I'm finishing this post on a Friday night because I was sitting here thinking about what I've been able to gradually add back into my meals, without negative consequences... and I have not fully processed that my gut has truly made so much progress. With the apparent difference of how I feel and how my …
Listen to your gut
Covering it all here- where we started and where I am today!My first appointment with Dr. Jake was on 12/08/2023. Again, this was a very thorough conversation and so appreciated!Dr. Jake asked many specific questions, as he was assessing any gut related symptoms I have, compared with my prior bloodwork and the GI MAP stool …
The start to learning so much…
With looking at everything prior- lab work, procedure results, ultrasounds, etc.- Dr. Natalie requested I get new baseline bloodwork labs, for pretty much everything. Kindly, my PCP (who I appreciate so much) saw me for a patient visit, listened to all we were navigating at this point, and he ordered my labs for me. This …
I didn’t expect a consult like this…
Do you ever just want to really get something right? Like, you reallllly want it to be right, and taken the right way, not misunderstood or misinterpreted- you get it. Well, that's exactly how I feel about this post and the next few. I have to give this reminder- this is my experience, our experience. …
If it feels right & if it doesn’t…
Following our last appointment in September, we had a few options going forward. 1. Schedule an IVF consult with our current Reproductive Medicine doctor. 2. Schedule an IVF consult with the Reproductive Medicine doctor in Kansas City. 3. Do 1 or more rounds of Intrauterine Insemination (IUI). 4. Continue with Letrozole, trigger shot and complete …
What is our plan?
We had our first appointment with my new OB/GYN in February 2023. I came to him with the following information- our history, my lab work, Adrien's lab work, my recent ultrasounds around my cycles, I had been taking Letrozole, and Adrien was taking Clomid and under the care of his Urologist.We met him, we liked …
Our Waiting For Little Ouellette 