My Big Bad Baby Blog

This is where the story really gets interesting...

Dr. Allon from the Advanced Fertility Center of Texas contacted John Seigler, our Sales Manager at KORA, about doing some possible advertising. Dr. Allon is a fertility specialist with several offices in the Houston area but was expanding to cover Bryan/College Station. He had just recently opened an office off Rock Prairie and wanted to get the word out. While discussing advertising options with Dr. Allon, John made mention of my situation - explaining to him that we had pretty much given up on having a child of our own and were considering adoption. Dr. Allon was intrigued and asked that I contact him so he could get additional information about our situation.

I remember standing in the studio that day...I was right in the middle of taking requests when John came sprinting through the door. He said he had a fertility specialist who was hoping to do some advertising. So, I immediately assumed he wanted me to produce the commercials which I was willing to do but I have to be honest I was still pretty sensitive about the whole baby thing and was not too excited about it. That's when he told me Dr. Allon would like to meet with me to discuss my past treatments to see if he could offer up any viable options.

I was elated but skeptical. I mean what could this doctor possibly do that the others couldn't? But then I thought - what the heck! I have nothing to lose by getting another opinion. So, I contacted Dr. Allon who scheduled some lab work and a consultation for me. He also instructed me to bring my medical records with me to the appointment.

I completed all my lab work and met with Dr. Allon at his College Station office. The first thing he did was review the lab work. He said everything looked GREAT! Then he reviewed my past infertility treatments including the IVF. He was surprised by how aggressive my treatment had been given the status of my current labs. I briefed him on my allergic reaction to the medications that caused us to cancel our first cycle and start another. I also explained to him that my lab work didn't look the same a year ago. A year ago I was stressed to the limit! Since my failed IVF, I had changed several things about my lifestyle - I was exercising more, eating better AND taking some amazing herbal supplements which had really helped with my stress level. All of this had obviously worked to my advantage.

All in all it was a good appointment. Dr. Allon discussed his treatment in situations like mine (unexplained infertility) and while he didn't promise a miracle, he did feel extremely confident that with the right treatment he would be successful in getting me pregnant.

Find out what happened next tomorrow...