Well, that's a long answer too. The whole time we have been going to the fertility specialists we have been planning on doing a treatment called IUI. (Intrauterine insemination) It is where they take a spun-down, concentrated amount of my husband’s "baby making stuff" and place it with a catheter right next to the fallopian tubes. They also put me on Clomiphene Citrate to have me ovulate more than one egg and increase our chances of conception.
Yet, since Mikel's count went down instead of up our doctor recommended a fertility treatment called IVF with ICSI. IVF or "In Vitro" is where they take a lot of eggs from me and fertilize them outside of the body. ICSI is where they take a needle and physically put the sperm inside the egg. Anyone who has heard of that treatment knows that it is a CRAZY expensive treatment of which insurance basically covers nearly nothing.
The doctor that is treating us said that he would be fine with us trying the much less expensive treatment a few times but warns us not to anticipate it to work. (IUI is a fraction of the cost of IVF!) We met with the finance department at SRM and they were so helpful in breaking down every little detail of the cost of IVF. We were still VERY taken back by the tremendous coast! We had to spend a lot of time discussing our finances and praying about it before coming to such a serious decision.
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Hi Melissa, my name is Erica and I actually kind of know you. I work at the orthodontist that you went to and a lady at my work emailed your blog to me. I am currently going through IUI. my husband and I just did our first, hopefully last round. I go to the Gyft clinic in Tacoma and my IUI was only $400.00 without insurance. I will be praying for you and your husband. I know how you are feeling right now and it is kind of a helpless feeling being out of control. You can email me if you like. es.corliss@gmail.com. Take care -Erica
Erica,
I can't remember exactly who was who at Dr. Almond’s office but all of you ladies were such a joy to see all the time! I wish you luck on your fertility treatments and REALLY appreciate your empathy and prayers!
Melissa
P.S.
Our IUI treatment is also $400 but there are tests and medications that add up to just under $1,000 the first time and less the second time.
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