Our baby doc, Dr. Milki, at Stanford, is COOL! He's wonderfully animated, funny as hell and somehow gives you the cold hard facts (low success rate) while also making you feel all full of hope. I would be honored to have him make our baby!
The seminar itself was kinda funny. Sort of a seminar/therapy session, as no one seemed to have a problem piping up to confess their particular defect. High FSH! Busted sperm! Bad eggs! Blocked tubes! There was a nice feeling in the room. Support. Eagerness. Excitement. Just makes you hope it works out for everyone.
So, true to form, I had a billion questions. Dr. M answered them all and offered advice. Since I had those pesky-not-quite-killin'-me blood clots in my lungs, Dr. M recommended I see a hematologist, which I will do on Thursday. Might be beneficial for me to be on heparin during treatment. Heparin is a blood thinner that's injected (when in the hospital, I took mine in the gut) daily. Sometimes twice daily depending on how much is needed. It's perfectly safe to take while knocked up, unlike coumadin which can cause severe birth defects. In addition to making my blood flow all smooth-like, it can also help prevent blood clots in the placenta, which can cut off nutrients to the baby and cause fetal death. So, 2 shots a day for 9 months? Totally worth it.
Speaking of shots, I thought S would be totally keen on gettin' to stab me, but he seems to be kinda squeamish about the needles.
Our next appointment, the official consult with Dr. M, is Monday 11/2. During that consultation, I'll get poked and prodded and my medical history dissected to determine a treatment plan. Then we hit the nurse coordinator's office to discuss the scheduling of the treatment plan. Then we meet with a financial coordinator to discuss emptying out our bank account to pay for the treatment plan. Doc will give me a prescription to get my $3000-$6000 worth of medication. Ouch. But again, totally worth it.
Though we are crazy excited, it still doesn't feel quite real to me, that we're actually going through with it. It's been a hope in our hearts and minds for so long. This all just feels like a dream......
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