So I have started this new blog because I noticed too many people were adding me on Google + (family and people I know IRL) with my old account and it was keeping my blog far from being anonymous as previously intended.
To pick up where I left off, I am almost $1000 poorer but have ordered Gonal-F and Ovidrel for our next cycle. We had a massive snowstorm this weekend (16.7" total!) so I called the RE's office to let them know that the pharmacy called me, and the medicine is shipping out today (I believe my next step is going in for bloodwork and starting Provera) but there was barely anyone there. Tomorrow I will be getting a call back from the nurse, so I will know for sure what I need to do next.
I don't know, I am both hopeful and worried. I have a good feeling that we will at least see some sort of response from this medicine for once. At the same time, it's like we've crossed a line. This is more serious, in-depth infertility treatment. It's crazy, as anyone who's been this would probably say-- I never imagined things going this way. Not even close.
On the (somewhat) bright side, if we have to go through this more than once I have met my deductible and my med copay will only be 10% for the rest of the year! So it seems to have worked out that we started this all when we did. That takes the edge off on the stress. Also, despite having basically no insurance coverage for infertility treatment, I did find out that our blood work and ultrasounds can be billed to my insurance. So it seems like I have *somewhat* coverage, even though I've looked into these benefits before and it sounded like anything infertility-related was excluded. But they called and checked with my insurance at the RE's office, giving them all the codes that they bill and said they covered them. So I'm interested in finding out what I will end up paying for those.
Just got a call back from the RE's office, and I am going in next Monday for bloodwork and will (most likely) start Provera that night.
FX for you!! I can identify with feeling like it's a big step that you just NEVER imagined yourself taking... I am hopeful for you though :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking your new blog. I had you on my blogroll but I'm afraid that people you don't want to find you might possibly be able to through my blog if I link this one so I think I'll hold off.
Also, I don't know if you are interested but I have been a part of a wonderfully supportive IF facebook group for a long time now (it started with a bunch of ladies from TheBump) and I seriously don't know how I would have survived the last 1.5ish yrs without those women. I just wanted to extend the invite to you to join too in case you are feeling like you want some support now that you're cycling again. No pressure at all but I'll check back here at some point to see if you are interested.
Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteYou can keep the link for this one in your blog roll, that is fine. I think the problem was that my old email was linked to my old Android phone-- and thus, my contacts also-- which lead to my sister finding me. It's entirely private now, so she can't see anything. I just didn't want the undertone of having people I know IRL hindering me from being honest.
I would be interested in the group, yes. I tried to get back into TB but I wasn't consistent enough; FB I check more often anyway. Can you email me the info? tinydoveblogs@gmail.com