So, I'm in the process of switching primary care physicians (PCPs), and I scheduled an appointment with my new PCP (Dr. M) for mid-March. Wanting to start inseminations in early March, I asked her advice on medication I'm on and its effects on conception and pregnancy. She doesn't have some special OB something something that she needs to advise me on such matters, so she sends me to Dr. G, an obstetrician.
I try to make an appointment with Dr. G, but he reviews my chart, and places me in the "high risk" category. It is not mentioned the reason(s) I'm high-risk (I'm 35, fat, and have high blood pressure, so it could be any one of those things). He can't advise high-risk patients, so he sends me to Dr. T. Apparently, Dr. T is some super-specialist?
My appointment with Dr. T is in late February, which is good timing. While I'm a little woogedy about being dubbed "high-risk," if it gets me into see the doctors sooner, then that's fine by me.
In other health news, I'm in love with my Acupuncturist. And I mean that in a purely professional, non-gender-specific way. He's been working with me for about a month and, based on how well I've been responding to treatment, he's very optimistic about my chances of becoming pregnant. He even prescribed some magic chinese herbs that are going to help prep my body. They taste like ginger-y bile, but totally tolerable.
Tomorrow I've got an appointment with Dr. P, my Chiropractor. I haven't talked with him about fertility, but I'm going to use some time tomorrow to give him a heads-up. I really want to attack this from all sides. My health is strongest when I handle it really holistically, so I believe that I should handle my fertility in a similar manner.
Wish me luck!
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