I'm in shot hell

KelinandKevin

They sent me home with bags full of needles and Q-caps and all these other nasty looking things designed to torture the infertile.  The good news is that I have all the IVF meds I need.  The bad news is I have to take a PIO shot starting the embryo transfer until I am 9 weeks pregnant.  I guess if I was pregnant it wouldn't make it bad news anymore, now would it?  We also found out that the meds to knock me out for the procedure aren't covered under the multi-cycle plan we bought so that bumps our grand total up another $600.  Also, if we have extra eggs it is going to cost us $700 to store them (per year).  Obviously I won't throw extra eggs away just in case the fresh IVF doesn't work.  So now we are looking at another $1300.  And I just quit my job..... DOH!

Why does this sh!t have to be so expensive?

 

DoingItRight

That sucks with all those extra expenses!!!  I hope that the first one works and you have to keep sticking yourself for 9 months, but that you get a baby!!!

rjl07

The PIO won't be fun, but it will be worth it if you have to take it.  That sucks that there are more costs too.  You won't have to worry about them though when you get that awesome new job!

butterfly843

We have to pay out of pocket for anesthia, but then my insurance sends a check to cover it, makes no sense if they pay for it in the end why we have to put the money down in the first place. Maybe see if your insurance does any anesthia reimbursement. The progesterone shots aren't bad once you get used to them. I usually ice really well before hand, then after the shot I rub the area in a circular motion with a warm washcloth and that seems to hurt. Glad you have all your meds. My RE's office just changed the storage they had, you used to pay for a year and get an extra 6 months free. Now you have to pay for 6 months at a time, they no longer offer the year. I started my follistim shots last night and gave myself a bruise, my stomach will have a few soon so be prepared for bruises when you start your shots.

jumagirl

I'm sorry about the extra expenses.  It stinks that they wouldn't tell you everything up front.  Have you asked about sperm storage?  A few IRL friends got surprised with that one - the clinics wanted to keep frozen sperm on hand in case of any "issues" on go-day.

Good luck with the shots.  I understand it's hard at first - both emotionally and physically - but I'm hoping you'll get in to a rhythm quickly.

Big hugs to you - I am rooting so hard for this first cycle to give you all the embies you need to grow your family.  love you girl!!