Still no LH Surge

Just wanted to give you an update...
I've been doing my OPK's every day since CD8 (as directed) and it is now CD16 and still nothing. She said that if I don't see anything by CD17 (tomorrow) then I should call and come in for b/w. I know I don't O before CD17 so hopefully I'll see the two lines tomorrow. Hopefully those will be two lines of many to come ;)

Money, Money, Money, Money, MONEY

I hope you were singing the song as you read the title;)

I have been through this journey before but I forgot how incredibly expensive things are when your insurance doesn't cover a lick of IVF. Don't get me wrong, with all my other health stuff I am so happy I have insurance but come on. There are things that I KNOW Kaiser does for fertile patients that they refuse to do for me since I'm infertile and doing IVF. For example, my HSG this week. They do that, I know they do but anything to help me get pregnant they are not going to cover.

And I digress...
I spent $813 on my appointment on Thursday with the RE for my mock transfer and HSG then when I got home there was a message from the pharmacy for me to pay for my meds and have them delivered next week. That was another $635. That's $1448 spent in the course of 2 hours and as of now, I have nothing to show for it. I know, I know, it will all be worth it in the end if I get pregnant but it's still hard right now when I'm trying to pay off my credit cards and here I am putting more on them!

Everything is clear

I had my mock transfer and HSG today. The mock transfer was not bad at all, the HSG was a bit painful. It was really bad cramping but I obviously lived through it so it's not that bad. The HSG showed that my uterus is all clear. I have a cyst on my left ovary but that has been there since I started puberty so they aren't worried about it. I'm testing every day with OPK's for my LH surge and when I get it I am to call my IVF nurse. One week after my surge I start Estrace.

So many positive things are happening, I'm scared what's going to go wrong. Thinking positive.

OMG, My horoscope

Take a look at the horoscope I have set up to show on my FB page and update daily. I haven't looked at it in over a week and looked today.


If you are looking to expand your family right now is the best time to get to work! If not, get out there and get creative, start up a new hobby or craft or distract yourself with playful entertainment. If you are not a parent, you may find yourself entertaining someone else's kids.

Drug Shipment #1

My shipment of Gonal F arrived today, waiting on my doorstep when I got home all bundled up in a fridge pack. Ascend Pharmacy called today to set up the delivery (and payment) of my next shipment. I will call and arrange everything tomorrow. We're waiting to order to post transfer meds to see if I will for sure be doing a transfer.

WOW, I can't believe I'm doing all this again...

SHG & Mock Transfer

Scheduled!!

Thursday afternoon.

Please, please, please, let's not see any other issues:)

Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum

I am so sad for my dear friend whose baby shower was supposed to be today. She is still pregnant but canceled her shower because just found out the other day that her baby has Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum. The corpus callosum is a collection of many millions of nerve fibers in the middle of the brain. One of its functions is to connect the right and left side of the brain to allow for communication between the two sides, or hemispheres. The corpus callosum coordinates signals from different parts of the brain and helps us in our thinking. Their baby is completely missing this part of its brain. They are having several tests and an amnio this week to see if the baby has more issues than this. The doctor says the baby can lead a fairly normal life but won't know how severe it is until its born. After 3 miscarriages this just doesn't seem fair to her.

Please say a prayer for my friend and her baby.