Hubby and I went to church this weekend for the first time in forever. We need to get our marriage convalidated with the Catholic church so my husband can be godfather to his best friend's brand new baby. To do that, we decided to start going to church more often and this last weekend was our first Sunday back in town. It was a nice service, but the homily struck a little close to home. It was all about perseverance in asking God for what you want; that some things take time and determination but God will deliver in the end. The day before I was telling Spencer how frustrated I was with our second opinion and don't hold much hope for the third opinion. I was ready to take a nice long break of all this. The message on Sunday was the perfect sign to keep pushing forward and to not give up.
Today's appointment added to my newfound optimism. This time, we saw Dr. Gada at a clinic in Southlake (so close to home!!). We got there and filled out paperwork (although I don't know why they couldn't have printed it off of the portal information I provided instead of making me fill out the same information again). We were actually called back rather quickly, before our appointment time. We sat in an office for a while, but I think we saw the doctor just around our appointment time, maybe a tad earlier. This was a nice change from previous doctors who have made us wait for 20-30 minutes past our appointment time before calling us back. He started off just like the other doctors did; he said he understood that we would be frustrated but that he was confident that he could help us have a kid. He said we just need to be persistent and we will eventually hit on the right formula for me. To me, this was about as clear a sign as could be that this is the right place to be. He could have used many other words, but he used that key word persistent- the same word from church on Sunday. Dr. Gada just seemed to speak my language and seemed to know exactly what I needed/wanted to hear.
He said that there is nothing to suggest that our embryos are bad or that we need to do a new retrieval (like opinion two said). Whoo-hoo! That saves us a bundle. He shared Dr. Doody's opinion that these embryos will eventually get us a baby; it just may take many more transfers. He said we could test the embryos if we want; data shows that the thawing process doesn't stress the embryo too much and testing provides good data about which embryos we should use. He said that there were some tests we could run on me to determine if everything is fine with me; if they come back normal, then we can proceed with the more expensive tests on the embryos. This was the second sign for me that I want to switch to this doctor. He suggested one of the tests I've been wanting but was too frustrated/timid to ask for. He didn't seem to mind ordering a second test that I asked for, saying it may not have anything to add to our process, but he doesn't mind ordering as many cheaper blood tests as I want. He made me feel very comfortable and heard. I decided to be blunt and ask for pricing as everything came to a close. My original plan was to get prices and game plans from other doctors, so this would have been a slightly unsuccessful trip if I hadn't gotten their pricing. It's not too far from Dr. Doody's office, just a tad bit more on some parts, but he suggested that they may be able to match Dr. Doody's prices on certain things. They definitely seem better priced than opinion two.
Overall, I feel like this is where the next step of our journey is going. I feel really good about our process again. I feel like we have a plan now. We are running some tests on me and one on Spencer. We should get those results in about two weeks and have a better idea of whether we need to test the embryos or just try another frozen transfer. I'm excited and optimistic about our future. I still hate this process and that this is our fate, but I will remain persistent.
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