It’s a different and more complex language.įor example, this week I spent 45 minutes on the phone this week with Premera who sent us a denial of coverage for our initial genetic testing for Eli at a cool $5K from 8 MONTHS AGO. Understanding billing codes, pre-approvals, denials, what goes to normal insurance vs. But my god, it is the MOST painful thing to manage because the insurance system in this country is just…awful. Look, I am type-A to my core, have a crazy excel spreadsheet that attempts to keep track of every single thing that we have billed to insurance, what they’ve covered, what we’ve paid out of pocket etc. Given a single round of IVF cycle drugs cost around $16K, that was a pretty obvious short lived coverage for us and there is very little that we can bill to Eli’s side of the coin…given all the treatments, procedures and meds are for me and can’t hit his insurance benefits. Thankfully, best PNWF support crew in the biz that I’m heavily leaning into and trust with my soul!įinancially, we are out of pocket from here on out because our insurance benefit was a lifetime $25K per person. I feel like the new kid in school again - I have no concept for what this is going to be like, how my body and mind will react to these new hormones and so I’m fearful of this new unknown. After you go through a couple rounds of anything you start to feel like a pro - you know what to expect, how to actually do the things, manage your expectations etc. The thought of all of this prep, putting my body through so much and then ending in failure is something I am utterly petrified of.Īlso, we have never been through an FET before. But, as my doctor always says, there’s some magic that still has to happen in this process and there are no guarantees. We have genetically tested, healthy little embabies, my uterus is fully healed and healthy and I’m going to be taking lotssss of hormones to help create the best possible environment for our embryo. Now that we’ve been in this IVF whirlwind for 7 months, spent tens of thousands of dollars - it feels like there is SO much at stake, because in reality, we SHOULD get pregnant. It only means you have a chance at getting to pregnancy in the first place. I will continue to scream from the rooftops for my non-infertiles that IVF DOES NOT = BABY. I have to say first and foremost, I have overwhelming amounts of fear that this FET won’t work or that it will fail 6, 7, 9 weeks down the road, ending in all too familiar miscarriage territory. I’ve been really up and down emotionally so I’ll do my best to keep it real here and focus on three buckets: fear, stress and hope. While, this is indeed a very exciting time I have been feeling like a pretty crazy person lately. I’ll try to do a session the day of our actual FET as well - I got to Glow Natural Health in Seattle and love Lindsay there! Progesterone is a natural hormone women produce after ovulation but during FET my body isn’t naturally going to ovulate, so, here comes PIO!Īcupuncture is something I choose to do to help my body along the way, increase blood flow to my uterus and generally help de-stress through the process. PIO is progesterone in oil, another shot and likely the most dreaded of them all by the infertile community because the needle is huge, thick and it goes into your butt muscle everyday, often causing knots and endless soreness. Basically tells my ovaries to go take a vacay.Įstrogen helps the endometrium grow and prep for a pregnancy - I’m doing patches Lupron is a shot that shuts down normal process of hormone and egg development. Also for my non infertiles, shots don’t stop at stims! In fact, they get more intense and stick around until week 10 of pregnancy - what a joy right!? Anyway, some non-doctor definitions of what you see in the calendar: The goal is that my uterine lining gets to at least 8mm before FET. A great way to view a program you missed or were unable to attend! Contact FET at 26 or email Julie at to purchase these programs on-demand.Everything you see in this calendar is working to get my uterine lining as thick and beautiful as possible so an embryo can snuggle nicely into place. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, October 25th – October 27th – ENVIRONMENT 2022 Conference & Exhibition :Plan to join FET for the 38th Annual Conference at The Ingleside Hotel, 2810 Golf Road, Pewaukee WI.Īlso, check out our ON DEMAND recent webinars available for purchase. Wednesday, April 27th – WI CHMM Chapter HazWoper Seminar : Hilton Garden Inn, 11600 W. Monday, April 4th – FET Virtual Annual Meeting at 4:00 PM Wednesdays on March 16th, 23rd and 30th – Industrial Wastewater In-Person Course : Course will be held over 3 weeks at The Sigma Group, 1300 W Canal St, Milwaukee WI. Upcoming Events is a detailed listing of chapter meetings, seminars,
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