I decided to take the reins!

So far I have been sitting back and letting Dr. R decide what is best for me and DH as we TTC. He is clearly not a fertility specialist and while I have much respect for him and plan to keep him on as my OBGYN I knew it was time for me to move from him to an RE.

The straw that broke the camel's back? When he told me to relax for the summer and not think about TTC so much and then if I am not pregnant by September then he would start me on Clomid. This would be unmonitored and while I probably would have done it, I think that would have been the wrong choice.

So last week I called to see if he would refer me to a fertility clinic. His secretary told me I would need to make an appointment. So, again, I sat back and let someone else dictate for me.

Today, I pulled my balls out of my purse and I called back and said "Listen bitch! You tell Dr. R that I want a referral and I want it now!"
Ok, so maybe I exxagerated that a bit......

Here is what really happened. I pulled my balls out of my purse and called and said "I was just wondering if you could possibly pull my chart for Dr. R, tell him I am requesting a referral to a fertility clinic and see if he will fax it for me? It is a long drive for me to see him and I was just there a couple of weeks ago. If he still wants to see me in person I will keep my appointment in 2 weeks but this would save me some trouble. Thanks"

She said she would call me back.

So I waited. And then D called me at work to say that he went into the bathroom and the phone rang, there was a message saying that yes he would send the referral today and she just needed to know which clinic I would prefer (since they are both a hefty drive) I chose the clinic that they deal with the most since I had done a shitload of research on the weekend and even printed out the medical history forms and filled them out.

So there you have it boys and girls. This girl is moving on to see an RE!

I am excited, nervous, happy and anxious to see what the next step will be but I am happy with my decision to take the reins and move on to an RE. I am very thankful for Dr. R and all of the tests and help he has given me but his scope only goes so far.