The urologist is officially wrong!

We got the results back on the semen culture and white blood cell count. Dr. Storment was right! They are indeed white blood cells and Kenny does indeed have an infection. The urologist just KNEW that was not the problem and I had to BEG for the testing!! Dr. Storment is a GYNECOLOGIST and knows more about sperm than this so called urologist! I hate that he tried to belittle the only Dr. that I can trust acting like he didn't know what he was talking about when he was the one that was wrong!! As you can see, I'm pretty cheesed off and am thinking about giving that Dr. a piece of my mind! We are, of course, looking for a new urologist.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GREAT THINGS ABOUT DR. SORMENT AND HIS TEAM!! EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE MALE FERTILITY HE HAS BEEN AWESOME AND VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE. HE IS AN AWESOME DR. AND DOES SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY. I AM BLESSED TO HAVE FOUND HIM!

Haven't updated in a while...

That is because I have no clue what is going on! Kenny finished his antibiotics a few months ago, but they told us it may take a few months to see a difference. So...we have been waiting....and waiting...and waiting! Finally our appointment came. Things were pretty much the same. The urologist seems to think that it isn't white blood cells, but immature sperm. They look the same under a microscope and the only way to see a difference is a special staining process. So, today he says he is sure that they are immature sperm. Well, did the lab do the staining I asked him (he seemed surprised that I had done my research and new what I was talking about). "Well, no...they don't do that here" was his response. "So how do you know?" He didn't answer that question, just scheduled ANOTHER semen analysis (which will have to be sent off) and semen culture to check for infection. I can't understand why he didn't do that before!!! I am really aggravated. He made up his mind what the issue is and refused to test for anything else. He just wants us to do more IUIs. The problem is, if it is white blood cells, the IUI won't work! Each IUI is about $1,000 (we've already done 1 w/out success) with meds (not to mention uncomfortable, the meds have terrible side effects and I have to give myself shots in the belly!). It makes me mad that he would want us to waste the time, money, and sanity without being sure.

Sooo, what's our next step? Kenny will do another semen analysis this week, we'll get the results, then start looking for a new Urologist. Preferably one OUTSIDE of Lake Charles! Most (not all) of the Drs here are Qacks! In the mean time we are busy packing and will be in our new house by the end of this month. It has been a real blessing having something to distract me!