rev:text
| - This was our "Step 3" in our quest of having a baby. Highly recommended by many people (one of my friends went here), including our doctor, Dr. Hersh. We went to one of their free seminars (only free if you register) in the evening- jeez, it was a packed house. The two doctors explained many things to us. Questions were answered at the end of the seminar. Follow-up appointments were made. It was a well-organized assembly line complete with refreshments. The staff, although busy, was very nice.
We met with Dr. Shapiro one on one. We were given a folder with useful information. Although, we had been through a full round of tests, we were scheduled to take more tests. I had some low levels but it wasn't a big deal. The doctor said that we were both fine- everything worked, but just not together. (We fall into the unexplained category.)
We did a few months of regular cycles, but still no pregnancy. I should mention the few snags- we were forgotten a couple times, maybe because they were really busy. One major oops is that I underwent a procedure that I didn't need. One of the tests indicated that I had "debris". so I went under, only to find out that I didn't need anything done in the first place. I went to the center about 3x a week, which was very far from where we live, and from my job as well. Luckily, I forwarned my bosses about the numerous treks to the doctor's office. On two cycles, one of the aids failed to tell me that I needed some medication (which I then had to go back home to retrieve).We moved on to IUI- intra uterine insemination, but it didn't work. The medication made me extremely tired and lethargic- all I wanted to do was sleep. It was bad- all the side effects- I remember feeling like an experiment- all the bloodwork and ultrasounds. The doctor recommended that we do IVF- in vitro fertilization. However, my health insurance doesn't cover IVF so we didn't go through with it.
|