Not much to say today. Everything is going good. Maybe I should have turned this into a long post about how well things are going?
I made the second payment in a week's time for the donor eggs. Little over 6k to still pay out.
$18,799.65 for the donor eggs, physician services and embryology services. $155 for sperm cryopreservation. $365.00 for the office consult. $19,319.65 before any other fees like embryo cryopreservation. We are guaranteed two blastocysts. We are hoping for more of course but don't know if we'll get them. It could be a one shot deal since I'll be transferring two.
I've lost 3.6 pounds since the appointment last week. I'm wondering if it is because I went off the prilosec. I know that particular drug can cause weight gain. Might be one of the reasons why I was able to gain so much weight when I went on it last year in March. Maybe now that I'm off it the weight will come back off? I can hope.
Yesterday I took a six hour block of time to work on the baby afghan for a friend. M and I are more friendly since meeting her at the marriage retreat. Her husband and mine work together. Forty-nine blocks are basically done and just need to be trimmed in white then joined together. The afghan will be a forty-two inch square when complete. Yes, I'll post photos when I'm finished with it. Not sure if I'll get it done soon or not but that is okay since her baby isn't due until June. Bonus part, less yarn to pack up when we move. I'm using some of the yarn I had put aside for the first IVF when I had hopes of making a genetic baby. J was okay with me using the yarn up. He knows I can get more. He isn't sentimental like I am. Good omen to me to give rather than just let it sit there and rot.
My stomach didn't hurt as bad yesterday. Must be the pepcid and ginger pills are doing the trick. I can only hope that today is much like yesterday and I won't be puking up. I can deal with acid reflux but not the puking. My throat is a bit raw still.
Praying for you as always! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jen. Just can't wait to get this all started but I have to. This of course will be the cycle that doesn't want to start on time.
DeleteWow! Somehow I missed that you are using donor eggs. I'm a former egg donor and always get excited when I hear about people who are going that route. Best of luck to you!
ReplyDeleteMy husband's only concern about this whole donor egg process is that he doesn't know enough about the donor's background. She is of European background and he wants to know which countries...ugh. I'm a European mutt too so for me she'll be a good fit.
DeletePuking? Oh no!
ReplyDeleteSeeing the cost of a cycle just about gives me a heart attack at first, and I never did donor eggs! Just have to take a deep breathe and eat that elephant one bite at a time :) I'm glad they guarantee 2 embryos for all that money spent. I hope you get your two plus+ +!
2 days without puking. I'm doing better. Hoping for more than 2 embryos as we all know that 2 doesn't guarantee a baby.
DeleteGood to hear that things are moving along. Making the large payments sucks but keep your eye on the prize, plus you can deduct it from your taxes next year. Hope the Prevacid helps you feel better. Heartburn is the worst :-(
ReplyDeleteWishing I were on prevacid, the doctor has me on pepcid which doesn't do all that much so I piggyback it with the ginger pills. Already started a special file for the taxes. LOL
DeleteI used to take two pills a day for my acid reflux/GERD....now I just take charcoal pills (found at CVS or Walgreens). They are a more natural way to help with the acid. :-)
ReplyDeleteUnless they tell me to use the charcoal I can't use it. As you can well guess I can't do medicine or self-medicating without their input.
DeleteHoly crap, $19,000... it always astounds me how much these things cost, just for one (or maybe two) shots at a viable pregnancy. I really want to know how, exactly, they come up with these figures anyway? It just puts SO much mental pressure on the woman going through this (ie. you)... still, glad things are on a roll now and moving forward.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely show us pics of the afghan! It takes me forever to knit stuff and I don't even know how to crochet... really want to learn.
It is a lot of money but a lot less than adoption which can run upwards of 50K here in the states. They sure don't make it easy on the wallet for the infertile folks.
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