OMG - GMS

So I just made 4 appointments with Shady Grove and had it out with my nurse.

As you all know I have chosen NOT to get a Master's in IVF.  Why?  Because if I am going to pay $10,000 for a service I shouldn't have to become an expert.

Shady Grove does not do it better they just see more women.  I know they have a great success rate but their bedside manner sucks.

I saw the doctor - she laid things out for me; wrote things down on a piece of paper and then didn't give me that piece of paper.  BTW her face lit up when she knew I had insurance to cover this.  That is annoying.

I am supposed to go through the nurse - nice thing is that all things are in email - but when I ask a question like (who will give me my blood work results?) I have to ask it 3-4 times in email before she answers.

They have given me a list of websites - wow - I really don't want to read medical journals - I want a simple easy to understand tutorial.  There can be links to more in-depth information that I can read at my discretion.  But if I have to be monitored tell me if I have to make an appointment; how long it will take; when, etc.

They know I haven't done IVF before so they need to stop talking to me about it like I have.

I've talked it over with two other SMC friends who told me the process.  After I stamped my foot in the ultrasound room the nurse explained everything - it was good.  Why do I have to stamp my foot to get an answer I don't know.

I'm really surprised they don't have boilerplate.

She sent me a linke yesterday that Shady Grove wrote about "Demystifying IVF" - OMG it was horrible.  First it brought up more questions than it answered because items conflicted with what I was told.  Second it assumes everyone is in a hetero relationship (are they not in DC).  And three is is just marketing pulp to make IVF sound like a bed of roses and then you get a baby.

It didn't say you need to take the day off work to have the eggs retrieved.  While that might be obvious to some - why should it be to someone who hasn't done it or read anything.

I want to chill out for the next month; drink my wine (oh no one has said not to drink so I will assume I can) and meditate.  But then I get an email from someone I have never heard of saying she ordered my meds; here is the pharmacy I should call in Boston to find out more (no phone number btw) - wait what really? $4 K worth of drugs - maybe $6K that my insurance said I have to see a specific pharmacy for and she just went ahead and ordered it.

And BTW didn't introduce herself to me as in - Hi I'm Ashli - I work with your nurse and your doctor and I will be helping you fill your insanely expensive prescription.  I know this is a daunting process but I will walk you through it.

She has no idea how they are shipped to me; what the box looks like; how far in advance I should get them - then why is she there?

So I have an appointment now to take the injection class; get a mock transfer; get my pre-IVF blood and ultrasound screening.

I'm now on birth control - fun.

As expected I have not STDs or blood disorders.

This process is finite
This process is finite
This process is finite