I got an email from my far away nurse today. It turns out that Dr. Famous will not be in the office on the day of my scheduled transfer. Taking a vacation day I guess. She asked me if it would be ok if another doc (Dr. G) did my transfer instead.
Normally, I do not care about these sort of things. I will see anyone in a practice, and understand that is how medical practices work. I even think Dr. G may have done one of my retrievals. So it's not like I don't know him.
But, geez. I'm feeling really weird about it. Superstitious. Like I want to do every last thing the same as last time, for fear it will not turn out the same. Like somehow it will matter who puts my ice baby back inside me.
I haven't responded yet to her. I am scared to say ok. What the hell? What is wrong with me?
(ummm...I'll tell you what is wrong with me - well, one of the things wrong with me - is the damn damn damn evil-as-all-hell depot loopyron. Good lord, since taking that second shot I've become a total nutcase. Mood swings? check. Irritable? you betcha. Overreacting to minor things? oh yeah. Total mess. Poor Mr. P. I even snapped at the Critter. She looked at me like, "What what that all about?" Yeah, not good.)
Am I being crazy about this? How would you, non-crazy-from-faux-menopause peoples, feel?
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I had the same issues with my last FET and I ended up getting everything I wanted (which was all of the same things I had the first time around) and my FET didn't work. So...roll with it and try not to stress out about it. I wonder if all my phone calls and stress had anything to do with the failure? One never knows....
ReplyDeletethat's a tough one. when i had my first ultrasound after i got pregnant my regular doctor was out of town so his partner had to do it. since i had spent so much time with my doctor (two years) trying to get pregnant it sort of took some of the fun out of it that he wasn't going to be there and a complete stranger, who i had never met, was going to share this memorable moment with my husband and i, so, i know how you feel. if i were you i guess i'd go ahead and go through with it since it seems like your other choice is delaying the cycle, which i'm sure you don't want to do either. lupron, ick. i was on it for three months, it was awful!
ReplyDeleteI say just go with the flow. They are all competent doctors :)
ReplyDeleteI completely understand, but I think it will be ok either way. We saw the same doctor the entire time but then had another dr do the actual transfer. It concerned me - even though I know that dr was as good as mine - and in the end, it turned out just fine. Just my own example.
ReplyDeleteIf you'll regret not keeping Dr Famous for the transfer, see if they can shift things a couple days to transfer on a day he's around. Really, FET cycles are pretty flexible, and there should be some wiggle room.
ReplyDeleteI know just what you're going through! Dr. Silverberg was at a high school reunion out of town the NIGHT BEFORE my embryo transfer! I thought for sure he wouldn't make it back in time. They even introduced me to the doctor that was going to fill in for him. But he showed up just in time!
ReplyDeleteHere we are going throught this again! This sucks. I'm so jealous of people who can get pregnant FOR FREE and on their own without involving a whole team of other people!
ReplyDeleteI'd be freaking out too. I'd probably change my FET so that he could do it. I felt strongly about it when we saw Dr Famous. Somehow I was fine with another RE doing the ER, but the transfer was sacred to me. I don't think you're being crazy at all.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about the Depot... you know I've been there too. Hoping that it will all be worth it in the end!!!