A doctor Right Up our Alley!

Today we finally met Dr. Werlin! From the moment we walked in we felt like family. The office was decorated for the holidays and the nurses and staff welcomed us from the beginning. What a difference from 3 years ago when we first went to a separate doctor for the same issues. First of all I will never have to see any other doctor but him through the whole experience which is fantastic. The last office we never saw the same doctor and it was so cold. The nurses of course loved Mario and his infamous style. They were so energetic and helpful! So we went into Dr. Werlin's own office to wait for him and we felt right at home. We found a doctor from our own hearts. His office was so cluttered and filled with pictures, collectibles, and so many dolls that looked just like him. Mario and I laughed and joked that it looked like our house! Dr. Werlin is a rolling stones fanatic and wears rolling stones pins on his lab coat and his long gray hair and spectacle glasses are classic. You could tell how his patients adored him and how dedicated he is to his work. He told me that we were going to be attached at the hip throughout the process and would be best buds by the end.
We had a great consultation and he explained to us about where he thought we should head with this journey. He told us we could do insemination again but with injections this time. He also said I needed surgery to explore if I had any abnormalities that could have kept it from working the last time. It is quite expensive and we only have a 5-15% chance of getting pregnant with it. Our next option which he suggests is in vitro. With in vitro we have a 45-50% chance of getting pregnant. He said I won't need the surgery for it but you do have surgery when they extract my eggs. He explained different packages and we are leaning towards the largest because it gives us the best chance and they will freeze our embryos for siblings or future IVF cycles. Financially we will be wiped out but hopefully with a little blessing in our arms. He did an ultrasound on me and told me I was ovulating tomorrow so go home and have lots of fun. So we figure this will be the last month of old fashioned love making so let's make the best of it! :) Lots of decisions to make. Many blood tests are scheduled in the next couple of weeks and my wonderful husband has to give a semen sample and then they are going to put it with a hamster egg to see if his soldiers can penetrate it. WOW that is quite scientific. And that's the thing this is all so scientific. I never thought my babies would have to be made this way. But this is the path my life is heading for and with each breath we breathe we will move right along through it.

The infamous Dr. Werlin himself

one of the many silly dolls Dr. Werlin has in his office. This is his Rolling Stones version holding a baby! He is awesome.