DOCTOR

Ok Tuesday I awoke stressed. Brooke was nauseous. We have different ways to deal with our nerves. We had been waiting for Tuesday for quite some time. Brooke took the day off work and I took most of the day with a half day. Tuesday we went to the doctor. Dr. Patton it appears will be “the guy”. Dr. Patton kind of wierds  me out to be honest and didn’t exactly calm my nerves. OHSU is the one sperm bank in Oregon so good thing it’s nearby. I was cranky and irritable and just plain old nervous. When we actually got registered and checked in I was bombarded with just how real this all felt. How close we were to getting all of this done. I wasn’t sure what exactly we were going to be discussing in the first place I just knew it was something we had to do. Well Dr. Patton and his assistant met with us in his nice corner office. With his black leather couch for two practically on top of his desk with binders and displays of the uterus and vagina. I felt like he wanted to talk more about Zupan’s then the process. He kept asking Brooke stupid questions about her job while I just wanted to know what we have to do now to make this damn baby. Finally I pulled it out of him. Brooke got the blood work needed and we filled out all the paperwork to actually get the donor we picked out (known as #6452). We spoke with Dr.Patton for about 45 minutes which I think about 20 minutes was actually about the situation. He told us all about the ovulation testing and that we also need to see a counselor who is a fertility expert. Which the counselor kind of rubs me the wrong way. I don’t feel it’s necessary and I especially don’t like that it is something that we are told to do. If we were able to make babies on our own this would be a non issue. Not only is it something I don’t want to do, it’s one more thing I have to worry about paying for. After we talk to Dr. Patton they move us to another small room(this time no view) with one desk, a computer that we can’t use anyways, 3 chairs, and a phone that isn’t plugged it. At this time we are supposed to read all the information he gave us and fill out the donor paperwork. Throughout this time period 2 other people keep coming back and forth with questions and answers as well as Dr. Patton. At this point I am beyond overwhelmed which makes me more cranky. Somehow we eventually get out of there and all I really want to do is go home and spend time with Brooke. However, Brooke did want to see the ovulation kits and how much they cost. So, at Fred Meyer there are about 6 different kinds to choose from. Another choice that seems so daunting.

So, here we are now. The next step we have to go see a counselor. After that we start using these ovulation tests. When that little test gives us the right result, we call up their office and they set up an appointment for the next day. That day they will stick a little catheter in there and pray those guys from 6452 will find their way to baby making.