No, I have not lost it completely. Well, maybe I have, but that's besdies the point. I am actually working on this with a family friend who has worked (but was recently laid off) for years at a major toy company as a cost accountant. If/when he gets called back to work, I am pitching it. How else are we going to be able to afford God knows how many more treatment cycles or adoption? :P
Impregnable!
TTC since mid ‘08. Started seeing an RE in late ‘09. 8 IUIs & 1 IVF later we're still not pregnant. Not sure what our next step on the path to parenthood will be but welcome to our journey!
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
We're on a break
So we're on a break from infertility treatment yet again.
I'm not thrilled with the lack of answers from Dr. W @ our WTF appt. I guess I shouldn't be super surprised @ the lack of in-depth answers since her practice is huge & attached right to the major hospital in the area. In fact, I'm going back to my old RE (Dr. D-W) when we do cycle again because she actually gives her patients a sign on to their medical records so we can see exactly what's going on with our blood work, etc. This means I will have to fight our insurance company about covering anesthesia out of state but that's fine; if I'm not successful I'm now willing to foot an extra $800 OOP just to have a doc who actually talks to me like I'm not a complete idiot.
But for now, we're on a break. My flex medical acct reloads July 1 which will give us another almost completely paid for IVF cycle. In the meantime we're both focused on losing some weight (Vid has actually recently been diagnosed with diabetes) & getting through the rest of our respective semesters. Then we're going on a big break: a trip to France via Iceland. I figured if I'm not pregnant after all the b.s. we just went through I deserve to enjoy wine & unpasteurized cheese!
How the hell do you get to France via Iceland? By flying Iceland Air! It was the cheapest option for us anyways. And the cool bonus is if you fly IA you can stop over in Iceland for up to a week @ no additional charge. Sine we're staying for free with family friends in France that freed up a lot of moolah in our very bare bones budget.
When we get back from our travels in June we'll be cycling again. In the meantime I need to call Dr. D-W to let her know wassup & schedule an appt to talk protocol options. And if this IVF doesn't work, I'm thinking we're done with treatments. But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. In the meantime, we're going to Iceland & France!!!
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Yup, we've done that.
Wish I could say this was my ingenious idea but it's not; it was posted on an infertility board I frequent & thought it was too good not to share:
Monday, February 20, 2012
Fucking fertiles!
The scene: a local pizza place a couple nights ago. I'm picking up our order (their 2 large cheese deal) on our way to my parents' house. We'll have dinner & then it's off to the hockey game...
Me (to lady behind counter): Hi. Picking up for Anasara; 2 large cheese.
Dude waiting @ counter next to me: Only 2? Man you're lucky. I have 5 kids; so expensive! Don't have a big family.
Me: Don't worry; I can't because I'm infertile.
Dude: Just do IVF or something then.
Me: I did but didn't work. IVF's not a guarantee. Be greatful for what you have. I'd love to have the expense of a kid rather than a hospital bill for a failed IVF. (I pay for our food & leave)
Dude: Well, have a nice night.
Fucking fertiles!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day I guess...
I POAS (FRER to be exact) with FMU yesterday @ 9dp3dt. BFN. Meh. Not surprised @ all. I know beta isn't until Thursday (12dp3dt) but I'm officially calling it. Since I have class tonight Vid & I will be celebrating Valentine's Day tomorrow evening with dinner courtesy of a Groupon I bought months ago. I will be drinking a glass of red wine without guilt & am saving room for dessert.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
IVF does not stand for "I'm very fertile"
I went to BJ's Wholesale club to pick up some stuff with my mom. Among the items I purchased is the jumbo pack of Tampax you see above. It's soooo much cheaper to purchase 1 or 2 giant boxes a year @ BJ's rather than a drug store. Plus, I had a BJ's coupon & a manufacturer's coupon (woot!). My mom commented on my purchase since I'm currently in infertile hell (a.k.a. "the 2 week wait") & I had to remind her IVF does stand for "I'm very fertile" so I'd rather be safe than sorry since I only had like 3 tampons left @ home. Still haven't decided if I'm going to pee on things before beta or not.
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