Cycle Day 1

I am super nervous today.  First of all, I got a call from my nurse saying we are ready to start.  I started taking the birth control today (I know that sounds weird, but it is part of the cycle) and we will start taking the Z pak tomorrow probably.  And BTW, never taken birth control before!!! I don't like what people say about it, how it makes them feel and everything, so yikes. Kind of nervous about that. Anywho, a bunch of other tests are going on in the Month of November, but the biggie is my egg retrieval, which is scheduled for 11/21.  Happy Thanksgiving to us!!

Heres why I'm nervous.  My nurse said she will be calling in my meds tomorrow and I should be hearing from the pharmacy in 2-3 business days.  Well, I am having a hard time getting approved for the loan.  I only got approved for $5,000 and my mom's credit score was too low.  So if they call and I can't pay, idk what we will do.  So ya'll, this is my desperate plea, PLEASE look at my fundraiser and donate in any way you can!! All of the money we have collected has gone to TESA. again it is gofundme.com/powellfertilityfundraiser

Also, no call from Dr. Flora about scheduling the TESA.  If we dont hear from them tomorrow I will call.  So to sum it all up, UGH!! I have to take meds that I can't pay for, we have to wait another day for a phone call from the urologists, I have to take pills I have refused to take all of my life, and no one wants to give me a loan! BUT! I refuse to be on a pity party.  I know it will all work out and I really can't believe how far we have come already.  Come on November 21st! 

Sorry for the Debbie Downer post, as you can tell this journey is FULL of ups and downs! lol. So hopefully the next post will be an UP!

Here's a pic of the first round of meds

IVF class/TESA news

Well, today was our IVF class!  Basically, we learned that I am going to be a pin cushion with all of the injections I will be taking over the next few months.  They also gave us our specialized calendar and said I have a very low dosage of medications because I shoudn't have a hard time "stimulating", which means less pain AND less money!  We also met with a financial counselor, who wasn't much help at all.  She basically gave us the number to a medical financing place (which I already found online) and told us to call when we have the money.  Gee, thanks lady.  When we left I was pretty upset.  I just felt like none of the stuff we learned mattered because we can't start without TESA.  We have been arguing with insurance and the surgery center about insurance covering TESA, and we just had to keep waiting and waiting and nothing was happening.  I was beginning to think we would never get the money to do TESA and this would all be for nothing.

When we were leaving NFC, we got a call from Nikki, the person at the surgery center dealing with the TESA/insurance crap.  Well, insurance finally came through and the surgery is COVERED!  that means we saved $1800.  Also, Will doesnt need anesthesia because he can't feel it anyways, so thats aother $870 saved.  That means we only need to come up with $3,975.  Thanks to our fundraisers, we have made $3,950.. which leaves a grand total of $15 out of pocket!! WWOOOO  HHHHOOOO!!!  I am going to gather all of the money together, get it to the bank, and send it to NFC tomorrow, which is when the scheduler will call to set up the surgery!  My whole day has turned around with this awesome news!

As for the rest of the money for IVF , we will have to take out a loan. boooo.  BUT you gotta do what you gotta do I guess!  Hopefully next time I blog it will be about TESA, but until then here is a picture of us on this wonderful day!! :)