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Went to my other RE appointment today for my 2nd second opinion (so technically it was a THIRD opinion). And I absolutely LOVED him! The crazy thing is of all the reviews I read on him, about half of them were negative stating that he has terrible bedside manner and a God complex. But a friend of mine did IVF through him and swore by him and my TCM recommended him, too, so I thought Id give him a shot. I am truly glad I did because he was the nicest one yet!
From the moment my appointment started, Dr. Trolice. was extremely compassionate and thorough. He already had all my paperwork, so he knew why I was there. I gave him a synopsis of what Ive been through the past three months and ended with sharing my latest blood test results. The best part was when I told him that Ive been going to a TCM for acupuncture and herbs, he not only approved, he also actually goes to the same doctor!! He said, "Dr. Fu is a magician. And I say that with nothing but respect. Anytime I have a pain I go to her and she sticks needles in me and the pain goes away. I usually jump up and say, how do you DO that??, but she just tells me to relax. I dont understand how it works, but it does." I asked if it could be the reason why my hormone levels have changed so drastically. He couldnt confirm or deny because there is no medical evidence that it was the cause, but absolutely condoned me going. He spoke of a patient he had that went through two rounds of IVF with no success. The only thing she did differently the third try was go to Dr. Fu for herbs and acupuncture and had success the third try. Again, he couldnt say that was the reason, but he also couldnt say it wasnt. So that made me feel at ease with Dr. T. and that we were on the same wavelength.
Next came the hard part. He was straight with me and said with me not getting my period at all, it doesnt look good. That without it, there are no treatment options. I mentioned the suggestion Dr. B. had the day before with birth control followed by Femera (but didnt tell him I saw a diff Dr the day before). He said fertility drugs wouldnt work on me because they do what my brain is already doing, which is send a signal to my ovaries to produce an egg. We already know my brain is sending the signal because of the high FSH. He went on to discuss other options... you know.... the ever-so-gut-wrenching adoption and donor egg speech. Said that there will come a time where if I still havent had a period down the road that my husband and I will need to make a decision. Because right now we are in limbo. Waiting. Waiting to see what happens. If my body will work again. But at some point if nothing has changes then its no longer waiting, its just wasting time and well need to make a decision on how we want to try for a family with the other options. That was certainly a bitter pill to swallow. He said he can see that I am a very mature, level-headed girl that will research and exhaust every possibility. (Boy does he have me pegged!) And that most women come in and start sobbing after two words and cry the whole time without listening. Funny as soon as he said that I felt like I wanted to cry. But I DID that. Ive DONE that. Its actually been quite sometime since Ive done it again. Of course then I started thinking about why Im not still breaking down now and I came to this conclusion: For one, I still have my appointment with Dr. Check at the Cooper Institute in Jersey next month. So I feel like its spare hope to fall back on. And secondly, to cry and sob and let it all out, to me is like saying its over. That theres no hope. Well Im not there yet. I havent given up. And maybe Im being stubborn and unrealistic but hell, what do I have to lose?? Certainly not the function of my
ovaries! Ha! :-/ Yeah...
He ended the talk by suggesting an ultrasound, making sure I was on board with doing one. Absofuckinglutely. So we switched rooms and proceeded with the ultrasound. Endometrial Lining was about 6 mm (which beats the one from three months ago that registered at 2mm) On one ovary he said I had three or four follicles. Ok. Hey! Thats better than none! Then he moved to the other side and said, "Well it looks like theres some activity in this one... three follicles... and it looks like you ovulated." ?!?! He immediately wanted me to get my progesterone checked to find out, and that they could do in the office. I asked what that means and if it changes anything. He said if I truly did ovulate that I should get my period soon and explained that even if I did in fact ovulate, it doesnt mean it will happen again or become a regular thing. It COULD happen but he doesnt want me to get my hopes up too high. So I had my blood drawn and was told Id hear back within a few hours.
Around 5:30 I received an email personally from Dr. T. This is what he wrote:
"Your progesterone was 1.85 which means you are nearing ovulation or have ovulated and nearing your period. Levels below 1 are inconsistent with ovulation and above 3 are consistent with ovulation. In between is equivocal. But I believe this demonstrates a resumption of ovulation at least in the past cycle. The future is variable as we discussed. If you do not have a period then come in this Friday for another blood progesterone level."
Aaaaargh. So frustrating!!! Of COURSE my numbers have to be all complicated by being in between. Could have ovulated or could be soon. I feel like so many things have been "this or that." ...Could be hot flashes or it could be hormones coming back. ...Could be estrogen increasing or could be from the DHEA. I just want some kind of definitive answer on something, ya know?!? Grrrrr. But ok... I guess I can try to take it as a good thing. It "looks" like I "may" have ovulated. All I can do is wait for Aunt Flo, but Im certainly not holding my breath...
**By the way... anyone in the Orlando area (or who doesnt mind traveling) and needs to see an AMAZING RE, I highly recommend Dr. Trolice at Fertilty CARE. State of the Art facility, incredible Dr with tons of awards and they even offer FREE IVF with all subsequent IVF treatments if the first one doesnt take! Definitely worth checking out! http://www.myfertilitycare.com/**
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He ended the talk by suggesting an ultrasound, making sure I was on board with doing one. Absofuckinglutely. So we switched rooms and proceeded with the ultrasound. Endometrial Lining was about 6 mm (which beats the one from three months ago that registered at 2mm) On one ovary he said I had three or four follicles. Ok. Hey! Thats better than none! Then he moved to the other side and said, "Well it looks like theres some activity in this one... three follicles... and it looks like you ovulated." ?!?! He immediately wanted me to get my progesterone checked to find out, and that they could do in the office. I asked what that means and if it changes anything. He said if I truly did ovulate that I should get my period soon and explained that even if I did in fact ovulate, it doesnt mean it will happen again or become a regular thing. It COULD happen but he doesnt want me to get my hopes up too high. So I had my blood drawn and was told Id hear back within a few hours.
Around 5:30 I received an email personally from Dr. T. This is what he wrote:
"Your progesterone was 1.85 which means you are nearing ovulation or have ovulated and nearing your period. Levels below 1 are inconsistent with ovulation and above 3 are consistent with ovulation. In between is equivocal. But I believe this demonstrates a resumption of ovulation at least in the past cycle. The future is variable as we discussed. If you do not have a period then come in this Friday for another blood progesterone level."
Aaaaargh. So frustrating!!! Of COURSE my numbers have to be all complicated by being in between. Could have ovulated or could be soon. I feel like so many things have been "this or that." ...Could be hot flashes or it could be hormones coming back. ...Could be estrogen increasing or could be from the DHEA. I just want some kind of definitive answer on something, ya know?!? Grrrrr. But ok... I guess I can try to take it as a good thing. It "looks" like I "may" have ovulated. All I can do is wait for Aunt Flo, but Im certainly not holding my breath...
**By the way... anyone in the Orlando area (or who doesnt mind traveling) and needs to see an AMAZING RE, I highly recommend Dr. Trolice at Fertilty CARE. State of the Art facility, incredible Dr with tons of awards and they even offer FREE IVF with all subsequent IVF treatments if the first one doesnt take! Definitely worth checking out! http://www.myfertilitycare.com/**
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