrong and have it fixed. There is a lot of hope for you, take comfort in knowing that. *hugs*
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