I'm not sure if you girls want me to bore you with my GP visit details, but here goes........ those who don't want to be bored into a coma look away now
Basically, the Dr said that he believes the problem lies with me. OH is going for a SA
haha
. Dr is making a referral to the fertility clinic for tube tests (the one with the dye and x-rays). He wanted me to have a vaginal exam with the nurse but I decided to wait until AF leaves so have rebooked that for next thursday.
The Dr said it doesn't bother the nurse or dr's, but I just couldn't bare the thought of that poor nurse having to look up 'there' whilst AF is in town and the fact that I've neglected to use the Veet I bought the other day was playing on my mind
Dr checked my abdomen, but wants the vaginal exam in case of cysts.
Dr mentioned that with the NHS in the way it is, funding for treatment could be an issue and there are age restrictions etc down here for IVF. I mentioned that there are also weight restrictions and he didn't seemed phased and said 'well i'm sure you are working on that anyway and it's easier said than done to lose weight'. I was shocked that he hadn't bought up my weight nor banged on about how I need to lose it! He didn't go into any detail about IVF - in fact, I'm suprised he mentioned it, but I think he just wants to prepare me in the long run.
He asked if my cycles are regular - told him I've been charting for ages and said my LP was fine etc etc and he said 'you have really gotten into this haven't you'
OH thinks that's the understatement of the year!
I mentioned that my cycles had always been regular except for Sept. when I was 4 / 5 days late and I had excruciating pain (to the point where I could barely move and was doubled up) and he believes that I suffered an early miscarriage (OH and I had always thought this was a possibility). I had taken a test a few hours before I started passing clots that day and it was BFN, but he said that didn't matter and that it was most likely I was pregnant!
Although I feel that there is still a long road ahead, I am so relieved that finally someone is taking us seriously and getting us the necessary tests.
I'm sorry this is such a long post, was ages in the appointment. When we came out everyone else in the waiting room was huffing and puffing!