Debrief

All-in-all our appointment went well today. The basic update is that pending another SA the RE really thinks we should go ahead to IVF w/ICSI and that the protocol of our last RE was a waste of our time and money. The only tests he ordered were an SA, a physical exam for me, and an internal ultrasound. All of which will be done next week.

And now for the amazing news.....they have lowered their IVF prices, again. A full IVF cycle with ICSI (not including meds or anesthesia for ER) is only $3,000. No, I did not miss a zero, or a one at the beginning. That is it. Only $3,000. And we can start cycling ASAP, we just need to make the decision. They do need us to make the decision by March 1st, and cycle before May to get the lower rate. I am sure we will decide by then.

While I am very excited, and feeling very lucky to have this opportunity as such a low cost, I am really nervous to dive into IVF. It's kind of like the feeling when we decided to move to IUI....we had hoped we would not need to go that far to get pg, but we did, and it sucked to move to that step. Another fear, and I know this is so childish of me, are the needles. I have terrible veins and get panic attacks before I get shots. I know that if I ever get pg I will need blood taken and have to deal with shots...and I would do just about anything to have a child, but I am still scared to death of daily shots.

So, I guess we have a lot to decide in a pretty short amount of time. We are very much leaning toward going ahead with an IVF cycle very soon, but I don't want to make such a big decision so quickly and worry that the low cost is what is pushing my decision. It's like see a nice sweater that maybe you would have bought, but definitively get it b/c its 75% off. I don't want to have buyer's remorse, I guess:)

Thank you all for your support and thoughts today:) And, if anyone wants to come do an IVF cycle in Milwaukee we have an extra room.....you would need to deal with two chihuahuas, but it just might be worth it:)