And Lo and Behold, a Crone Conceives...

Just read today that Statia is k.n.o.c.k.e.d u.p! She is seeing Dr. Pompy, whom Julianna and I refer to as Dr. Next. It's making me wonder if I should be calling the Swift Stork folks to fetch and move my embryos as well. I really cannot, for the life of me, make up my mind if it's better to stick with Dr. Moustache (who did my last two IVFs) or if we should bail the hell out of there and head to Dr. Pompy/Next for our FET...scheduled for next month. We have six embryos on ice.

My OB/Gyn sings Dr. Moustache's praises. Actually he's pretty damned good at what he does. But I think I've noticed that his CDC results for things have been slipping with the exception of donor embryo transfers. Dr. Pompy, on the other hand, does so few FETs in age category (5 in all in 2003, and none conceived) that I am afraid to go there.

Now I adore Dr. Pompy. I really do. I think that he is so much more personable than Dr. Moustache. But I do realize that they're all in this for business. It's their "cash cow". Dr. Moustache never takes a day off. I know he truly loves what he does. I'm sure he's somewhat fueled by the almighty buck. Word has it that he cleared, yes cleared, something like $1.5M last year. Cleared. Did I say that enough times already. I can't even imagine making that much in a year. But I also cannot imagine never taking a day off. Not taking a holiday. So despite it being his cash cow, he is utterly devoted to getting us all knocked up.

Dr. Pompy just comes across as being more "there" for you as a patient. When I emailed his office to ask him a question, I expected an email back. From an office person. But instead Dr. Pompy telephoned me. He actually picked up the phone and called me. This is unheard of in Dr. Moustache's office. Dr. Moustache is too busy to telephone people unless it's a phone consult that is normally set up WEEKS in advance. But does bedside manner indicate that my odds of conceiving will be higher? Probably not. I think that confidence in one's doctor goes a long way to helping though.

I don't know how on earth I will make my final decision, but I do have to make it rather quickly. I have things I like about each doctor. I do like Dr. Pompy more as a person for how he's treated me in the past, but I keep leaning on Dr. Moustache's reputation and his statistics.

Won't someone please just make my mind up for me? Millie? :-)