LOVE LOVE LOVE

MY NEW DOCTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow...I really didn't know how bad I had it over at the old place....these people are AMAZING!!!!

Poor DH just came off the night shift so he wasn't feeling so hot, but we drove over early this morning for our appointment. I was so nervous and excited and tired and when we finally met the Dr. I blurted out:

"I'm just so excited to meet you! I actually nannied for two of your...uh...er...PRODUCTS....last summer!!"

I am a freak. Who says that?????????????

Me.

Okay. Moving on to the more positive aspects of the appointment.

He sat us right down, asked what we had done with the old RE and then got out two white peices of printer paper. He said that he wanted to talk to me about endometriosis and he's sorry if he bores us but he wants to just let us know what he knows about it.

(note: old RE said, "I think you have endo. Are you a googling girl? You look like one. Google it. Then let me know if you have any other questions." Any red flags going off??? I was so naive...)

So he draws this sketch of the reproductive system and talks about what endo is doing for my fertility and then draws another sketch talking about the IUI and IVF...this guy was so thorough and a great teacher!!!!!

Normal gals have a 90% chance of getting preggo in the first year. Endo gals have a 90% chance too...but over FIVE years....marvelous.

Therefore, endo gals have a lot of PATIENCE.

He basically said that IVF is going to be our best bet because it helps us to bypass all the potentially negative effects of the endo and safely put my little guy where it needs to go. He also said that he would only put in one blast because I am so young and everything looks great. (DH was actually disappointed...he wants twins!!!!!!!!) :o) Then we would freeze the rest because each time they make me put all those hormones into me, its actually feeding my endo. So if we can bypass doing that and just put the frozen ones in, it'll be better for me in the long run. And he said that pregnancy is a great thing for helping squelch endo so as my Dr. he thinks its in my best interest to get me pregnant. (GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!)

BTW he said that since I have the endometriomas on my ovary that I have stage IV endo. Wow. I really thought I would be stage I or II because I only have pain every once in a while, and not ALL the time...who knew?

So here's the game plan!

1. Call on CD1
2. Bloodwork CD3
3. Go on birth control for hopefully just a month...waiting for my insurance to clear
4. ???????????????????IVF??????????????????????

Unfortunately my last cycle started on April 20...so I've got a little bit to wait. But if the IVF works one of the first couple times I would be due (oh I hate doing these little hopefuly scenarios...they have brought me nothing but pain in the past...but bear with me for a second) spring or early summer which is PERFECT because I'll be off work!! Lots of my coworkers have their babies in April and then take maternity leave right into the summer...that would be wonderful!

Praise God for a RE who seems to actually care about my situation! I'm still scared even though the RE sounded quite positive about our outcome...but I know that the God who was carrying me when I was crying myself to sleep will still be with me as I embark on this new path.