Post by april on Dec 8, 2005 17:19:22 GMT -5
I posted this on the TTC board but I think I might get a little more help here in regards to the IUI and cost?? I really appreciate all your replies and help!
Thank you!!
Hello ladies! Boy have I missed you all so much! I haven't really had much time or energy to get online! I haven't gone a day without thinking about each and everyone of you! I keep all my crossables crossed that we all get BFP's!! I hope that all is well with you all and that things are looking up for you. Here is the latest scoop on me! I am cd 28. I have been taking Clomid 50 mg cd 5-9 for the last three months! Yesterday I went back to the doctor for my Clomid check(fourth round) and well I had a breakdown. I didn't even ovulate this month and now it's just a waiting game for AF! Well anyways at the doctor's office I confided in my nurse practioner who has been behind me this whole time that I have been trying to get pregnant! I told her my frustrations and concerns! Well we decided that it was time to do something more! I told her that I just couldn't take it anymore and the thought of my never being a mother and having a child to love and raise was killing me! And I asked her about trying IUI and that I am really considering it! And then somehow we got to talking about many years ago when Dan my husband had a sperm anaylsis done prior to us getting pregnant with David. And of course the results then weren't completely devastating. He was borderline low but nothing that would keep us from ever getting pregnant which was true because miraclously we concieved our angel David. Well when I told my nurse practioner this news it completely changed everything! I told her that if there is absolutely nothing wrong with me and that we have completely ruled everything out then maybe there is something wrong in Dan's department. And so she said that we were perfect canidates for IUI and that we can actually persue it if we want! I asked her where I could for that in our area and surprisingly she said that they do right there in that office! I was stunned but relieved because I already trust this place. So then I said well what do I have to do to get this. And then that is when she said lets get Dan's sperm checked again and see where we stand there. And I am scheduled for a transvaginal ultrasound on 12-23 to make sure that these last few months on clomid have not over stimulated my ovaries because if they are over stimulated then IUI can't be done! We are not going to do clomid this month but I go back on 1-9-06 to go over the results of Dan's semen anyalsis and my TV u/s and then she said that as long as I am not over stimulated she would increase the clomid to 100mg and then we will try IUI that same month! She told me to not get hopeful because usually in most cases IUI is unsuccessful on the first attempt! So she said that will do four attempts of IUI and if I still have not concieved that way then she is going to referr me a specialist in Pittsburgh that specializes in invitro. It's scary and I don't want to have to make it to that point but I am desperate to be a mother! My husband and I talked about it and we are for sure going to do the four rounds of IUI but as far what happens if all four attempts are unsuccessful we haven't made any decisions regarding that. I am relieved that I have a SOLID foundation and plan but stressed a little because now I am a sitting duck this month and what I mean by that is I don't really have control over the situation this month! My husband and I decided that we weren't going to stress with OPK's and temps and all that crap this month and it's a bit scary to let go of the handle bar if you know what I mean. We were concerned about the cost of IUI and it's going to cost us 600 bucks an shot! It's scary because I have had some serious issues at work and put my two weeks notice in today and we are worried that we won't be able to fund this! I have heard that certain states mandate insurance companies to pay for part or all of infertility treatment! And I believe that Ohio is one of them, but my only concern is that my treatment is being recieved in West Virginia so I don't know if that will change anything! I guess that brings me a question that I probably should post on infertility board but is there any funding that I could for infertility treatment if my insurance company won't help pay for this???
Thank you!!
Hello ladies! Boy have I missed you all so much! I haven't really had much time or energy to get online! I haven't gone a day without thinking about each and everyone of you! I keep all my crossables crossed that we all get BFP's!! I hope that all is well with you all and that things are looking up for you. Here is the latest scoop on me! I am cd 28. I have been taking Clomid 50 mg cd 5-9 for the last three months! Yesterday I went back to the doctor for my Clomid check(fourth round) and well I had a breakdown. I didn't even ovulate this month and now it's just a waiting game for AF! Well anyways at the doctor's office I confided in my nurse practioner who has been behind me this whole time that I have been trying to get pregnant! I told her my frustrations and concerns! Well we decided that it was time to do something more! I told her that I just couldn't take it anymore and the thought of my never being a mother and having a child to love and raise was killing me! And I asked her about trying IUI and that I am really considering it! And then somehow we got to talking about many years ago when Dan my husband had a sperm anaylsis done prior to us getting pregnant with David. And of course the results then weren't completely devastating. He was borderline low but nothing that would keep us from ever getting pregnant which was true because miraclously we concieved our angel David. Well when I told my nurse practioner this news it completely changed everything! I told her that if there is absolutely nothing wrong with me and that we have completely ruled everything out then maybe there is something wrong in Dan's department. And so she said that we were perfect canidates for IUI and that we can actually persue it if we want! I asked her where I could for that in our area and surprisingly she said that they do right there in that office! I was stunned but relieved because I already trust this place. So then I said well what do I have to do to get this. And then that is when she said lets get Dan's sperm checked again and see where we stand there. And I am scheduled for a transvaginal ultrasound on 12-23 to make sure that these last few months on clomid have not over stimulated my ovaries because if they are over stimulated then IUI can't be done! We are not going to do clomid this month but I go back on 1-9-06 to go over the results of Dan's semen anyalsis and my TV u/s and then she said that as long as I am not over stimulated she would increase the clomid to 100mg and then we will try IUI that same month! She told me to not get hopeful because usually in most cases IUI is unsuccessful on the first attempt! So she said that will do four attempts of IUI and if I still have not concieved that way then she is going to referr me a specialist in Pittsburgh that specializes in invitro. It's scary and I don't want to have to make it to that point but I am desperate to be a mother! My husband and I talked about it and we are for sure going to do the four rounds of IUI but as far what happens if all four attempts are unsuccessful we haven't made any decisions regarding that. I am relieved that I have a SOLID foundation and plan but stressed a little because now I am a sitting duck this month and what I mean by that is I don't really have control over the situation this month! My husband and I decided that we weren't going to stress with OPK's and temps and all that crap this month and it's a bit scary to let go of the handle bar if you know what I mean. We were concerned about the cost of IUI and it's going to cost us 600 bucks an shot! It's scary because I have had some serious issues at work and put my two weeks notice in today and we are worried that we won't be able to fund this! I have heard that certain states mandate insurance companies to pay for part or all of infertility treatment! And I believe that Ohio is one of them, but my only concern is that my treatment is being recieved in West Virginia so I don't know if that will change anything! I guess that brings me a question that I probably should post on infertility board but is there any funding that I could for infertility treatment if my insurance company won't help pay for this???
