November 30, 2011 – The Awesome Doctor

It turns out that my sonogram appointment for tomorrow was lost by the office staff at my doc’s office.  Of course I was upset, because anything that delays us is upsetting, but in the end it worked out.  I called to ask a question about the appointment only to find out they no longer had record of it.  The woman I talked to was rude, and very unhelpful.  Eventually she said she would have someone call me back… 24 hours passed and no one had called me.  I called back and spoke to the office manager regarding everything.  She took care of it very quickly.  I explained that it was concerning that an appointment just disappeared, and she seemed to agree that the whole situation was unacceptable.  I received a call back from the sonogram tech and my question was answered: “yes, it is okay to combine my appointments.”  I was pleased and it was done.

Last night around 9:30 my doctor called, just to check in and make sure my question was answered.  I appreciate that he would do that.  I know he keeps a packed schedule, and taking the time to call me just to make sure my silly little question was answered was very nice.  While I had him on the phone I asked him about those at home ovulation tests and my frustration that my LH surge seemed to be hit or miss on them.   He laughed and said, “those tests seem to cause women the most frustration and drive women crazy.”  YES!!!  They do!  That is why I took the whole month of October away from them!  So ladies, here is what my doctor said.  Have sex every other day if possible during your fertile period.  Don’t worry about those tests.  If you are concerned that you are not getting a “nice ovulation” then ask your doc to run a progesterone check on day 21 of your cycle.  You will only produce progesterone if you ovulated.  He also said that the Clomid would help make sure I had “strong ovulations”.  So, I kind of love my doctor because he made me feel better and less stressed with a 5 minute phone call.  J We’ve got a plan to have me tested on day 21 of my December cycle, so I am not going to worry about those silly, expensive, and stress inducing home ovulation tests any more!