Honestly I've known for a while that the military RE office doesn't care. If they can't throw clomid at the victim and knock them up within 3 cycles then they basically write you off. Well okay they'll keep you if you've got the money for up to two rounds of IVF but that is it. I was going to be let go from the clinic after the second IVF failed. See they don't let you do three IVFs here even if you are the one paying for it all.
I'm sick of this nonsense.
Last night I called the IVF nurse coordinator who also coordinates the donor eggs. She finally called me back at 0852 hrs. So much for the first call of the day at 0730 hrs.
She said they won't do another ultrasound. I kind of figured they wouldn't I told her.
She said they'd need a urine sample to check for a bladder infection. I told her it isn't my bladder. I've had a bladder infection before and I remember well what that feels like. I explained to her it hurts to get into the squat position to pee and the muscles spasm after causing a lot of pain making my body not want to pee for fear of pain.
She said 100 is not a fever. She said I am most probably just ovulating. She said they don't go by temperatures any longer as they aren't accurate. Really? I said to her that I still have all my old temperature charts and never was it 100 and if she'd like to see them I'm more than willing to bring them in for her.
I said to her so what you are saying is that you aren't worried about this. She said, "no". I said okay then whatever. Yes I did say whatever.
When I said the whatever she said she could run it by Dr.C. later today and see what he thinks. So in that time where she should have been getting back to me first thing in the morning she wasn't even asking the doctor's opinion. Great!
What I'm wondering is where is Lt.Col. B. Today is the day he is at the clinic. He does research on endometriosis and only has clinic hours one day a week...THURSDAYS. So why wouldn't he be able to answer the questions I have?
Wait I think I did already say that the RE office didn't care right?
I'm guessing that I should have done what my spouse suggested last night, we were both in our pajamas and I didn't want him to have to change, and go directly to the ER. I figured that with it being Thursday the next day that Lt.Col.B. would be the one to handle this. He is truly the only one there right now that actually cares. He insisted that the clinic push forward without orders in hand from PNW to start the testing now.
J is pissed. I'm upset. Oh and because I'm still supposed to do timed intercourse this week I'm supposed to have sex tonight because the pain I'm feeling, according to the nurse, is just ovulation pain. This is not ovulation pain!
Happy Valentine's Day to all that celebrate. I'll be celebrating with a hot rice bag from bed.
Is this SRM? They weed out undesirable patients because they are owned by shareholders and need to show profits. The difficult cases mess up their oh so impressive success rate numbers that they need for advertising purposes. So instead of working to solve the issues, they just stop treating those who pose a challenge.
ReplyDeleteLuckily no, though the military RE is affiliated with SRM where I was having my IUIs done and had the two IVFs. Probably just another reason why they told me timed intercourse only this cycle and didn't give me the meds. Though of course they finally admitted I have a progesterone deficiency.
DeleteThat is what I truly do not understand! They know of the issues at hand and just refuse to deal with them!! REFUSE! THE BASTARDS!
DeleteErm, yeah, I'm no doctor but that does NOT sound like ovulation pain at all. It's kind of crazy how these clinic secretaries just decide to take on the role of nurse/fertility specialist without actually speaking to the RE... same thing happened when I had my ectopic -- I kept insisting that it was unusual for me to have a full period and then a beta kick in after that, but she brushed me off, saying, "No, bleeding is normal in pregnancy." If it wasn't for my other doctor arranging an early ultrasound, we wouldn't have caught it until WAY later...
ReplyDeleteOh I know it isn't ovulation pain. I hurt so bad yesterday that I had to force myself to eat something or end up my hypoglycemia kicking in. I still didn't eat much and ended up dizzy.
Deleteew hypoglycemia issues are no fun :C
DeleteWow that is absolutely not ovulation pain. What an absolutely moron. So sorry you have to deal with all this.
ReplyDeleteYeah I know. Adhesion have most likely grown back. Today's ultrasound showed that I ovulated most likely on Sunday night when I had pain.
DeleteA hot rice bag sound like a good valentine. I do love it. Maybe I should marry that since Jamie doesn't want to! I hope your day gets better and they call you back. I wish they would say just come in and we will fit you in to talk to the dr yourself!
ReplyDeleteI dare you to write on your hot rice bag "Jamie" and tell him you are putting him to good use. Hope he comes around to realize you are the best thing in his life he could ever hope to have.
DeleteIt sounds like they were a little forceful with the catheter to me. A little cramping is normal, but this isn't cramping! I would hit the ER, even if it is just to get some serious pain relief and a check for infection.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Dr.B. said something like that too in his office today. I just didn't go into that much detail in the blog.
DeleteGosh I just have to second another poster with "who do these phone answering bimbos think they are?!"
ReplyDeleteI think some are really overworked and I do realize that sometimes we call in a panic. Not defending them but they should really pass on the messages to the doctors more often than trying to triage things they aren't qualified to handle.
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