Advice needed

So it is the early morning of the 15th. Still no AF, temp came back up a little today (to 97.8) but I also only had 4 hours of sleep. Dr. O.T. said this was the day for the beta, but I don't know if this is too early. I am 15dpiui, I'm guessing 13dpo. I know I could still get a false negative if I POAS, but is this an appropriate time for b/w?

I have decided to not go back to this doctor for further treatment. As I have said, I work with him and I see how he treats his patients - without much regard usually. I have seen him cut an episiotomy on a women who was yelling "you're not going to cut me are you?" His latest shenanigans have involved a medical review of a case. He is so close to retirement he can smell it and I think he is mentally checked out. Now, he used to teach at Georgetown, and he has been an OB for 45 years - he's no slouch, and I actually really like him during casual conversation. I just think he has his own agenda when it comes to patient care and I no longer want to put the fate of my pregnancy in his hands. SO, my appointment with the RE is Sept 12. I think we will probably take this cycle off - but I am worried about not temping, worried that I would be losing some bit of vital information for our next step. For those of you who have done IUIs - what kind of importance does your RE place on bbt?

Smack dab in the middle of the 2ww

Yes, the trip to the ER was quite scary...and all my nursing experience goes right out the window when a member of my family is involved. I remember several years ago - must be about 8 years now. We were at a family party and my niece was running with a lollipop stick or something in her mouth and she tripped. Mouth/facial injuries are almost always quite bloody and this was not exception. She had blood dripping out of her mouth onto her white shirt. Needless to say the family turns to me, thinking that I will jump in and start doing some first aid. Meanwhile, I was in the corner of the room, sitting down with my head between my knees because I thought I was going to pass out. ANYWAY, Z is perfectly fine. But we still have not found teddy- it was a homemade bear that my MIL had made for my baby shower. She is going to make another one (two actually), but it won't be the same.

My adenomyosis pain kicked in last night. It's pretty bad so far. Not really frequent, but quite intense. I have had virtually no temperature shift this month. My temp has not gone above 98.0! I'm a little concerned, but trying not to think of it too much. I am 7 dpiui. So far I have not been obsessing too much, but it feels like forever until the 15th.

BBT *with UPDATE*

For those of you who are charting bbt, I have a question. During the first 3 months I used a tympanic thermometer - not the best I know, but my regular oral digital thermometer always read REALLY low - like 95. The big problem with the tympanic is that I toss and turn and if I take my temperature in the ear that was on the pillow the temp is falsely high. Sometimes I wake up and have no idea which side I was just on. This last month I ordered an oral, non-mercury thermometer specifically for bbt (it even came with a packet of baby dust). The fact that I have to take my temp for 5 minutes with this thing is inconvenient especially when I have to tend to my daughter and she can't wait 5minutes while I lie idle in bed. This new thermometer also seems to read a little low, and I have had greater temperature variations this month (don't know if it is the instrument or the cycle). I also take my temperature at all different times of the day because of my schedule. Sometimes I take my temp at 7:30 am, other times 5:00 pm. Dr. O.T. says that as long as it is after I have had about 5 hours of sleep (which I do not always get).

So - I would love to hear input on what ya'll are using - including the brand name if possible. Are other MDs relying heavily on bbt? Thanks!

I did talk to my friend before I came to work tonight and she is in amazingly good spirits. She starts chemo this week. I'm so glad that I made the effort to call. It is a difficult line to walk, where I want her to know that I am concerned but I don't want to be bawling. I also don't want to be too jokey and give the impression that I don't understand the seriousness of the situation. In the end, there was a nice balance of tears and laughter.

It's hard to believe the 2ww is almost over - fastest one ever! J wants me to poas Saturday morning so if possible we can have a couple (few?) adult beverages that night. I'm a little afraid that the way this week has gone, if I get a BFN if I start drinking, I might not be able to stop!

*UPDATE*
I had a temperature drop today (12/13 dpiui). It was significant 0.8 degrees, and I had only slept for about 4 hours. So it looks like I'll be able to have that drink(s) this weekend with my ol' college drinkin' pal J after all.