Second Opinions
Ever since my last consult with my Dr. (Where she said that she didn't know why the IVF didn't work, and we would just do the same treatment next time.) my husband wants me to get a second opinion on why we can't get pregnant. I suppose he is right, however I just hate going through everything again--new doctors, new paperwork, consultations, etc. His choice of treatment centers is a local hospital/medical school, primarily due to the fact it is almost right next door instead of an hour away.
We received the new paperwork yesterday, and I filled out the multiple forms last night. It's expensive ($310 - $550) just for the consult! (Probably due to the prestigious name of the hospital/medial school.) Which to me is still surprising since it's a training hospital. This totally freaks me out! I envision a less coordinated version of Scrubs. I don't want a bunch of students walking around with clipboards, stopping by my exam room and taking notes, barking out diagnosis' per my list of conditions, or worse yet, practicing ultrasound, anesthesia, or IVF cycles on me. (I just had a friend move from the hospital/clinic after they gave her a pre-natal pap smear twice, the first time so a student could do it, the second was a Dr to confirm that they did it right. I really didn't like the sound of that at all!) However one of Tim's friends went through two IVF cycles there and on the 2nd attempt was successful. (For the second one, she had her tubes tied in order to get pregnant! This to me seems a bit extreme, since that pretty much eliminates any chance of it "just happening" if tying the tubes does not work. Plus I'm still not completely comfortable with "going under", or incisions for that matter. At least now there is still a slim chance I could get pregnant "naturally" but of course there is a chance I won't either.)
I am going to the consult out of respect for my husband, and in the end it's my choice on if we continue with my clinic, select the local hospital, or if I go through another cycle at all. (After the FET of course.) Hopefully the hospital visit won't be 1/2 as bad as I envision it. (Supposedly even the consult is viewed by students.) I think if they have to watch every personal infertility moment of my life, they should also have to watch my husband when it's his turn to perform. Although I doubt that the hospital would make him do it twice like my friend's pap smear.
We received the new paperwork yesterday, and I filled out the multiple forms last night. It's expensive ($310 - $550) just for the consult! (Probably due to the prestigious name of the hospital/medial school.) Which to me is still surprising since it's a training hospital. This totally freaks me out! I envision a less coordinated version of Scrubs. I don't want a bunch of students walking around with clipboards, stopping by my exam room and taking notes, barking out diagnosis' per my list of conditions, or worse yet, practicing ultrasound, anesthesia, or IVF cycles on me. (I just had a friend move from the hospital/clinic after they gave her a pre-natal pap smear twice, the first time so a student could do it, the second was a Dr to confirm that they did it right. I really didn't like the sound of that at all!) However one of Tim's friends went through two IVF cycles there and on the 2nd attempt was successful. (For the second one, she had her tubes tied in order to get pregnant! This to me seems a bit extreme, since that pretty much eliminates any chance of it "just happening" if tying the tubes does not work. Plus I'm still not completely comfortable with "going under", or incisions for that matter. At least now there is still a slim chance I could get pregnant "naturally" but of course there is a chance I won't either.)
I am going to the consult out of respect for my husband, and in the end it's my choice on if we continue with my clinic, select the local hospital, or if I go through another cycle at all. (After the FET of course.) Hopefully the hospital visit won't be 1/2 as bad as I envision it. (Supposedly even the consult is viewed by students.) I think if they have to watch every personal infertility moment of my life, they should also have to watch my husband when it's his turn to perform. Although I doubt that the hospital would make him do it twice like my friend's pap smear.
posted by Susan at 7:38 AM
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