Well, I haven't done so hot at keeping this up-to-date, but I'm the only one who reads this, so who cares?! Since the last post, Jeff & I have seen the RE & made a return visit for some testing. The first visit with the RE was basically just a consultation where he got our history, talked with us a bit, and told us a little bit about himself and how he likes to do things. I also got an ultrasound done and we both got some bloodwork set up for a later date. Jeff & I really like Dr. Prough and believe that he will get us where we want to be....as parents! He told us that he is a pretty aggressive doctor and doesn't believe that we should be made to wait any longer than we already have to become parents. (Hallelujah!) Depending on the test results, he will form a plan of action and hopefully help us get pregnant soon! Before we left the clinic, we set up an appointment for some blood work.
A few days later, the RE's office called and said they had mis-scheduled us and we couldn't come in on the day we had scheduled. Normally, I get pretty upset when things like this happen, but I was amazingly at peace with it. Hey, we all make mistakes, right?! Anywho, we rescheduled for a few days later and all was good. We had to take another day off of work and get to Tulsa by 9:00. We headed over to another health clinic to get some blood work done. Jeff wasn't too fond of this...he has never had blood taken and he doesn't like needles, so he was a bit nervous. He did really good, though! They took 4 viles of blood from him and he immediately left the room...he didn't want to stick around and watch me give my samples. lol I gave 9 vials of blood, then had to drink that oh-so-sugary orange drink and come back in 2 hours. We came back & I gave 2 more vials of blood. So, if you are keeping count, that is 11 vials of blood...and I had not eaten since 5 p.m. the day before! (I had to fast for the orange drink test) To say the least, I was very light headed and woozy by the time we left this clinic. Finally around 12:12 I got to eat. We had Steak & Shake. It. was. heavenly.
So, now we just wait for the test results to get back and then we return on the 28th to see if the doc has a game plan for us. We are just hoping and praying that the test results show something that we can hang our hats on! It would make the time, grief, and money problems a bit more easy to swallow. I can't imagine spending this much time and money on things that won't give us answers. (Yes, I should just be thankful for a clean bill of health if all the tests come back normal....but I just can't force myself into that mind frame just yet! This is a lot of time, money, grief, waiting, misfortune, etc. that we are hoping can be explained by these tests!)
I'll try to post some fun stuff later & maybe make this blog worth reading!
