31 March 2009

More tests.....

We're entering testing time. DH went in to have his prolactin levels checked today and to drop off his sample. Next week I will have blood drawn for my nephrologist visit the week after. In the midst of this, we're getting back into our exercise (my knees hate it!).

I managed to get most of our records from my doctor last week so on friday I sent them off to a doctor in CZ. The doctor confirmed receipt and he's pulling together PGD info for PKD. DH's doctor wouldn't give him a copy of his files so he had to request that they be sent to the local doctor who agrees to help up with this process. I should be picking up a copy of my file from my nephrologist today. I hope then that we can do a telephone consult.

DH is open to flying over there for an appointment and to have the drugs prescribed if it then allows us to only have to be there for a week or two in Aug/September. I will admit that it is attractive. I really would like to have some vacation time in December.....

27 March 2009

Haven't Been Here For A While...

All I can say is that I have been so busy! This past month I've had major projects at work, I'm trying to edit my dissertation proposal for resubmission and I even managed to get sick. My fitness regimine had to take a backseat for a while so now i have to make up lost ground as well! Thank God Good Friday is a few weeks away so I can have a paid day off!

Anyhow, DH and I have been researching other IVF options in Europe to see what is out there. We met with a GP here that is willing to work with us and an overseas doctor and he also advised us to get copies of all of our files and consolidate them - we're also going to keep a copy with him. We have been in contact with another clinic in CZ and are going to do a consultation with them over the phone once with our current file. I hope we can do that before Easter. We're looking at possibly going abroad in August/Septemnber for treatment if DH's results from next week's tests don't come back looking good.