So after weighing our options, E and I have definitely decided to go
ahead with IVF. I'm on BCP right now in preparation and my next
ultrasound is supposed to be the 22nd. I thought everything was decided, taken care of, done.
We
were going to go with our current doctor who works both at Kaiser and
another fertility clinic. We like her, she's really nice and we've
enjoyed working with her. She laughs at my stupid jokes and takes her
time during my appointments, I feel like she really hears me. She allows me to participate in the cycles
more than another doctor might, and takes what research I share into
account. I was all ready to sign up with her when it was suggested to me
that we might want to look at another clinic first.
The primary reasons for this suggestion were:
- My doctor is fairly young, about my age. She just passed her boards and our case is fairly complex. Does she have enough experience?
- My doctor is stretched really thin at Kaiser right now. Two doctors are currently out, one left for private practice so she isn't coming back, and my doctor is picking up all the slack. She's really, really busy.
- Her clinic has no risk sharing programs or multi-cycle programs to purchase. It's just a straight cycle cost and if it doesn't work there's no refund program or guarantee.
The other doctor and clinic we were directed to look at:
- The doctor is world renowned and has like 20 years experience. People come from all over the world to see him.
- The clinic has multi-cycle options but I'd need to get confirmation that I can participate with my premutation. 1, 2, 3 cycle programs and a refund guarantee cycle are all available.
I
set up a consultation with the new clinic because I was given a free
first appointment card. Interestingly, the new clinic has some pretty
crappy Yelp reviews (not that I would ever choose a clinic based on
yelp reviews) but I suspect its because they give out many free first
appointment cards. Most of them are people whining about it taking too
long to schedule their free appointment or the billing department making
mistakes. My doctor's clinic, on the other hand, has excellent yelp reviews,
from actual patients. My doctor's practice is also smaller than the more
experienced doctor, more personal attention? She knows how I respond to medication
based on our two IUIs which I really like. Plus, the bigger clinic is a
"chain" in that there's more than one location, which I don't love, but
it has better statistics. According to their literature, the bigger clinic also does a lot
of PGD cycles
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