TTTC Checkin - 11/02/2015

AL_TwinCities

I'm so glad to hear trying a GF diet has been helping @twomommiestobe - it's amazing how many people feel great when they stop eating gluten!

My GI doctor is going to run a battery of tests on me, to see if there is anything going on still that might be related to my Celiac and/or might be impacting my fertility. They're checking my thyroid and doing a repeat endoscopy as well to see if I have healed since going GF 5 years ago. So it's good to have some next steps identified there!

And the acupuncture appointment was amazing! My acupuncturist asked me all kinds of health questions, and lots of questions about my cycle. We talked about my diet, energy level, whether I feel hot or cold most of the time, stress level, sleep...anything you could think of related to the overall health in addition to the TTC related questions. At my next appointment she will have a report for me, with a Chinese medicine diagnosis and a treatment plan including things I can do at home. The acupuncture itself was very relaxing. Some of the needles hurt for a second when she put them in, but that quickly went away and I came away from the session feeling relaxed and refreshed. I had told her about how I tend to feel tired all the time, and I swear I've had more energy tonight than I have in a long time! I am excited for next week! She wants to see me weekly for a while - I can use my HSA for the appointments so I'll probably keep it up for at least a month or two. I loved it!

jbal918

@GoldenKeys - Thanks for the welcome

First round of Clomid was a fail. On to 100mg after the Provera brings on my period again. Since I have a kidney disease and known fertility issues in my family, my gyno said one more try and then off to an RE. I'm scared, excited and nervous to get the process going with an RE if thats what we need to have a baby.

November brings my favorite part of the holiday season beginning, decorating!

MrsM00re87

I'm officially on the waitlist for IVF. So excited. I picked up my information package, and found out we were not candidates for traditional fertilization and that we would require ICSI, unfortunately at $1,500 additional cost. But if thats what it takes then bring it on! Planning on working like a mad woman to pay for the medications and ICSI. It was estimated to be worth roughly $4,500 for 1 round (medications $3,000 and ICSI $1,500). And the rest will be covered (ie. blood work, monitoring, harvesting and the transfer itself). Gonna wait for my phone call. And keep you guys posted.

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AshleySchulte87 said:

I'm officially on the waitlist for IVF. So excited. I picked up my information package, and found out we were not candidates for traditional fertilization and that we would require ICSI, unfortunately at $1,500 additional cost. But if thats what it takes then bring it on! Planning on working like a mad woman to pay for the medications and ICSI. It was estimated to be worth roughly $4,500 for 1 round (medications $3,000 and ICSI $1,500). And the rest will be covered (ie. blood work, monitoring, harvesting and the transfer itself). Gonna wait for my phone call. And keep you guys posted.

Sounds like you've got great insurance! Keep us posted!