As promised here is my update from the past two weeks of doctor visits and phone calls. As much as I wish I could say that things went smoothly they of course didn't. I swear everything I do always has to be difficult. Even in my everyday tasks I somehow make things more difficult than they need to be. Must be my theme in life lol.
Back to my visit to the base clinic. I was given the new navy doctor to the clinic. I swore they were messing with me because his name is Talc and my last provider was Ta. So at first I heard Ta and not Talc and I was pretty confused until they said his name again. His last duty stat was in VA and he worked witn a lot of infertility patients there so that made me feel a lot better having him as a doctor. We jumped right into where we were currently with our journey and gave a super quick summary of all the medications, surgeries, tests, and procedures I've done in the past 4 yrs. I explained why I needed the HSG test done again and why I needed it done by the base. He agreed that it was a great idea to get it done for free instead of paying $350 out of pocket.
In the same breath he suggested we contact San Diego to see if I could get into their fertility clinic for the simple reason of how much money we would save. We explained that last year we were told that they weren't seeing dependents patients at that time. He suggested that we try again. Preston and I instantly began to get excited that maybe something good was going to happen to us. The doctor gave us the phone number and Preston planned on calling as soon as we left.
The next step was for me to call back to the base clinic when my cycle started so we could schedule my HSG test. Which at that point was going to be in a few days. Surprise surprise I started 2 days early and it was after hours on Friday. So I called on Monday morning and I was told they would call me back after checking my doctors schedule and radiologists schedule. On Tuesday afternoon I received a call asking if I was on day 5 of my cycle which I was. Can you guess what day of my cycle this test needs to be on??? You guessed it day 5! So this month is shot and after giving them a prediction of my next day 5 cycle my doctor will be in surgery that day. And apparently it won't matter what day cycle day 5 lands on he will be busy. So my suggestion was to send me out to Fresno to the place I did my 1st HSG test done. Nope not a choice because the clinic is able to do it in house.
So I am frustrated because yet again I am going to have to wait for them to have a free schedule. Which at this point won't be until at least October. And let's face it they are going to find something that will need to be fixed and that will push back the possibility of IVF. And if we don't do IVF soon we might not be able to do it until next year. Preston's command is getting ready for work ups for their big deployment next summer. So the more we put things off the less likely we are to be able to try for a family any time soon. If I haven't mentioned that I am freaked out by my age and trying to have children. So if we have to wait till his work ups and 10 month deployment I will be 32 and during in the mix of all that we will hopefully be at a new duty station which means finding a new base doctor and then a new fertility clinic doctor as well. So there could very well be another birthday in between that time which means I would be 33. I know people have babies in their 30's but I didn't want my 1st to be that late in life because I know of all the risks that come with having children once you hit your mid 30's.
Okay enough of my ramblings about my weird obsession with numbers. I just wish I was done jumping through the hoops. I think 4 yrs of heartbreak is enough. On a side note I feel beyond blessed that our families and friends have donated $800 so far!! I am shocked each time I receive an email giving me an update when we get a donation. Our page has been shared 63 times also. Every time we get a donation I feel like a weight is being lifted off my shoulders. Thank you to everyone who have donated and have shared our story.
My plan is to contact the clinic tomorrow to see what they have came up with for a solution in order for me to be able to get an HSG done. Fingers crossed they actually pick up the phone and we don't have to play phone tag.
-Kate
Back to my visit to the base clinic. I was given the new navy doctor to the clinic. I swore they were messing with me because his name is Talc and my last provider was Ta. So at first I heard Ta and not Talc and I was pretty confused until they said his name again. His last duty stat was in VA and he worked witn a lot of infertility patients there so that made me feel a lot better having him as a doctor. We jumped right into where we were currently with our journey and gave a super quick summary of all the medications, surgeries, tests, and procedures I've done in the past 4 yrs. I explained why I needed the HSG test done again and why I needed it done by the base. He agreed that it was a great idea to get it done for free instead of paying $350 out of pocket.
In the same breath he suggested we contact San Diego to see if I could get into their fertility clinic for the simple reason of how much money we would save. We explained that last year we were told that they weren't seeing dependents patients at that time. He suggested that we try again. Preston and I instantly began to get excited that maybe something good was going to happen to us. The doctor gave us the phone number and Preston planned on calling as soon as we left.
The next step was for me to call back to the base clinic when my cycle started so we could schedule my HSG test. Which at that point was going to be in a few days. Surprise surprise I started 2 days early and it was after hours on Friday. So I called on Monday morning and I was told they would call me back after checking my doctors schedule and radiologists schedule. On Tuesday afternoon I received a call asking if I was on day 5 of my cycle which I was. Can you guess what day of my cycle this test needs to be on??? You guessed it day 5! So this month is shot and after giving them a prediction of my next day 5 cycle my doctor will be in surgery that day. And apparently it won't matter what day cycle day 5 lands on he will be busy. So my suggestion was to send me out to Fresno to the place I did my 1st HSG test done. Nope not a choice because the clinic is able to do it in house.
So I am frustrated because yet again I am going to have to wait for them to have a free schedule. Which at this point won't be until at least October. And let's face it they are going to find something that will need to be fixed and that will push back the possibility of IVF. And if we don't do IVF soon we might not be able to do it until next year. Preston's command is getting ready for work ups for their big deployment next summer. So the more we put things off the less likely we are to be able to try for a family any time soon. If I haven't mentioned that I am freaked out by my age and trying to have children. So if we have to wait till his work ups and 10 month deployment I will be 32 and during in the mix of all that we will hopefully be at a new duty station which means finding a new base doctor and then a new fertility clinic doctor as well. So there could very well be another birthday in between that time which means I would be 33. I know people have babies in their 30's but I didn't want my 1st to be that late in life because I know of all the risks that come with having children once you hit your mid 30's.
Okay enough of my ramblings about my weird obsession with numbers. I just wish I was done jumping through the hoops. I think 4 yrs of heartbreak is enough. On a side note I feel beyond blessed that our families and friends have donated $800 so far!! I am shocked each time I receive an email giving me an update when we get a donation. Our page has been shared 63 times also. Every time we get a donation I feel like a weight is being lifted off my shoulders. Thank you to everyone who have donated and have shared our story.
My plan is to contact the clinic tomorrow to see what they have came up with for a solution in order for me to be able to get an HSG done. Fingers crossed they actually pick up the phone and we don't have to play phone tag.
-Kate
