I have seen my fair share of doctors throughout our infertility journey, and I could write a long, angry post about my frustrations with each one of them. Today was my first appointment with Dr. Stanford and he was a breath of fresh air. Finally, we have found a doctor who wants to do all he can to find out what's wrong with us. A doctor who isn't going to recommend expensive and unnecessary tests and treatments. A doctor who listens. A doctor who takes time to answer our questions. A doctor who educates his patients and empowers them to make their own decisions about their treatments. A doctor who takes into account a patient's emotional well-being. A doctor who cares! Dave and I both felt that Dr. Stanford sincerely cared about us and our situation. A good part of the appointment today was spent discussing our emotional well-being and overall physical health. He prescribed some fertility tests in addition to reducing stress, getting enough rest, and exercising regularly. He also recommended seeing a counselor who specializes in infertility. He gave us a packet of information about the tests he had prescribed, a timeline of appointments and treatments personalized to our situation, and links to websites to learn more about the treatments. I was also given information about how to contact him between appointments. That's right, a doctor who is available by e-mail to answer all of my ridiculous questions! I don't have to wait six weeks until I see him again to ask him my questions. I also get to see my medical records online. When they described NaPro Technology as patient-empowered, they were right!
I am so grateful that we found Dr. Stanford and his new approach to treating infertility. We have a lot of faith in him already. He said that on average, patients get pregnant within 8-9 months of starting with NaPro Technology. So, 2011 could be our lucky year after all!
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ReplyDeleteI'm so glad the appointment went well Rachel!! I'll be excited to hear more about it. Yea!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts on this blog Rachel. I hope you don't mind that I made a few comments. I just feel like I have been where you are and can relate in so many ways. It is hard and heart breaking. Even after having a baby come into my life, feelings of infertility do no just disappear, but I do feel like they are healed over time. Heavenly Father wants to bless each of us and wants us to have families. It was amazing how much my testimony of my Savior grew through our struggles.
ReplyDeletePlease know that you are thought of and loved. I pray that you will be blessed with a baby really soon.
Your child is going to be blessed with wonderful parents. Hope to hear good news soon!
Patricia Holland's "One Thing Needful" has a great quote:
ReplyDelete"I have only three children and have wept that I could not have more. And I know that some of you without any have wept, too. And sometimes too many have simply been angry over the very subject itself. For the sake of our eternal motherhood, I plead that this not be so. Some women give birth and raise children but never “mother” them. Others, whom I love with all my heart, “mother” all their lives but have never given birth. And all of us are Eve’s daughters, whether we are married or single, maternal or barren. We are created in the image of the Gods to become gods and goddesses. And we can provide something of that divine pattern, that maternal prototype, for each other and for those who come after us. Whatever our circumstance, we can reach out, touch, hold, lift, and nurture—but we cannot do it in isolation. We need a community of sisters stilling the soul and binding the wounds of fragmentation."