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Im new to this...
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Today my husband and I went to the doctors for a follow-up and consultation. We had been trying to become pregnant with
the assistance of fertility treatments for the past 6 months.
Today we met with A new Doctor.
We had never met him before today and I actually liked him a lot.
He told us that he had reviewed my charts the night before and felt that I had been mishandled. Due to my mild case of PCOS I should have been given inject-able ovulation stimulating drugs, along with the Clomid and the IUI. He said that with the PCOS its more effective if I/we control what we can in order to get the best results.
He also talked about the percentage and possibility of multiple births and told us about ?selective reduction? and how it is preformed. Obviously everyone isn?t keen on the idea since it is basically like an abortion in a sense. But it has its pro?s and con?s as does everything in our world.
Next he told us that be believes our next step is to go with injectibles. But he knows how costly the drugs are and told us ways to get ?more bang for your buck?. He suggested that we get the injections which is $700-$1,000. However, instead of using the entire ?pen? we would only use about 450mg and double it up with 100mg of Clomid. This would allow us to get two uses out of one pen which is a better cost to us.
He also suggested that we look into tying to fill the prescription in Canada and have it shipped here, yes its illegal however it is a lot cheaper and many people do it. It is worth us looking into. I am just not sure how and where to look, guess that is where my mom will probably come in because she is good at researching this stuff.
Lastly he told us that he would not allow/suggest us doing more than two, three at the most of these cycles. If it does not work than he says its best for us to go forward and begin looking into In Vitro.
I am not too sure how I feel about everything at this time, I guess it has not completely processed in my mind. He suggested it may be good for me to find a fertility psychiatrist or a support group since this is a hard and trying thing to experience and go through alone. So until I find one or the other I suppose I will write in a journal/blog more to see where my emotions are. I know I am not alone, its just seems hard to connect with some of those who do duffer from the emotional roller coaster ride we're on,,,,
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Re: Im new to this...
Hello there
*hugs* It is hard and I'm sorry you're going through this.
How do you feel you were handled by your previous doctor? Do you feel your were mishandled? I think it odd that the new doc would word it that way. Even odder still that he suggested Canadian pharmacies without giving you a specific one to call. If you end up the injectable route, my doctor recommended https://www.ivfmeds.com , and I know several girls here have used that discount pharmacy too.
The best advice someone gave us long ago was, if you don't feel comfortable moving to the next step, give yourself a break and let yourself catch up. It's too easy to get caught in the whirlwind. If you're ready, then do it, but take it one day at a time. Did you ovulate during the other medicated cycles you've had?
Best of luck to you.
After speaking with him I realized that the other doctors had just left me out there on my own. Rather than explaining things to me they just told me what they felt I should do and that was it. We tried Clomid for six months, and we also did an IUI. Even with the Clomid my cycles were all over the place.
When it came time to do the IUI it happened to be a weekend. When I called the office the on call doctor told me they didnt do stuff like that and to call back monday. After the doctors office said they have a "partner" company who sometimes takes that calls on the weekend and they were wrong, but they still charged me.
My new doctor told me to look into possibly filling a prescription in Canada because it is usually half the cost, told me to look around at different options and find what suits us. As far as ovulating during the other cycles, the OPK's said I did.
After meeting with him I felt more confident in what we were actually looking at. Still bummed of course because it is hard. Think that is why I am reaching out, looking to find that "support" group.
Thank you for the name of that website! It is hard when your not sure where to begin to look, so thank you very much! One day at a time is always the best remedy to deal with all of life's hard and challenging situations.
Thank you!