I’m sure these updates are oh so boring for you all, but it’s my way to document this experience to look back on later.

What is it with doctors? Yesterday, I had my wonderful experience with my opthamologist’s office, and today, I had to fight with someone from my rheumatologist’s office to send in a form for coverage for my Enbrel for two reasons — in case the IVF doesn’t work or, if it does, so I can order the medicine to have on hand for after I give birth (I’ve heard the flare up after birth is awful).

I think that’s a reasonable request. *Obviously* I’m not going to be using the medicine if I do get pregnant. I just want to get the paperwork turned in so everything is approved and ready to go for when I need it.

However, the woman who called me said that my doctor *will not* submit my form because I’m trying to get pregnant. I told her my reasons, and she continued to say, “Well, you’re trying to get pregnant.”

Right. I *totally* understand that. I’m the one going through this. I’m trying to plan ahead for when I will *need* my medicine. She finally sighed and said, “Well fine, bring us a *legible* copy and *maybe* she’ll take a look at it.” Really? You couldn’t read it? Because I could read it just fine.

So, there’s no telling if she will submit this or not. I’m going to be really pissed if she doesn’t, and I’m really considering switching rheumatologists. I started seeing her about 6 months-1 year ago, and I’ve never really liked her, not like I liked my last two doctors. She’s not very personable, and the conversation she and I had yesterday really put me over the edge.

As you all know, I’m trying to make sure I don’t do *anything* to screw up this cycle. I’ve been double and triple checking the meds I’m on to make sure they’re ok, and I don’t want to take anything that’s over pregnancy category B. I know I’m not pregnant yet, but I have to make sure my little follies grow nice and healthy.

When I looked up prednisone, which my rheumatologist says is the only thing I can be on during pregnancy, I saw that it was a category C, which includes medicines that either have caused or are suspected of causing harm to fetuses. Of course, that made me really think twice about staying on it, especially since Enbrel, which my doctor won’t let me stay on, is a B, which are supposed to be safe for pregnancy.

My doctor called me back yesterday, and despite my concerns she is having me stay on the drug. I’m just really tired of dealing with her and her staff, but now that I’m looking on my insurance company’s Web site, I don’t think any other rheumatologists are covered. Sigh. Is it really too much to ask for to have a doctor I feel comfortable with?