First RE appointment

It went really well. I will say it was probably the longest appointment I've ever had. My appointment was for 2:15 and I left at 4. First I saw the nurse, who went over all the paperwork I'd filled out and asked a few basic questions. Then I met with my RE, who was really nice and actually reminded me of Tina Fey. She went over all my paper work again and asked me some more questions about my cycles, birth control history, etc. She did say she doubted PCOS was an issue because I didn't have all of the general markers (just the irregular cycles...and ::cough:: some weight gain), but that I did have symptoms that could be endometriosis. She then explained where we would go from here, and I was pleased that they are moving right into the testing rather than suggesting any drugs.

- I have one set of bloodwork to complete as soon as I can, which will be a complete metabolic panel and a lipid panel with LDL/HDL ratio (this is coming off the lab sheet).

- My next appointment is next week, 8/20/09 for an initial physical, and ultrasound. They will also go over our family history and discuss genetic testing.

-If/when AF (my period) arrives, I will call the third person I met with, our patient care specialist, and she will schedule my cd 3 bloodwork, which said can be done on cd 2, 3, or 4.

-Between cd5 and cd10 I will have a Sonohysterography (sono), which can be done in their office, and a Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) with must be in the out patient radiology department at the hospital. My RE did say that the later can be rather painful for some people and she had no problem prescribing something along the lines of Diazepam. I will also need to take antibiotics, starting two days prior to the HSG.

- I got a SA collection cup for R. The look on his face when I handed it to him when I got home was priceless. I think somehow he still thought he wouldn't have do anything until they confirmed the issue wasn't with me.

I also asked the care specialist if there is any cancellation policy if we happen to get pregnant our own this cycle. She said that of course that isn't a problem, they love when patients get pregnant on their own, but that I am now considered their patient no matter what. So if I get that BFP, I call her for bloodwork and they will monitor me through the first trimester with weekly ultrasounds! That will be a huge reassurance when I get to that point.

Overall I am very pleased and glad to have a definite plan. :)