If I only had a money tree…
Got the call today that the RE wants ONE more day of meds. Too bad I’m all out. Well, with the exception of maybe 75IU left in my Follistim pen.
I had wrapped my head around taking Friday off for surgery, as did my husband. I was ready to get this going. Every day drags on for an eternity. I was so set to do the HCG trigger shot tonight and fumble my way through school and work tomorrow to get to Friday.
During my ultrasound today, it felt like we were close. Real close. But there was that margin of doubt that maybe not close enough. As I listened to the follicle size numbers being rattled off, I felt like I was either in a bingo hall or playing the lottery.
19. Yes!
16. Damn.
18.9. Yes! Another good one!
13. No! Grr!
18. Bingo!
All in all, I had four that were in the 18+ range, which is great. Then I still had a few in the 13-16mm range. And even a couple more in the 10ish range. Compared to last time, I had only 3 in the 18+ range (with a few more stragglers) when I triggered, so the nurse thought there was a chance they’d have me trigger tonight.
Nope. They decided on one more day.
What’s one more day? About $500. Let me go shake that money tree I have in the back yard.
The nurse told me that she thought the pharmacy sold Follistim in smaller sizes than the 300IU cartridge but that I’d have to draw it out with a syringe and split up the dose between what’s left in my pen and I said I didn’t care. Anything to save me money. When the pharmacy called me back, they said they no longer make them that way.
Of course they don’t. So wasteful, buying more than I need. I about cried when I rattled off my credit card number for the third time in one week. Heck, the card was still warm from the last transaction!
I get it. I do. We’ve come this far and they (and we) want the best chance possible to get a baby out of all of this. If another $500 produces another egg or two, it will be worth it. And if it works, it will all be money well spent - the entire grand total of BOTH cycles.
When I relayed the latest news to my husband, he referenced our recent trip to Vegas. He said not to worry about it and that “we can say that we went all in.” Love that guy.
So sorry that you had to spend the extra $$. I know how hard that part of this is. Thank goodness you have such a supportive husband! good luck! you have lots of people pulling for you!
Sorry to hear you had to go on stimulating one more day. It was very much the same with my cycle. It felt like an eternity. But in comparison I was very lucky because our insurance covers the medication so we didn’t have the financial stress. I can’t even imagine how difficult that must be on top of everything else. Good luck!! I so hope it works for you this time!
The extra money is all going to be so worth it! Sounds like you are having a great response, and yes, those extra few eggs could make all the difference. I’m thinking of you and praying for this to be it for you!