Well, we had our much anticipated appointment in Mobile with our fertility specialist. As always, they were wonderful. This was actually the first time the hubs was able to join me in one of these appointments. In the past we have had to go individually to our appointments, so it was fun to spend the day with him.
Nonetheless, our appointment went well- with a Valium and Lortab down the hatch, let’s just say it made for an interesting morning for me. After getting all settled we met with the doctor who did a hysteroscopy to take a closer look at the polyps he thought were coming back. True to form there was one that had come back on my left side large enough to block the view of the left tube. So, needless to say we left his office with a new surgery date set to repeat the same procedure I had done back in March- another D and C in January.
Another interesting part of our visit was the meetings we had with all the IVF nurses. Who knew so many people were involved in the process. As I've mentioned before, the doctors have said that IVF is likely our only option of conception. Now, the wonderful thing about IVF is that they actually give you options- options that range anywhere from $12- 23,000. Yes…you read those numbers right and the best part about it is that insurance doesn’t cover any of that cost- except maybe the medication, but of course that isn’t included in the quote and you still have to cover the copays.
Now, they did talk to us about a program they refer to as a donor program. In this case, we would be helped while at the same time helping someone else. What the program offers is for another woman who may be having trouble producing to cover the cost of my IVF while I agree to donate to her conception journey as well. She would cover the cost of everything except roughly $6000 which we would be responsible for. It was so much to think about and we are still slightly overwhelmed.
However, on the way home we had the most riveting conversation about everything we had been through during the day and there was one thing that really stood out to us…nothing was lining up. We laughed and wondered if God was having a chuckle with us about all that He was already doing. For one, we have been waiting for months to get the hubs ABI/FBI clearance papers back to move forward with foster/adoption- mind you its his 3rd one, so it was technically an update and should have come back before mine. Secondly, we left the doctor with the notion that the surgery would be on the 5th of January, only to be told that it was moved to much later in the month. Third, the only “option” we’ve been presented with sits with a price tag that we don’t financially know if we can take on considering there is no guarantee for success. We thought about everything and laughed because the only thing we can hold on to is that He is moving all the pieces to fit right in the spot He’s already planned. He’s closing doors just to make room for the one’s He’s already opened up.
So, with so much on our minds, we just ask that you continue to pray for us to be patient, to watch prayerfully as God moves in our lives, that He provide the $6000 if IVF is the option He desires, and that we continue to grow in His love along our Anderson Adventure.
May the love of the Father, the peace of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit be with each of you in 2012
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