Fertility Update

We had our first appointment with our fertility doctor last Monday and we love her! David even said she is "very smart" which means a lot coming from that smarty! We were bombarded by statistics and explanations of procedures. I don't know that we retained even half of it! The appointment took longer than expected but we decided to get the ball rolling with some initial tests. David and I both have some blood work done-his was to make sure he didn't have any diseases (HIV, AIDS, etc.) Mine was to check hormone levels, blood type, diseases, and just the basic chem panel (glucose, cholesterol, etc.). I also had an ultrasound to make sure I didn't have any cysts, etc. Everything turned out fine with that.

David had his sperm analysis and that turned out OK...for some reason I feel odd about posting the exact results. So I'll just say it turned out "OK". :)

I have a saline ultrasound on Friday (04/09). David has limited vacation/sick time and we'd like to save some of his time for the more invasive procedures. So I'm having my friend, Tammy, come with me.

Our doctor assured us that we were in the best place possible. Their success rate is around 60%. They work with a geneticist out of Detroit that is the best in the nation. She assured us that they double and triple check everything. Everyone in the office was so nice which is good because we'll be spending A LOT of time there.

I did spend some time last week researching PGD (Preimplantation genetic diagnosis). It turns out that we will still need to meet with the geneticist in Fargo because they need to locate the EXACT location of my TCS mutation. Our appointment is on May 21st. I imagine it will take about 6-8 weeks to get our results back. At that time, we'll need to contact Genesis Genetics to set up our registration appointment. I spoke with a genetic counselor there last week and she indicated that it would take 10 weeks to process our information before we could start the IVF process. When I found this out, I was SO thankful for being so proactive and a little OCD/control freakish. :)

We'll also be taking an IVF class through MeritCare in the next few weeks. I'm excited to learn more about the process and maybe meet some other couples.

I am so thankful that this is moving at a comfortable pace. I've always been a day dreamer and dreamed about my future...getting married, kids, etc. It's often very difficult to live in the moment because I am such a control freak. So much of my life is beyond my control-kids starring at me, people doubting my intelligence, etc. I think my daydreaming has always been a release for me.... I am so thankful that I'm able to have the right balance of daydreaming and control!