So I am going to be making Thanksgiving dinner this year for me, DH, my grandfather and my brother. I am nervous! I've only ever made side dishes or desserts (my specialty!). I just got a whole bunch of recipes online for turkeys and stuffing, side dishes and desserts. I am really looking forward to it. My grandfather isn't feeling up to going anywhere for Thanksgiving, so we will bring it to him. We will go to DH's families house after an early dinner with him. Hopefully they will understand, and not be too upset if we don't eat too much! We can always take leftovers home! Yay for turkey sandwiches!
Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and I will continue to update!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Consult
Well, we had our consult today with our RE, and he said IUI would be the next step for us. He also said it will be good for us to take 1-2 months off. I will (hopefully) continue to loose weight and get healthier.
One round of IUI will cost us $545, plus co-pays for ultrasounds, bloodwork, and the cost of our medicine. I am hoping that we can just get away with Clomid ($10), and a shot of Hcg ($37).
DH and I were discussing all our options on the way home, and we may have to put the IUI off for longer than a few months. It might not be until the middle to end of next year that we are able to do it. The money situation is kind of up in the air right now, and we really need to find a more affordable place to live.
Maybe it is selfish for me to so desperately want to have a child with my husband, that I would do an IUI this month, even though our living situation needs to change and we need to cut back in order to save money each month. I just want to have a baby with my husband! It upsets me to think about all these couples that can't have kids, or don't have the money for IVF. It breaks my heart.
If DH and I won the lottery, I think I would set up a grant for infertile couples. There are grants out there for IVF, but none for couples who have a hard time paying their co-pays and deductibles for things that are covered. DH and I have a $2500 deductible every year that needs to be met for things to be covered. That means $2500 out of our pockets every year for them to cover even simple things like ultrasounds and blood work. That is on top of the $40 co-pay we have to pay every time we go to the RE's office. Sometimes we are there 8 times a month. The out of pocket expenses add up very quickly (even if all your doing is a round of Clomid). It is frustrating.
Maybe if we pray enough, we can get pregnant over the holiday's by ourselves and not even worry about coming up with the money for IUI's and IVF's next year. One can always hope, right? Well, I'm not sure how often I will be updating now. I would like to take my mind off ttc totally for a little while and just focus on finding an affordable (HA!) place to live in this ridiculously over priced area we live in, and maybe something good will happen.
I am sending out lots of prayers and baby dust to all my ladies ttc out there. I hope 2010 is out year to have wonderful healthy happy babies! Good luck to all of you, and I hope to hear some good news soon!!!
One round of IUI will cost us $545, plus co-pays for ultrasounds, bloodwork, and the cost of our medicine. I am hoping that we can just get away with Clomid ($10), and a shot of Hcg ($37).
DH and I were discussing all our options on the way home, and we may have to put the IUI off for longer than a few months. It might not be until the middle to end of next year that we are able to do it. The money situation is kind of up in the air right now, and we really need to find a more affordable place to live.
Maybe it is selfish for me to so desperately want to have a child with my husband, that I would do an IUI this month, even though our living situation needs to change and we need to cut back in order to save money each month. I just want to have a baby with my husband! It upsets me to think about all these couples that can't have kids, or don't have the money for IVF. It breaks my heart.
If DH and I won the lottery, I think I would set up a grant for infertile couples. There are grants out there for IVF, but none for couples who have a hard time paying their co-pays and deductibles for things that are covered. DH and I have a $2500 deductible every year that needs to be met for things to be covered. That means $2500 out of our pockets every year for them to cover even simple things like ultrasounds and blood work. That is on top of the $40 co-pay we have to pay every time we go to the RE's office. Sometimes we are there 8 times a month. The out of pocket expenses add up very quickly (even if all your doing is a round of Clomid). It is frustrating.
Maybe if we pray enough, we can get pregnant over the holiday's by ourselves and not even worry about coming up with the money for IUI's and IVF's next year. One can always hope, right? Well, I'm not sure how often I will be updating now. I would like to take my mind off ttc totally for a little while and just focus on finding an affordable (HA!) place to live in this ridiculously over priced area we live in, and maybe something good will happen.
I am sending out lots of prayers and baby dust to all my ladies ttc out there. I hope 2010 is out year to have wonderful healthy happy babies! Good luck to all of you, and I hope to hear some good news soon!!!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
12 Weeks...
Well, my 12 weeks are up for my opti fast program. I have officially lost 51 pounds in 12 weeks. I feel great. I have more energy (although the time change is throwing me off), my clothes are much looser and I just generally feel better. I hope to continue losing as I transition off of the shakes and bars. We did go out to lunch on Sunday after church to my favorite restaurant. I had a crab cake salad, and DH and I split the most delicious soup. It was roasted butternut squash soup with creme fraiche. It was fantastic. Then.....I had creme brulee for dessert! Bad!!! But, I still lost 2 pounds this week. I'm taking that as a sign that I can still eat dessert and loose weight...haha
Friday morning is my consult with the RE, but we received some bad news this week about DH's workers comp. We may have to put off TTC for longer than we thought. Hopefully we get some good news and we can continue saving for a house and IUI treatments. We should know more next week. Have a good week and I will update after the consult!
Friday morning is my consult with the RE, but we received some bad news this week about DH's workers comp. We may have to put off TTC for longer than we thought. Hopefully we get some good news and we can continue saving for a house and IUI treatments. We should know more next week. Have a good week and I will update after the consult!
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