I <3 Dr. Brumsted

What a day! I will start out by saying I was such a nervous wreck that I woke up at 3 am and paced. I was going to see my NP for test results at 10:45 and was terribly nervous. I went there thinking that something was going to show up in my b/w. I AM lactating, for Christ's sake! Anyways, to my dismay all b/w came back totally clear. Now I am not sure at this point its because of stress, the unknown or lack of sleep but I started to bawl. Uncontrollably. Simon called to see what the verdict was and I cried in his ear the whole 45 minutes I drove to the RE. I feel bad about it now, but honestly I was scared. I figured if it wasn't hormonal then WTF IS going on with me?Simon assured me that I needed to calm down and everything is in God's hands. He was talking to me about the chance of being infertile and how we would make it through this somehow. It is times like these when I tumble to the ground and he is there to catch me that I fall so in love with him all over again.

So I make it to FAHC, where my RE is. I am shaking and peeing every 10 minutes from nerves. They were running late, of course so I waited and read every 6 month old magazine in the waiting room. I was so afraid of what could be said. I was afraid they would look at the b/w, look at me and turn me away at the door and just tell me to lose weight. That was SO not the case. The nurse came in, took history, stats, etc and was super nice and sensitive. Then came in the doc. Now I was super nervous enough about him being a male.... but the second he walked in the room there something comforting. ANYWAYS.... to get to the chase, he said he was really hopeful about this. He said that I had/have had normal periods in the past and I should have been ovulating. Since none of my hormones are out of wack, he said he wanted to pretty much rule out PCOS and any other disease/disorder. He wants to get base line testing out of the way which means DH gets SA and I get a HSG... and holy f*ing shit that scares me. Because I have had "issues" in the past he said having a blocked fallopian tube could be a possibility. So, he has prescribed Provera to start my period (which I have never taken) and I will schedule the HSG test as soon as AF arrives. He also has given me an antibiotic to take after the test due to I am at high risk for infection (oh boy!) He said he is optimistic that I am young and healthy and hoping I would be KTFU before the year is over...yay! So for now things seem to be on the right track. He also threw out Clomid and some other possibilites to help after he gets tests results. Simon and I are feeling really good about what he had to say and are keeping our fingers crossed. I will definitely keep everyone updated.

My Most awesomest RE:

Dr. John Brumsted

Obstetrician/Gynecologist; Subspecialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Interim Chief Quality OfficerProfessor, OB/GYNDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Fletcher Allen Healthcare

Burlington, VT