I called my clinic yesterday to let them know I wanted to switch to IVF for my next cycle and was immediately overwhelmed. Apparently I'm supposed to have had a recent physical and current PAP??? You'd think someone would have mentioned that earlier, like when there was still time for me to make an appointment with my doctor. I tried my gyn, but she is booking physicals out to Sept/Oct and my internist out to Jan/Feb. I managed to get an appointment with the nurse practitioner who works with my internist for Friday, but I've never met her and it doesn't make me very happy - so much for continuity of care. I can't figure out if I have unrealistic expectations from my clinic/RE with regard to information and preparation, but I'm not happy. If I wasn't so daunted by the prospect of trying to find another clinic and waiting weeks for an initial consultation I would seriously consider switching doctors.
After talking to the admin at the clinic (lovely, warm woman) I started to freak out about my decision. IVF scares me and the fact that my clinic treats it as if it were no big deal scares me even more. I don't really want to undergo surgery and anesthesia, it's a big freaking deal to me. And, given our one shot at IUI, I don't feel like we've explored that option fully. I called my husband in a panic and he agreed to go back to our original plan of another IUI cycle. So, I called the admin back and told her I'd changed my mind and she was completely understanding about it.
The wait for CD1 continues, and I'll also get my physical out of the way and do the pre-op counseling just in case we are in a position where we need to switch to IVF and to be on-track to proceed with a full IVF cycle in August if need be.
I certainly understand all those feelings of IVF is more invasive, more clinical, etc. My first IUI cycle was converted to an IVF (too many follicles) and while at first I was freaked out, I actually came around to be grateful. IVF is the fast track. Feel free to drop me a line if you have questions.
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