Let's get this party started!

OK... so it's been a while since I updated, and quite a bit has changed.

I finally had time to call my original clinic. Left voicemail for the clinic manager at about 5 a.m. (right when I got up for work so I'd make sure I got the call in). I explained that I was at a bit of a loss... that I wasn't sure where to go... that the new place wasn't as convenient, but my decision would come down to (a) whether I could transfer to a new doc at the original clinic without having to wait and (b) whether the plan established with my original doc would be honoured (it's in my chart already), and that the second point was very important. I mentioned that this was going to be IVF round 2 because we don't have anything left frozen after an early miscarriage and a failed frozen cycle. I also mentioned that really, those 2 considerations were the only 2... that convenience, while convenient, wasn't really a deciding factor, and that since my doc is now on mat leave, I'd have to see a new doc no matter which way I went.

Now, bear in mind that clinic hours are 7-9:30. At 10:00 a.m. I got a call from the clinic manager (herself... not some lackey) who had already talked to one of the other docs (the "head honcho"), and that he'd take me on no problem, just come in on Day 2 and sign up with him. They still have the original of my file, so there's no problem there... there'd just be a little paperwork to fill out for the 'transfer of care'. Awesome!

Of course, then the worry set in... what if I went in on Day 2 and he decided to alter my plan? ... if we don't do a transfer in February, we have to wait until June (because we're booked on a trip we desperately need in May... if they do a transfer mid-Feb, I'll be 15 weeks by that time... I don't want to go if I'm in the 1st trimester - admittedly out of fear, but also partly because I know from my brief stay before that fatigue and queasiness can be huge factors, especially when you throw in the additional meds - and things likely won't line up nicely again until my June cycle).

But in the end, I have to consider other things. This guy has a great reputation... he gets results... an results are definitely what we're after here! Ok, so his ratings online say he sucks in the punctuality department, but I can live with that (of course, now that my Sr. Manager has left the team it could get a little sticky being late so much... and now I have the joy of explaining it to a guy. Poop. Oh well... life goes on).

Then, of course, AF was 3 days late showing up for the party, just to piss me off. I've always been regular, even after the miscarriage (except for 3 times pre-clinic when I was 3 days late... there's some debate as to what happened those cycles)... and the one time I really want... no... NEED AF to show, she decides to be late. Grr. But at least she didn't show up yesterday, because today is going to be a busy one with work (meetings 9 - 4 straight), and "the weather outside is frightful" (freezing rain, snow, ice, and more on the way). Here's hoping tomorrow goes well and smoothly....