
October 31st, 2008
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Friday, October 31st, 2008Headache
Friday, October 31st, 2008I have a self-induced headache caused by self-induced high blood pressure right at this moment. I’m mad/upset, whatever the term might be, with my chosen infertility doctor right now. I wish to goodness sake that I could actually meet a doctor that listened to me. I mean actually heard what I said and if they couldn’t remember maybe they’d at least make notes regarding what I said for review prior to future conversations.
During the HSG test I had a few weeks ago, the radiologist saw a polyp in/on my uterus. The polyp is 1 centimeter. That’s about this big: ____. This morning the doctor calls to tell me he has to remove the polyp or I won’t be able to get pregnant, but we’ll have a follow-up conversation about this. Okay I can discuss this. Next thing I know I’m getting a call from some guy at the office scheduling SURGERY. Oh, and the guy says they need to schedule it out far enough so that I can “be on the contraceptives long enough before hand.” WHAT?????
Hmmm, let’s count the number of things wrong with the paragraph above………
I’ll not go into a diatribe about our very personal decision to follow with strict adherence the reproductive teachings of the Catholic Church. But we did discuss that, obviously without success, with the doctor during our first appointment. I’m still stuck on figuring out the part where there was a discussion about this polyp, it’s location, it’s make-up and whether or not it HAS to come out or if it is a personal desire of el doctor’s to take it out to finish paying off a new Porsche!!
I’m slightly heart broken. This infertility stuff is serious, it’s involved and it effects a person’s deepest emotions. And I’m talking to some guy that isn’t respectful of our expressed faith-based desires and apparently thinks he can just schedule surgeries without convincing me of the absolute necessity. Come on, the guy hasn’t figured out why I’m not ovulating yet. I could give a flying fig about a centimeter sized polyp considering I’m not even ovulating. What good is having a pristine uterus if ya can’t release an egg to hatch there???