Options
I had a very unsatisfying meeting with my primary RE at the clinic. I showed her my cycle information, expressed my very strong concerns that the Clomid hasn’t really done anything. She treated me like a child. Made me cry. Made me incredibly angry, not that that’s a hard thing to accomplish these days.
I have two options for whenever we’re going to try this next.
1. (Her fav) Take 100mg of Clomid for days 2 - 11 of the next cycle.
2. Begin a super-ovulation/IUI cycle that will probably either be cancelled due to too many follicles, or converted to an IVF cycle.
In the meantime, since it’s been over a year since I did all my labs and exams, I need to go for an ultrasound, another HSG, and four rounds of blood work. I’m also supposed to start taking prometrium to induce a cycle since it’s already day 41.
Great.
I hate my clinic.
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No Doctor should ever make you cry–that’s just horrible. It sucks already that it’s so much work to do all of this and then to have a bitchy doctor. I’m sorry.
I am so sorry that your doctor made you cry. I understand that this is their daily life, but it is our entire world.
Love and hugs.
is there another clinic you can use? sounds like htey really aren’t taking you seriously… especailly when they keep telling you to have sex with your husband when you O. Idiots like that shouldn’t be in charge of your care!
That’s such a bummer - and so disrespectful of you. Are there any other clinics to try? Or could you request a different doc? Or maybe, book an appointment, & tell her exactly why you feel disappointed with her care of you. Docs aren’t used to getting that (their God complex thing), but they need to realize that you’re a person deserving of care, not just some button to push pills at. You have the right to demand more of their time & ttention - even if it’s just an extra two minutes to discuss things.
I know when my grandmother died, I was beyond frustration & tears with her “medical care”, which is a big reason why I insisted on midwives for prenatal care & Am’s delivery. So, out of that unpleasantness did come something good - the excellent care & professional services of the midwives was outstanding. So the negative experience did lead to someting good - it just took a couple of years & some distance to realize it.
Hope you’re feelng better today,
K.
That is a long time for clomid. That doesn’t seem like a good idea, but I am no doctor. I am so sorry that this process is so hard. I have cried so much, some days it seems physically impossible to cry any more. If you are so unhappy with your doc, is finding a new one worth it in the long run? There are so many variables in this process that having a sucky doc would make it much worse, nearly unbearable. Good luck.
October 21, 2008 @ 8:19 am
Ugh, that’s terrible. I’m sorry — it’s hard enough to be dealing with all this TTC stuff. Having physicians who fall so sort on the ole bedside manner is just unfair.