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Secondary IF
GraceyandTroy
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Please Read Edit Note ----- 2IF Weekly Check-In -----
GraceyandTroy
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Cycle Status:
QOTW: How do you pay for your IF stuff? Ins? Savings? Both? Credit Card? Etc?
Edit to add the following note: If you would like to be included in KUFMO, please be sure to respond to this post on a regular basis. Our former KUFMO ladies were super sleuthing, mind readers who always knew what was up. @potatocastillo, however, has asked me to add a little note requesting that you all provide your updates here. As amazing as she is at a whole lot of things, mind reading and sleuthing aren't her specialties. Thanks!
Happily Mrs. C
start ttc #1 in Jan 2009
dx PCOS in May 2010, begin metformin
Two failed clomid cycles (made lining too thin)
Started acupuncture while saving for IVF in Sept 2011
Add herbal infusions to the mix in Dec 2011
Hoping holistic approach works!!!
BFP on April 2012 at 11dpo
Meepy Man born on Jan 2013 - Hip Hip Hurray!
Ready to start ttc #2 April 2013, but plan to be an extended BF'er
Back on metformin Aug 2013
Restart herbal infusions Sept 2013 - currently drinking nettle, oatstraw, and red raspberry leaf
DS weaned in April 2014
Taking a break from herbs and just riding the healthy train.
Planning medicated cycle end of summer. FX I get KU before then!!!
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Re: Please Read Edit Note ----- 2IF Weekly Check-In -----
Spontaneous pregnancy #1
DD1 July 31, 2011
Trying for #2 since Oct 11
Spontaneous pregnancy #2= Ectopic #2= lost left tube
Spontaneous pregnancy #3= DD2 January 29, 2016
Spontaneous pregnancy #4= Ectopic #3
Spontaneous pregnancy #5= Baby #3 is a BOY!!!
My first IVF was 80% covered by insurance companies. My 2 previous FETs and this cycle were paid by a combination of savings and CC. Let's just say I have accumulated a huge amount of FF miles.
GL to everyone cycling.
FET #1 Dec 2013 BFN
FET # 2 Feb 2014 BFN
No more frosties
IVF #2. September 2014
PGD yielded 2 perfect 5d blasts
SET November 9, 2014
Nov 23, 2014. Another BFN
Not sure where to go from here.
BFP #7 (beyond surprised again!) 4/26/16. EDD 1/5/17. beautiful betas!!!! and then near-fatal hemorrhagic corpus luteum. turns out baby was ectopic after all; another lap 5/6 (@24dpo).
the universe can fuck off.
"You are overly paranoid and delusional that every one is out to get you." -lastsliverofhope
Kid #1 - 09/03/12
Hysteroscopy #10 - scar tissue grew back reblocking my right tube
#11 or IVF with scarring still inside?
1 lone embryo from September 2016 retreival, dx with Trisomy 16, starting fresh
TTC #3 since June 2013
BFP #1 7/21/2013--EDD 3/30/14--D&C 9/24/13
BFP #2 1/28/14--MC 2/7/14
IUI #1 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #2 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #3 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
We don't have coverage so I pay by credit card to get the miles (and pay off my credit card each month).
DS #1: April 2010
DS #2: July 2015 (preemie born at 31 weeks) - our little miracle conceived through ART - unexplained secondary infertility/adenomyosis
First time through we paid for IVF with money from my bonus money (I worked my tail off in 2010 to get a big bonus at year end). Now we have better insurance coverage but we are paying the difference from our savings.
PCOS and MF
Two failed rounds IUI in 2010
IVF #1 in 2011 - BFP 8/5/11 - Our IVF miracle was born 4/8/12
FET 9/23/13; BFP -Twins-10/3/13; EDD 6/10/14; MC 11/1/13; D&C 11/4/13
FET 3/28/14; BFN - 4/7/14
IVF #2 - Transfer 2 embryos 11/14/14; BFP 11/24/14 - Beta 265;
11/26/14 - Beta 612; 11/28/14 - Beta 1263; 12/1/14 - Beta 3571;
12/3/14 - first u/s - two gestational sacs; 12/17/14 - two healthy heartbeats (132 and 134)
Our IVF miracles were born 7/16/15
QOTW: How do you pay for your IF stuff? Ins? Savings? Both? Credit Card? Etc?
The testing phase is covered by our provincial health insurance but all treatments are OOP (although we do have coverage for any drugs needed thankfully). Our government has promised to fund 1 cycle of IVF for all infertile couples next year so hopefully we can avail ourselves of that if we need to. Other than that, we will use savings and my in-laws will help us out as well (blessed over here).
Though we found not all testing was covered. We had to pay for SA, vitamin D test and something else.
I read that the one free IVF will cover the first and all subsequent FET from that same retrieval. I know they are still hammering out the details though.
DS #1: April 2010
DS #2: July 2015 (preemie born at 31 weeks) - our little miracle conceived through ART - unexplained secondary infertility/adenomyosis
QOTW: OOP however we can. We don't have a credit card though.
Rainbow Surprise Baby due 05/26/2017
Did your H have the more "indepth" SA? The basic is OHIP covered but the Krueger SA isn't covered. We got to skip that one since H currently has no sperm to look more "deeply" at.
You're right about the subsequent FETs being covered as well. I wish they would hurry up and work out all the details. Although, honestly, I'm just happy that the potential is there for one free cycle despite my inability to be patient about anything!
QOTW: insurance--another mandatory coverage state, here.
Me: 41, DH: 45
DD, 6/15/2013
TTC #2 beginning January 2014
AMH 1.05; FSH range 7-11
July 2014: IUI #1. Follistim + Pregnyl. 2 follicles--BFN
September 2014: IUI #2. Follistim + Pregnyl + Ganirelix + Crinone. 4(?) follicles--BFN
October 2014: IUI #3. More Follistim + More Ganirelix + Pregnyl + Crinone. 4 follicles--BFP! Beta #1=10 Beta #2=33 Beta #3=97 Beta #4=158. M/C 11/1/14
December 2014: IVF #1. Microdose Lupron protocol. 9R, 9M, 9F. 3 5-day blasts transferred 12/15. BFFN.
August 2015: IVF #3. 14R, 13M, 11F. Froze 5 blasts for CCS testing. 3 normals. FET planned for 10/2015.
My Ovulation Chart
DS #1: April 2010
DS #2: July 2015 (preemie born at 31 weeks) - our little miracle conceived through ART - unexplained secondary infertility/adenomyosis
QOTW: our insurance covers everything but the actual IVF procedure and FET. I am thinking of begging the RE to get them to bill our insurance company to see if we can recover any funds since we have spent so much there this year. For our first IVF 3 years ago we spent our savings. This time we did partial out of savings and the majority on a credit card.
DX: Severe MFI 9/1/11
Because of Undescended testicle at birth
IVF #1 October BFN; 5 snowbabies
FET: November/December 2011
ET: 12/7/11; Beta 1: 12/16/11: 66 Beta 2: 12/19/11: 212! 1st ultrasound 1/3/12! Graduated 1/10/12: heartbeat 160
SAIF Always Welcome
QOTW: We are completely OOP for all things infertility. So, money has been coming from our savings. Our savings are now fully depleted after 6 fresh IVF cycles, an IUI cycle, multiple TI cycles and a boatload of testing.
~SAIF/PAIF/Everyone Welcome~
Me= 37 and DH = 41
Dx: DOR, Endo, APA+ (really high beta 2 glycoprotein antibody and high everything else tested), heterozygous MTHFR mutation, positive for lupus anticoagulant, high FSH, low AMH and both tubes blocked (per HSG on 3/8/11)
IVF #1 - long lupron (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 4 retrieved, 3 fertilized; ET 2 blasts and 1 frozen = BFN
IVF #2 - a version of antagonist with EPP (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 6 retrieved, 4 mature, 3 fertilized, 2 blasts and 1 frozen blast transferred on day 5 = BFN.
IVF #3 April was postponed to May, May was canceled. June/July was canceled. Had a cyst aspiration and then began IVF #3 in August. ER on 8/22; ET on 8/24 with AH. +HPT on 9/5. Beta #1 (11dpo) = 3; Beta #2 (15dpo) = 29; Beta #3 (17dpo) = 60; Beta #4 (19 dpo) = 118. Heartbeat at 6 weeks 6 days =132. Lil is here!
TTC#2: Trigger + TI = BFN; Clomid + Trigger + IUI = BFN.
IVF #4: BCP + MDLF + Lovenox = 7R, 1F = Transferred 1 6-cell embryo on day 3 = BFN
IVF #5: MDLF + Lovenox = 4R, 1F = Transferred 1 10-cell compacting embryo on day 3 = BFN
IVF #6: (New RE): Long Antagonist November 2014 (transferred two 8 cell grade 1 embryos and froze one blast) = BFN
FET#1: BFN
This is cycle 36 since our miscarriage. I am now CD 6. I am doing Gonal F injections and will have an U/S tomorrow to look for follicles. When ready, I’ll be doing an HCG shot to trigger and then an IUI—(same as last cycle). This will be our fourth IUI. I have also started seeing an acupuncturist who specializes in infertility. Fingers crossed that something happens this month. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
My insurance covers a portion of the costs of the fertility treatments. I am paying for the rest out of my savings. This cycle and the last one also included Gonal F, insurance covered part of that, but these have been our most expensive cycles so far.
Cycle 24, cycle 4 TTCAL. CD 2 today and going in for CD 3 blood work tomorrow. Nothing else exciting. Just trying not to bleed to death with AF and blood thinner. Okay, that's a little dramatic but this garbage is gross.
QOTW: Well my delivery and testing took care of my deductible but I'm still not at my crazy OOP maximum yet, so all medical stuff including fertility related stuff is a combo of insurance and savings.
October 2011 - DS (7)
July 2014 - Stillborn DD (24 weeks)
August 2015 - DD (3)
April 2018 - 5 week loss
Moving the weekend of Thanksgiving to the new state and temporary housing, a cottage. And then to our new more permanent rental home in January.
Hoping my December holiday present is the ODWU for IVF/ICSI #4 since that is all I want.
QOTW: All 100% OOP. We maxed out all of our savings with the 3 previous IVF cycles and one FET plus D & C surgery that was not covered and then of course, testing and 2 PESA's. It is pretty disgusting when you see it all. I envy those of you with any coverage.