EDIT: this was supposed to publish yesterday. Blogger had a glitch and I had to republish a day late.
Today is CD 6. I've been on Femara 2.5 mg for 4 days and will finish it tomorrow. Gonal F shots start tonight with 75 IU to be continued until the first scan. From there we will decide to lower or keep the higher dose after my Tuesday US on CD 8.
Fortunately, my Gonal F pen will last me through this cycle. I could potentially have enough for more cycles but it technically expires right about now. Expiration is 28 days after its opened, however, I've read a lot of women use expired drugs and they work fine.
I still have a trigger shot left, but will need the Menopur prescribed again. Dr A said he may only do one dose of Menopur so that would only be $79 plus the $833 for the monitoring and IUI from the RE. Less than a $1,000 for an injects IUI cycle is rootin tootin cheap. I do have an amazing RE office and he has great pricing. FYI, his IVF cycle is less than $9,000 without meds, which can potentially add another $2,000. He doesn't offer a shared risk program, like Shady Grove and other large clinics routinely use.
That's the cost for one fresh IVF. If frozen embryos are preserved and subsequently used for later cycles, the cost is much, much less. I can't remember the exact total but I want to say around $4,000 for a Frozen Embryo Transfer, or what is commonly referred to as FET.
The big upfront cost for the fresh cycle is for the monitoring, egg retrieval and fertilization. ICSI, a process by which the sperm is individually put into the egg, costs a little more and adds to the total.
I don't know why I got onto an IVF tangent. It could be because we've discussed things at length recently and still haven't reached a clear cut decision. We're both thinking about what's next and forgetting that there is some hope in this cycle. I let myself think that it could really happen this last cycle and now I don't even want to entertain the idea so I don't get let down again. Make sense?
The higher you fly, the harder your fall?!
Anywho, I leave you with a cute pic. Who wants to kiss this nose???
She is about two inches from my face, laying on a pillow in my lap. Can you say spoiled?
I wuv that little furry face!
ReplyDeleteIt's a lot to take in all at once. Take your time sifting through it all, and I hope this cycle pleasantly surprises you!! And I definitely would like to kiss that nosey! What a sweet face!!
ReplyDeleteI want to kiss that nose! <3 Scratch those ears and give some chin rubs. Animals just seem to know things. They know when we need comfort, they know when we need a friend, and they know when we just want to sit in silence and just be. I love our furry companions.
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