OK Girls, ready for a Novel? My RE appointment went very well & I'm so happy I went to see him....we aren't finished yet & we are not hopeless!
Also my TCM Practitioner gave me Fertility Herbs...yeah!!!! So, Crossing my fingers. That & the Acupuncture & the Meditation I hope some thing works out.
OK so from the new RE. Please NOTE: Dr. Redmond was my old RE....Dr. Baratz is my new RE....Dr.R & Dr.B
tee hee.....
The clinic was great! It's a huge clinic which seems has been established for a very long time. The equipment is way more advanced than Hannam clinic. I even got a monitor for myself so I can see exactly what they're doing/seeing when the ultrasound's being done. It was neat!
Dr. Baratz was great - extremely thorough & asked a lot of questions.
So Dr. B says that as far as everything looks on scan ( I got an ultrasound done) that he sees nothing amiss, from my CM charts, I ovulate fine, my hormone levels are great. He's going to study my results better another time, he just scanned through them at the consult.
He noticed that I had some symptoms (although mild) of a possibility of having Endometriosis. I got blood work done today which he says if comes back positive, then we should investigate further (but don't have to) & if negative, doesn't mean that I don't have it but that it's not that important. He says the only issue is that if I have any Endo, it would just take a lot longer to get pregnant. But I am able to get pregnant. He also didn't say I have Endo but it's just a possibility...but a slim possibility. This would require Laparoscopic surgery...so he said to me that he'll put me on his surgery waiting list (he does the surgery) but I don't have to do it. It is also one of the last steps before IVF...he kind of said that if all other tests fail to prove an issue, it would be worth doing the Lap before spending the thousands of dollars on IVF...but still, he said I don't have to do it.
But anyway the plan right now is to do two anatomic procedures of my uterus. They have to be done separately but in the beginning of my cycle. So one of them is that they put water with dye through my fallopian tubes...similar to the saline test I did but it's with dye. Then he can see even better if there's any reason there is a mild blockage or if the eggs aren't making it down the tubes. He said its better than the sono test I did with Dr. Redmond.
The second procedure is a day 'procedure' that requires me to be sedated mildly so I have to take a day off work & Nathan has to drive me home...it's called the "Camera" test where he puts a camera in my uterus to see if there is anything wrong. He said it's better than an ultrasound - you get to see more. And this goes into the shape of my uterus....there is this dip...which he says is extremely common but when woman get pregnant this 'dip' goes away. he says its possible mine didn't & that could have caused issues with the sac tearing. It's not absolute but one of those things where 'it could be'. So, he said if he goes in with the camera & sees it & identifies it with what he believes it is, he can 'shave' it off & that would take care of any issues in the future. He also said that with my history of the membrane tearing & this 'dip' in my uterus, I'd have to be closely monitored when I get pregnant.
And then after these two procedures, the next cycle we are going to book in for an IUI medicated with a drug that has less side effects & shouldn't thin my lining called, Ferma. And he will give me progesterone & have me take Baby Aspirin...this thins the blood & encourages implantation. So - I think Dr. R is one of the few doctors who don't use Progesterone right off the bat. Dr. B said its a no brainer to use Progesterone.
Hubby & I both redid all our blood work & Dr. B wants him to do another Semen Analysis so he can have a look at it himself.
The one thing different between Dr. B & Dr. R is that he himself looks at the results where as a lot of clinics have Technicians who review the results of tests & then convey that message to the doctor's office. Dr. Baratz looks at the specimens himself and does the procedures himself. Him or one of his colleagues are always at the Cycle Monitoring appointments too - so not just the technician.
I think as a whole, this place feels better than Hannam Clinic. It's more clinical & doctors more hands on. So I hope this helps!
That plus my Chinese Herbs, Acupuncture, Meditation - this baby better be coming!!!
If I get pregnant on my own, I'm to call Dr. Baratz & he's going to put me on progesterone & go from there.
I think that's it
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