Some good news

I still have mono; killed my car battery; blinds drama - etc.  So it was nice to get good fertility news

I am not a carrier for Mutant Gene X.  I don't even know if that's what it's called but I don't need to know.

Basically based on the fact that I'm using donor sperm and my genetic make up I am only at risk for passing on to Bingo one genetic defect and that would be only if Bingo was a boy (the girl Bingo would be a carrier).

It could make boy Bingo severely retarded - physically and mentally and require 24 hour care.  But I am not a carrier so I can reproduce as soon as I finish the first Bingo nursery (i.e. my uterus).

Surgery is October 10th and I just can't wait - well I could but I don't want to.

Bingo Delayed but Going to Happen

I type up these updates as I'm walking out of a doctor's office because I don't want to forget any of the relevant information.

First - I'm not upset that Bingo is delayed.  Yes it would be great to be done sooner than later but Bingo WILL happen I know this.  The mono also has sapped all of my energies - emotional and physical - so that also be why I'm not mega bummed.  Maybe in a week when I have my energy back or up I will be more upset.

And the other reason is I feel its really going to happen.  I have a huge amount of ripe eggs for someone with PCOS and that is without drugs.  Apparently women with PCOS who do IVF are basically not infertile - we are very fertile.  And among that pool I'm at the high end. 

The doctor wants to be less agressive with my medications too because she knows she's going to get a good crop.  I will be freezing a lot of "siblings" in November.  And while they can't say because who knows what will happen - she feels confident I'm going to do this one time.

Now if I have to do it a second time - it's free - because my insurance is so good.  And the second time will be less invasive.  I'll do drugs to get the womb ready but I won't need to do the egg extraction which is nice.

Thank you everyone whose been checking in on me and sending me words of encouragement.  It means a lot!!!!

And if someone wants to take the day off work to take me to the surgery on the 10th - let me know.

XXXX

IVF glitch but some good news

So the bad news first.

1. I have mono.  Which doesn't affect my fertility as I have a fairly mild form of mono and the worst has passed.

If I relapse or hit extreme exhaustion then  that won't be good.  But I've felt fine and am being monitored so I should stay fine.

2. The real bad news - I have some scarring inside my uterus because of the miscarriage and D&C (see why I didn't want the D&C).

So it needs to be scheduled to be removed and if nothing major happens with that then I wait three weeks for all to heel and I start the injections.

It looks like egg retrieval and Embryo transfer will happen in November now not October.

Which means no London thanksgiving trip but I can go another time in my first trimester.

The good news- my insurance which is 4.75 stars.

The normal cost for all of this would be $16,000.  But because of my glorious insurance I will be paying $2,300 total.  That is with Meds.

The Meds for this cost $185.  Serious!!!!

And I have an out of pocket cap of $3,400 and $1,100 has been met.

So Bingo's sibling will be free. If I do that. Granted I have to pay $1,500 to freeze the sibling but still not bad.

HSG sonogram done!

It took all of 3 minutes and didn't hurt.  

Everything looks fine, tubes clear and uterus clear.  But I have what could be nothing or could be a polyp at the entrance to my uterus.

I don't trust Shady Grove.  So I don't know if its standard procedure for them.

I have insurance so I am sure I'm treated differently.  

I've asked for the scan to be reviewers by a doctor and not just the technician.

Also ugh at Shady Grove - I ask three times why I need this and barely get an answer.  Today it's neatly written on the consent form. Why couldn't they just copy and paste when I asked.

I'm still sick.  Getting blood taken so I can finally get rid of this.