Because I went to see my family practitioner for filling out my medical form, there was one question on the form my doctor couldn't truly answer...."Is the patient infertile?"
So I needed to call my gyno and ask them to fax a letter to my other doctor stating that I was not - just so she can fill out that question. So I called today (which, yes, I could have called last week, but forgot) and it took me two or three times to explain to the girl on the phone what I need.
I hung up and got on the phone with my contact, Diana, at the family practitioner's office letting them know that they'd be receiving a fax from my gyno so they can finish filling out the ppwk. On top of that I wanted to see if my bloodwork for the tests had come back in and she couldn't find it at the moment. As before, she told me that they would send me a letter with my test results when they came. I was told the tests would take 72 hours on average. Well, I do need that letter, but I also asked for a call for when the bloodwork came in, so I can re-hire a notary to go to the doctor's office and get all that taken care of.
It's pretty obviously no one, in this office has ever worked with adoption paperwork, so I feel overwhelmed a bit that I need to explain every little detail and expectation of what I need. Because if I don't get it done correctly, then that just creates even more delays. Plus, I can't really stand this family pracitioner whom I've been going to for over a year, so I'm ready to be done with it.
Just as I was finishing on the phone with Diana, my call waiting rings and it's another girl from my gyno's office. So again, I have to explain what we're doing and why I need this letter. She says my doctor isn't in the office today and that she has to approve any letters that are going out, so she won't be able to fax the letter until tomorrow. It's annoying in a way that they can't just look at my records and go from there.
I'm trying my best to keep positive and be as patient as I can, but it's not the doctors' fault that they've not had to work with adoption paperwork before. And I know that there is such thing as procedure and protocol within the medical field. But I can say that I knew, as we were first looking at the paperwork we would need to gather, that this medical stuff would be my biggest headache.
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