Short Term Plan in Place

Great news....we've made another step forward and now have a plan in place!

JGIII and I met with Dr. Fritz yesterday for a post-op appointment as well as to develop a plan to move forward. He remains so upbeat about the results from the surgery. The pathology came back showing that he did in fact get the left fallopian tube disconnected from the uterus, however, the right side was inconclusive. Doesn't mean that it's not disconnected but the pathology cannot prove that it was. Dr. Fritz actually joked that my insides were like "Where's Waldo". I love that he shares my sense of humor.

The next step is coming on June 17...the day I get back from Girls State. He needs to do a mock transfer as a way to completely map the shape of my uterus and a saline sonogram which uses ultrasound to look at the walls of the uterus.

We also have to decide by that date how we're going to pay for this process. The interesting thing about the cost options we were given is how different it was from Carolina Conceptions. The price for 1 IVF ("Fresh") cycle and 1 frozen cycle together at UNC Fertility is the same as the cost of 1 fresh cycle at CC. Amazing how 2 offices that offer the same services can be so different. UNC Fert also participates in a program called Attain IVF which offers packages for reduced costs. I don't qualify for their refund program (if you are unsuccessful you get a refund up to 70%) because I'm not "normal". Go figure. LOL The program that I do qualify for gives a discount of 32% for 2 fresh and 2 frozen cycles. We now have to weight out whether we think we might need 4 rounds of IVF. It would definitely be cheaper if I get preggo the first time and don't have to pay anymore. At this point, I think we'd pay whatever to be able to have our own little baby.

Finally, in July I will start with injectable shots of Lupron. I actually had been reading about this drug yesterday because it is used by a lot of doctors to treat endometriosis as it brings on menopausal symptoms which should lesson the development of the endo. I will only be on this for a short time to prevent an early surge of LH which would cause my ovaries to release eggs before they are ready to be retrieved.

I'm so excited to have things start falling into place! I can't wait to see what God has in store for us next. Wish me luck!