New RE #3...

Yes, another new doctor.  I don't really know what lead up to the switch exactly but I know it's a good one.  Every since our consult with Dr. Heiner, Michael had been feeling a little uneasy about everything.  He expressed that he wasn't sure about him or the clinic but didn't really know why.  I brushed him off knowing that, especially in these types of situations, if there is a flaw he will find it.  It's like buying a new house...when you are looking, you try to picture yourself living there.  Sometimes you can, sometimes you can't.  We just couldn't picture us doing our IVF there.  I chalked it up to being a weird appointment since it was so rushed because they were late and we had to get to the airport and we had just found out, in the waiting room, that Michael's grandpa had died.  DISCLAIMER*We love Dr. Heiner!  Our switch had nothing to him exactly, it was just one of those gnawing feelings that something wasn't right*

One Saturday afternoon recently I had a melt down about our finances.  It is starting to sink in that we have to pay so much money...again...for something that may be devastating...again.  We don't have the money like we did last time.  We have a little but the thought of being in debt again, after we work so hard to stay OUT, sickens me.  We were going to be paying $24,000 with RCC this time and I just wanted puke everytime I thought about it.  After the meltdown and the realization that this is what it is, I started reading some blogs.  I came across a post about an RE in Utah County that we were familiar with.   Michael had really liked him when we met him at the Utah Infertility Awareness Event in April but we already had our plans with Dr. Heiner.  I looked up the clinic, Utah Fertility Center, and showed it to Michael and we both instantly felt peace.  This is who is supposed to do it.  I made an appointment for a consultation and we had it on Thursday.  Dr. Foulk is very accomplished and we loved everything he said.  He is very passionate and confindent about what he does and he is confident that he will be able to help us achieve our end goal...a baby.

He took me right back for a baseline ultrasound and he found a teeny, tiny fibroid (he says no big deal) and a very LARGE cyst on my left tube.  He said he thinks it's the kind of cyst that does not interfere with IVF but it inhibits natural fertility because it is blocking off my tube.  It could be a type of cyst (hydrosalpinx?) that does affect IVF because it leaks fluid that kills embryos!  My tubes were never checked in my previous cycle.  He said he is almost 100% positive it's not that kind of cyst but if it was, I would have to remove my tube!  I freaked out of course because I tend do freak out about things that haven't happened yet.  I go in for another ultrasound on Thursday and we will know for sure.

Oh, another plus...it's only going to cost us around $15,000 (ha...only).  That includes two fresh cycles and two frozen cycles which means we have up to four tries to get it right!  We are very excited about that.  I was given birth control already and will get my calendar at the end of the month.  Things are moving now and it's exciting. 

I haven't been able to think about it too much which is probably good.  School is kicking my butt and it consumes my every thought.  I am also on the graduation commitee which is a blast and between that and studying and trying to see my husband every once and while...I'm spent.  Just 51 more days until it's over but who's counting?