Moving along again...sorta

It happened. We had the phone consult with the doctor from the far-way clinic.

Not without stresses, though. Read the post below for the pre-Monday nightmare. I call them first thing Monday morning to confirm they got the fax I sent Friday, as well as to check about the FedEx chart that was missing. Even though I asked them to call me. Anyway, the receptionist states that yes they have the fax, and that is enough to keep my appointment for this afternoon. Great, but what about the FedEx? Well, she hasn't located it, but grudgingly admits she does recognize the name of the person that signed for it, so she'll send an email around in hopes of finding it. Uh, ok.

So at the scheduled time (well, I'm anxious and punctual, so more like 15 minutes in advance of the scheduled time) Mr. P and I are waiting for the phone to ring at our kitchen table. I have all my records, forms, blank paper and pen all organized and at the ready. Ready...to wait.

Yup, because it is me, I have to wait some more. Like 50 minutes after the appointment time for the doctor to call. Sigh.

But when he finally does call, it is great. He wants to hear our story, and all of our questions. He gives me his thoughts on my chart (which he does have in front of him, so they found it!) and thinks I need to be on a different type of protocol, and explains why. He also recommends more testing, including an uterine lining biopsy, which I specifically asked my other RE about and he said, "No, not needed." And new RE thinks we are good candidates for pre-implantation genetic testing that they do (and no one locally does).

So I'm really happy. We have someone who hears us, who looked at my chart thus far and sees other routes that we can take. Very different that my previous RE, who wanted to do more of the same.

Today has been scheduling appointments to get the recommended testing done over the next month. I feel like I'm moving again, which feels good. But I also have to pace myself, because we don't have our pre-IVF appointment with them for another month, and then it will not be until late August or early September before a cycle would start. So I'm moving, but slowly for now. In fits and starts. But at least it is forward movement.