July 2013 started TTC 7/20/2014=BFP; CP confirmed 8/1/2014 Dec 2014: Diagnosis = Unexplained IF 12/24/2014 Medicated TI (clomid)=BFN 1/22/2015: IUI #1 cancelled due to cyst 02/17/2015: IUI #2 cancelled due to another cyst 3/31/2015: IUI with Femera, 1 good follie, great sperm count = CP, my December Rainbow became an Angel
I am pretty excited for this weekend. Taking tomorrow off of work to paint our house and order our flooring.
Also I have my CD12 ultrasound tomorrow a.m. with the RE (Dr. Hotstuff) and assuming my follies are ready I'll have (second round) of IUI #1 on Saturday with him and IUI#2 on Sunday with him. So besides being happy about another cycle in the works I get some eye candy three days in a row.
Plus Saturday night we are going to MH goddaughters bday party at his uncle's house - that part of the family is super fun they just sit around drinking, playing poker and telling old funny stories from Poland. Plus our good friends (who are also Polish) know the family bc he used to live across the street (his parents still do) so they will be there too.
Post by jubilantsquirrel on Feb 18, 2016 12:08:17 GMT -5
Does anyone else go through these emotions?
On Wednesdays when I'm driving home from work I'm all happy and like "Alright! Only 2 more days of work left, this week is flying by!"
And then on Thursday mornings when I'm driving into work I'm like "How the fuck do I still have 2 whole days left?! Why is it not Friday yet?! This sucks."
Post by requiressnacks on Feb 18, 2016 12:33:12 GMT -5
kleigh, you are so lucky that you get your actual RE for weekend IUIs! I just get the resident on call. And my practice doesn't do back to back IUIs - you only get one. So interesting.
kleigh, you are so lucky that you get your actual RE for weekend IUIs! I just get the resident on call. And my practice doesn't do back to back IUIs - you only get one. So interesting.
The five REs alternate, this just happens to be his on call weekend! I got lucky. I don't mind the others but he knows us, our situation, our complete history etc and I just prefer that. I think the back to back IUIs depend on if your insurance will cover it. My insurance gives us a $20k lifetime max for all dx and treatment so it's def eating away at that more quickly.
kleigh , you are so lucky that you get your actual RE for weekend IUIs! I just get the resident on call. And my practice doesn't do back to back IUIs - you only get one. So interesting.
The five REs alternate, this just happens to be his on call weekend! I got lucky. I don't mind the others but he knows us, our situation, our complete history etc and I just prefer that. I think the back to back IUIs depend on if your insurance will cover it. My insurance gives us a $20k lifetime max for all dx and treatment so it's def eating away at that more quickly.
The five REs alternate, this just happens to be his on call weekend! I got lucky. I don't mind the others but he knows us, our situation, our complete history etc and I just prefer that. I think the back to back IUIs depend on if your insurance will cover it. My insurance gives us a $20k lifetime max for all dx and treatment so it's def eating away at that more quickly.
Edited for spelling.
Insurance? LOLLLLLLLz.....
I pay retail.
Shoot. In CT it's required to be covered under insurance, unless your (or YH) employers plan is self funded in which case they can exclude it. I just dealt with this at work, one of my clients has an employee who is facing IF with his wife but the employer (my client) has a self funded plan and they wanted to exclude IF treatment starting two years ago. This client has a tonnnn of money and very few claims to pay so it's mind boggling why they're doing this. It's so hard to be going through IF myself and to not be able to say to the employer at renewal time when they're making these decisions, YOU SUCK you heartless bitch.
I had a sudden urge to cut off my hair yesterday and called a new random hair salon and they had an opening for tonight. Then my sister tells me she got a "mom cut" and now I'm worried that's what I'll end up with and I'm not even a mom. And this weekend I'm supposed to meet up with cousins I haven't seen for ages. Oh well, YOLO, right?
Shoot. In CT it's required to be covered under insurance, unless your (or YH) employers plan is self funded in which case they can exclude it. I just dealt with this at work, one of my clients has an employee who is facing IF with his wife but the employer (my client) has a self funded plan and they wanted to exclude IF treatment starting two years ago. This client has a tonnnn of money and very few claims to pay so it's mind boggling why they're doing this. It's so hard to be going through IF myself and to not be able to say to the employer at renewal time when they're making these decisions, YOU SUCK you heartless bitch.
I would imagine many of the large(r) employers in CT are self-funded. Me and MH work for two different large companies in CT - they both self-fund and specifically exclude IF. Its pretty much the worst. I need to find someone who knows something about insurance because the lady at my RE said I could just decline my work coverage and enroll through Obamacare (ACA) and get IVF coverage, if we ever had to go there. Not sure how true that is.
Anywho.....I could complain about being 100% OOP for like days and days.
Shoot. In CT it's required to be covered under insurance, unless your (or YH) employers plan is self funded in which case they can exclude it. I just dealt with this at work, one of my clients has an employee who is facing IF with his wife but the employer (my client) has a self funded plan and they wanted to exclude IF treatment starting two years ago. This client has a tonnnn of money and very few claims to pay so it's mind boggling why they're doing this. It's so hard to be going through IF myself and to not be able to say to the employer at renewal time when they're making these decisions, YOU SUCK you heartless bitch.
I would imagine many of the large(r) employers in CT are self-funded. Me and MH work for two different large companies in CT - they both self-fund and specifically exclude IF. Its pretty much the worst. I need to find someone who knows something about insurance because the lady at my RE said I could just decline my work coverage and enroll through Obamacare (ACA) and get IVF coverage, if we ever had to go there. Not sure how true that is.
Anywho.....I could complain about being 100% OOP for like days and days.
Where's the wine?
YES YES YES I was going to suggest that but didn't want to intrude on your situation. Yes you can waive the employer coverage and buy an individual plan on/off exchange and this would cover IF treatment likely with the same $20k lifetime max as me but $20k is better than nothing. The prob with that is (depending on your income) you may be paying a lot more each month (if you don't qualify for a tax credit) to have that plan vs your employers plan, however you can take that plan and your H can stay on his employer plan. You can also still take an FSA and put money away pre tax if ou have access to one, even if you aren't on the company's health plan. Anyway, it's an idea. There's more to it but this is what I specifically do for work (broker employer insurance plans) so I know the ins and outs very well - PM me anytime if you want more info!!! And my employer is a huge CT bank (you know them, trust me) and we are self funded yet they choose not to exclude it but you're right that most larger employers do.
On Wednesdays when I'm driving home from work I'm all happy and like "Alright! Only 2 more days of work left, this week is flying by!"
And then on Thursday mornings when I'm driving into work I'm like "How the fuck do I still have 2 whole days left?! Why is it not Friday yet?! This sucks."
I had a sudden urge to cut off my hair yesterday and called a new random hair salon and they had an opening for tonight. Then my sister tells me she got a "mom cut" and now I'm worried that's what I'll end up with and I'm not even a mom. And this weekend I'm supposed to meet up with cousins I haven't seen for ages. Oh well, YOLO, right?
What style are you going for? I might be a little hesitant - especially at a rando hair salon!!
July 2013 started TTC 7/20/2014=BFP; CP confirmed 8/1/2014 Dec 2014: Diagnosis = Unexplained IF 12/24/2014 Medicated TI (clomid)=BFN 1/22/2015: IUI #1 cancelled due to cyst 02/17/2015: IUI #2 cancelled due to another cyst 3/31/2015: IUI with Femera, 1 good follie, great sperm count = CP, my December Rainbow became an Angel
requiressnacks, like a chin-length bob? So much potential for it to turn into a mom cut.
samanthasays, you're basically just being patriotic.
I took that plunge a few months ago and am loving it. Maybe if you ask for a lob (long angled bob) with it either piecy/choppy or razor blade edges.. Maybe just avoid blunt ends and/or straight bangs - although that's prob the style a la T Swift at the Grammys but I feel like on the average person it'd be very mom-like..
Post by wannabmama on Feb 18, 2016 14:42:26 GMT -5
requiressnacks insurance can suck it. My insurance is great but the fear of losing it is a huge reason I've been sticking at my horrible job through IF treatments. It better be worth it in the end...
I'm waiting for H to pick me up so we can head to the ski place we rented for the weekend, yay!! Only...I don't know where H is on the trek to get me and I don't want to go back to my office so I'm sort of a hobo wandering around in 30 degree weather now...boo.
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
Post by peaseblossom55 on Feb 18, 2016 14:51:34 GMT -5
I've been having a pity party for myself all day long. Our retrieval only yielded 8 eggs 4 were mature only 3 fertilized waiting to hear back from my RE. We may do another round of stims before Pgs testing to get more embryos.
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
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