August 2012 - Meet Dr. B

I’ve been waiting for this day. To meet my new doctor! Matt and I hear to Rookwood Commons to one of the IRH offices. I’m not sure what to expect, it is supposed to be our first consultation. We get to the office and it is very nice and relaxing. When we get back, they take my vitals and blood. I feel that the nurses are so friendly. More so than any I have other had experience with in any office. I suppose this is because of the nature of their practice. They are helping people make dreams come true. What a very special place. I hate needles and taking blood used to make me pass out. The nurse tells me this is something I’d better get used to (in a friendly and caring way) because they do that A LOT here. LOL.

About Dr. B

As we meet Dr. B, he is super causal and takes us into an office. He has my entire history in front of him. He has done his research from what I’ve been through so far. At this point, he is concerned with Matt’s morphology (sperm quality) and the darn fibroid. He very seriously tells me that if they were to proceed with any fertility treatments, such as IUI and IVF, if I were to get pregnant the fibroid would grow and impact the baby and me – putting us both in danger. He wants to do a saline ultrasound to get some exact measurements of the situation and from that point we’ll make a decision on what needs to happen next. He sketches what this looks like and how it will impact me. This really helps because I really have no idea. He does say that this may be causing heavy and prolonged periods. I’ve never had a short period, so I’ve always thought my were normal, but that may not be the case. He gives Matt a bunch of vitamins to start taking that will help with his side of the puzzle. I’m to call the office with the start of my next period and then we’ll schedule the SIS. While I’m not looking forward to this procedure, it is a step in the right direction and we are making progress.

We leave and we both are in agreement that we like this doctor and feel that he is going to be the one to help us get through this and onto our baby! We’re excited to get started and for once, I’m hoping my period comes early (not going to happen) so that we can get this SIS scheduled.