10 Weeks

We are now officially ten weeks post-surgery.  Dr. A told me to wait until my second cycle after the surgery to start trying, and of course, we didn't listen.  I think there was some small part of me that was hoping that, just like everyone told us, it would happen right away.  I can't tell you how many people said "I have this friend who had that surgery and got pregnant immediately afterwards!"  That's all lovely, and I know the stories are shared with the best of intentions... but seriously? If one more person tells me what happened to their friend/sister/roommate I am going to scream.

As you can probably tell, the first cycle after the surgery did not work.  I did have a positive ovulation test, but I did not get pregnant.  The strange thing about this cycle, is that there was no positive ovulation test.  I tested for several days before the estimated date, during, and afterwards, and no positives. The only thing Mr D and I can think of, is that this month I should be ovulating on the left side (and if you remember, that is the side that Dr A had to "weedwack" in order to remove the cyst). Dr A had said that it could take awhile for that ovary to figure things out and get back up to speed, so my assumption is that it is still working on healing.

I am starting to feel like we need to identify some "next steps".  Mr D had a physical last week, and has a phone appointment today with a urologist to talk about his "subnormal" semen analysis and what they think he needs to do next.  The difficult thing is that choosing a Reproductive Endocrinologist is hanging over our heads.  Not only will this Dr. be responsible for helping us get pregnant, but their work will not be covered by insurance, which means we have to be C-A-R-E-F-U-L! In case I haven't mentioned before, we are not rich :(.

The only referral I have gotten for a RE is for the same Dr, from three different people.  My Dr, my sister's friend (who just got pregnant after 3 years.. YAY) and my sister's neighbor.  The problem is that I am somewhat familiar with this doctor through my previous employer, and although very nice, he is somewhat of a cross between Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Bean... AHHH! He comes highly recommended, is apparently very kind, patient and ethical (all of which are important).  But do I really want Dr. Rodgers-Bean down THERE?!? Ohh my goodness...