oh the drama..

Let's do this in bullets to make it easier to read:

• Went to the RE and was told my eggs look appropriate for my age. I guess that's good? We liked him but the wanted $1175 per cycle, meds not included, to do the IUI. Needless to say we are back to the original doc who will only charge a $50 copay per ultrasound. New doc won't charge insurance which is why price is $1175.
• Getting my HSG done at the start of my next cycle with old doc. I'm set to start around 9/10. Then, we're gonna start on Clomid. I figure 3 natural tries are enough and that now we need some help.
• Headed for a long weekend in Miami the same weekend I'm set to start and will come back to a "procedure" (lovely). We need this time together so it will be nice regardless. Plus, I get to see my beloved Granma.
• One of my high school friends dies in Afghanistan last Sunday and leaves behind a pregnant wife. It is too sad to put into words. My heart breaks everytime it flashes across the local news.
• We took a month off due to all this doc fiasco and it's been so nice to not know what CD I'm on.
• And we're on the waiting list for our favorite donor so let's hope that happens. It is so hard to find a Latin donor. If you guys come across a bank with some, I'd love to hear what bank it is so we can check it out.
• And last but not least, my sister find out today whether she is having a boy or a girl. I still don't know how I feel about her pregnancy...

That's it for now, I'll be catching up soon!

**UPDATE***

My sister just called, she is having another girl. I'm happy for her, I just wish it was us who was having a baby.

Plan B

Sorry for the silence, it's been crazy here. Try #3 was a bust. It was disappointing and frustrating there for a minute but now we have a plan and we feel better. The Dr said he wanted to do a HSG if try #3 didn't work. So here is where it gets fun. I called the insurance on 8/11 to ask if the HSG would be covered. I wanted to have a game plan in case I started my period. They told me that it would be covered but then threw in that my insurance was no longer working with the hospital where the Dr works out of as 8/15. So we crossed our fingers and hoped this try would take. So of course, I start my period on 8/15. Now what? My insurance told me that I would have to pay 20% of this procedure and also find another hospital. So I ask my Dr if he works out of another hospital and he says yes. Well that's good. Then I talk to a friend of mine who just went through this and she tells me that her Dr did the HSG at his office and she only had to pay her $50 copay. That sounds better than 20%! And we have the same insurance because we work together. I call this Dr and he can get me in for a new patient appt TODAY!. I called the insurance and a 2nd opinion is covered. So after all this we're going for a 2nd opinion and will probably switch to this Dr if we like him. He seems much more proactive in his approach to babymaking then the last Dr so hopefully he'll do the trick.

Any suggestions on what to ask would be appreciated.

just plugging along

Well we have 1 week down and my period is due here this Friday. I think. Usually my cycles are about 24 days but last month it was 26 days so I'm not really sure when it will show up this month, but Friday would be for a 24 day cycle. So I expect it anytime Friday-Sunday. I'm really going to try and hold out all weekend to test. If it's not here by Monday then I will test then. That's my plan anyways. I almost don't want to test because I don't want to find out if it didn't work. We're out of juice and the Doc wants me to get a HSG if this try is a bust. So you see...it really would be easier if it would just work this time!

Since the funeral last week we got a little bit more bad news. My best friend since 8th grade was supposed to get married last Saturday. Instead, she's spent all week at the bedside of her man who is in the hospital with blood poisoning. It was really bad all last week and he seems to be getting better but he's still in the hospital. They even got married in the hospital last Friday because that's how critical he got. Hopefully he'll be better soon so we can celebrate their wedding down the road. I also had to deal with my battery dying in my truck. I know it doesn't compare to funerals and hospitalization but it was just another stress factor to deal with. So much for a stress free tww.... We got the IUI done on Monday, went to a funeral right after, and came home to the news that our friend was critical in the ICU. It has kept out minds off of it to some extent though.

I've been feeling period like cramps off an on all weekend so hopefully that is a good sign. We went and painted pottery yesterday and I had a moment of intense PMS rage over messing up my little snail where I wanted to smash him to bits on the floor. Either the stress is getting to me, I'm about to start my period, or hopefully I'm pregnant. I do feel like I'm about to start anyday though and I usually don't get this feeling too far in advance of my period so maybe it's a good sign. Fingers crossed and good luck to all of you out there who are trying this month.

try #3

Try #3 is in full effect! We went in yesterday for #3. We only bought 3 vials to start with so hopefully we won't need to buy more. Yesterday was a weird day full of hope and sadness. We went in for the IUI at 2 and then went to our best friend's mother's funeral at 6. Talk about completing the cycle fo life. It was a wonderful, emotional service that just brought me to tears. The woman was 60 years old, not nearly old enough to be gone. Our friend was a wreck and her twin 12 year old grandsons just broke my heart. She will be missed greatly. It was so strange sitting there feeling crampy and thinking about the maybe beginning of a life. I'm more hopeful about this try then I was with the last two. I think it's probably because I always told myself that we would do it within these 3 tries. Now as I sit here, I know that there is a real possiblility that we may have to by more juice. We know two couples who have gone though this and one couple took 6 tries and the other 9 tries. Plus, all these blogs I read where you guys have tried endless times without success. I have guarded hope that this try will work. I think that's in my nature though, I don't want to be hurt, so I don't get my hopes up. I am already over this whole process though so I hope this is it cause I'm ready to get this show on the road! Plus, the Dr, told me that he wants me to get an HSG if this doesn't work. From reading the blogs out there those sound painful! Plus, I need to see if insurance will cover it. I hope all is well with you guys out there. Take care.