Pills and patches and shots, oh my!!! I got my protocol instructions on Friday...WOW! I think one of the instructions should be, "Buy a smart phone because you're gonna need it!" Luckily, I have a Droid so I spent my Friday evening programing reminders into my Gmail calendar so my phone will tell me when it's time to do all this stuff. DH says he needs to see how big the needles are before he decides if he's going to be able to give them to me. He's super nervous about hurting me even though I told him that I have a high tolerance for pain. Mom is the back up...she's an RN and has no problem inflicting pain on my rear end! ;)
My RN told me that the pharmacy that they use will be in contact with me regarding delivery of all my meds. I'm really hoping that insurance covers at least some of this stuff. I had planned on using a fertility clinic that wasn't too far from my work (& took my insurance) for the monitoring ultrasounds and blood work, but I called them yesterday to set up the initial appointment and they decided to tell me then that they charge a $200 "admin" fee for satellite monitoring and that they don't bill insurance for those services so I would have to pay out of pocket. Hmm...mayhaps you should have told me that when I called to ask if you do satellite monitoring and confirm that you accept my insurance. Just a thought! So I'm working with an RN at my GYNS office to see if they can do it there.
So now I'm just patiently waiting for AF to show up so I can start the BCP. I think this is the first time in 3 years that I actually want her to get here! Hopefully, she'll arrive this weekend and we can get this show on the road!
Oh...almost forgot....our Dr. looked over the psych evaluation that I sent her from when we were going to use donor sperm and she said that it was acceptable for the donor embryo program too! That was a $250 out of pocket appointment so I'm glad we don't have to do that all over again!
As we proceed with all these tests and meds and things, I'm trying to keep prayer at the forefront of my mind. I've developed this indescribable connection to our embryos already. Kind of this long distance love/nurturing thing....I don't know. Like I said, indescribable! I pray for them daily and hope they decide to take up residence in my womb for nine months! I'm not even thinking about an "if not", because I'm remaining positive about all of this, which surprisingly isn't hard to do. I feel like this is right and God won't bring us to it without leading us through it!
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