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*help* having trouble making a list

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First of all thanks so much to everyone for all the support and encouragement!  You ladies are wonderful!

So I have my first appointment with my RE tomorrow morning and everyone I've talked to says go with a list of questions but no one can seem to help me with what I should be asking!  My list is very short and I'm pretty sure I am too nervous to be thinking as clearly as I would like. 

help!

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  • ohiostategalohiostategal member

    Well just from personal experience, my list wasn't that helpful.  I had a list of questions about how things work, what they would want to do, etc.  When I got there for my first appt they basically just wanted my history, reviewed my records from my OB and ordered the initial testing.  I left heartbroken and disappointed that I didn't have any answers really.  I realized later though that there wasn't a way that most of my questions could get answered in that first meeting though until they got the testing done. 

    That said, I did ask questions about how their office works, who I would be talking to, etc.  Good luck.  

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  • anangelbuganangelbug member
    I could maybe offer advice it this was a WTF appt. but not much help for the first one. I think the first one with an RE is run by the RE as they just look at your history and ask a lot of questions and just go from there. So did I read your previous post right?  There is a chance you could be PG from a recent medicated cycle?  I guess then there is a chance you won't need the RE.
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  • KraneRNKraneRN member

    I also left my first RE appointment feeling a little disappointed. All we ended up talking about was my health history and methods/treatments that I had tried. Then a bunch of tests and labs were ordered.

     I did ask how I would be monitored while on medications and I also wanted to know if my actual RE would see me at each appointment or would I be seeing a nurse or tech for diagnostics.

     Good luck!

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  • albjagalbjag member

    I didn't really have a lot of questions at my first appt.

    it was just going over my history, and setting up any testing.  then we met after that to go over other options-

    Maybe ask about payments/ insurance/ etc.

    You'll probably have more questions later on.

    Good luck 

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  • icedcoffeeluvicedcoffeeluv member

    I don't have much help on the questions. I think you will be mainly going over your history and stuff like that.

    However I would definitely bring a pen and paper and take notes on everything RE runs by you. I would write down when all your tests will be. I would also ask when you might get results from your different tests and when to expect a follow up appointment to discuss the results of the various testing and get started on a plan of how to proceed.

    GL with your appointment!

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