Back to the Bench

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Back to the Bench

I am really, really trying to have a positive outlook about things but am finding it very challenging right now. I had my post-op with Dr C on Friday and he seemed positive but still wants me to be on lupron for two months. I hate lupron, especially in the spring and summer. I live in the desert so it'll be warm here and I will be dealing with hot flashes. At least last time I was on lupron it was during the winter so I could get immediate relief just by going outside. There is a positive side to this and that is that time will pass quickly. We are going to be super busy over the next few months and that will help the time pass quickly. We are going to Denver this next weekend, Easter is the following weekend, I think, I have finals right after that, we go to Japan for two weeks right after finals, a week after we get home is our anniversary, two weeks later is Pauls birthday, and three weeks after his birthday is mine. Then we can finally cycle again. The time just has to pass quickly, it just has to.

My doctor who is optomistic most of the time isn't very optomistic about me. He has said " I haven't seen anyone who has more disease than you do". Ouch. He is a big supporter of trying less invasive treatments before moving to the big guns but with me he suggested two months of injectables followed by IVF. That means that I could potentially be doing IVF in the fall. Where am I going to get this kind of money? Injectables are $1000 per cycle. IVF is 13K. Well if we end up going this route I know we will meet tax deductions for medical expenses this year.

Maybe it is a good thing I will be on the bench for a little while so I can have some time to think carefully about the financial ramifications of all of this. Self payers: How do you do it?