Not paying for meds after all

I got the call yesterday that we are OK to proceed, so I start injects tomorrow.   I also made the fabulous discovery that we are not paying out of pocket for meds this cycle.  When my husband called the insurance company they had all ready approved all the meds for this cycle.  The $200 I handed over was sooo much easier to handle than the $1,000 I was expecting. 

My husband is also still looking into finding a new RE.  He found someone he is interested in checking out, so he is going to call him today.  I don't think we will be doing any more treatments this year, but we can always meet with him and see if he thinks any additional testing is necessary before we start trying again next year.

Trying again

So we have decided to give the follistim and IUI one more go.  We are basically out of meds coverage so we are paying cash for the drugs this time.  With my luck this will be the cycle I'm a slow responder.  I'm a little nervous about the amount of money we are about to spend knowing that with a total of 4 failed IUIs now that my chances aren't spectacular.  I am pretty sure this is going to be it for the year.  Unless we win the lottery I just can't see spending any more money on fertility meds. 

I had my baseline ultrasound this morning and there are 4 cysts so I'm currently waiting to hear if the bloodwork comes back clear to proceed or if I'll be spending a few weeks on bcps. 

Oh, my whine of the day.  The lady who took my blood this morning sucks.  Every other blood draw they have gone to the same vein in my left arm.  This lady decided to poke about an inch to the right of it.  Surprise!  No blood there.   So I got a double poke.  The only other time I had this lady she couldn't find a vein at all, and she ended up drawing from my hand, which hurts a whole lot more than a little elbow poke.

Another cycle, another BFN

Negative HPT at 12 dpo this morning, and of course as soon as I took the test the spotting started.  I have to take the progesterone for 2 more days unless full flow starts, but I think it's pretty safe to call this another bust.  My husband is going to call our insurance company today to see how much IF meds coverage we have left, and then we are going to discuss next steps.  My husband wants to try metformin since he has seen some studies that link it to improved egg quality.  I'm back to thinking I want the laparoscopy to rule out endometriosis.  My RE has yet to back us up on either of these wishes so who knows what will happen.

Triggered!

I did my trigger shot this morning.  We are only working with one mature follicle this time, so my hopes aren't quite as high as last time.  I go in for my first IUI tomorrow morning and then another on Monday morning.  Time for the looooong 2ww, and my good friend progesterone.

Wooo!!!

My RE decided that he is still comfortable proceeding with the injects cycle, so I start the Follistim injections July 3rd.    My fingers are now permanently crossed.

I have cysts

I had my baseline u/s this morning, and they found two cysts.  One of my left ovary and one that was not attached to an ovary at all.   They drew blood this morning to see what my E2 levels are before making any decisions, but I'm pretty darn sure that this is going to be a canceled cycle.   Great.  Just what I wanted.  Some more time to just sit around twiddling my thumbs. 

I'm all signed up for Injects Take 2

It took some work to get around the holiday weekend and my husbands little trip, but we made it happen.  I start birth control pills CD3.  Then June 30th I take my last pill and go in for my baseline ultrasound.  Assuming that is all good I give my first shot July 3rd.  First monitoring appt. is scheduled for July 7th. 

This is all assuming this current cycle is a bust of course, but I'm heavily leaning towards bust so I am ready to get this show on the road!