Calling all RMA Ladies (1st page updates)

[MissyMaddy]

Hi FurMama.. I don't have bc/bs and my insurance covers 4 ivf cycle with 2000$ out of pocket. So basically I am such a dumb ass as far as understanding insurances. . They are so complicated and some times surprising. . May be call your insurance company and talk to RN? Hope things go smoothly for you.


Afm. I got 3dpo progesterone level and it was 5.6. I had one 18mm follie on trigger day and estrogen was 220. My nurse said progesterone is fine and I have ovulated but I need a booster shot as precautionary measure. A bit confused as I see low protesterone is not a good sign.. Anyone who had 3dpo progesterone check? Any insight is much appreciated.

 

[Spoiledangel]

So I'm just lurking a bit I am still going through the miscarriage from hell 42 days now & my HCG is still 329 and as you can imagine I been a bit depressed, as I can't have hope for a new cycle until I'm at 0 and that doesn't seem to be happening.

Hopeful I pray your little beans are doing good and they are wrong about the tts.

Fur mama I have bcbs horizon but since its through NJ it's a mandated 4 fresh cycles unlimited everything else however I can tell you they billed my insurance 14,352 for the entire cycle including ICSI, it hasn't hit my account yet but when it does I will be able to tell you how much they allow them.

 

[FurMama]

Thanks MissMaddy - my insurance company didn't want to tell me anything - it's like it's all a big secret. WHY!?!?!?! My Dr office says they don't know what those numbers are going to be, but apparently they charge 20% copay up front and then will refund any difference once the insurance company pays their share. I just don't get why they can't give us a number so we can pay exactly what we need to in cash. Ugh

Sorry I can't help you at all with what you're inquiring about!

 

[FurMama]

Spoiled - thanks! My insurance will be billed $14,725 so the number should be pretty comparable I would imagine!

Sorry about your numbers I don't really know what that all means but I hope your body gets in alignment and gets you ready for another cycle soon!

 

[Helena_]

just an update:

a lot has been going on. You can read about it in my journals, but just wanted to say that I got my bfp naturally! Total surprise. I actually found out on my wedding day

 

[jchic]

Helena - congrats!!!!!!!!

 

[Kins]

Congrats on the wedding and on the baby

 

[Kins]

Happy 6mths jchic. I have been sporadically reading all of your pregnancy journals

 

[jchic]

Thanks Kins....how are you doing hon?

 

[Kins]

I'm okay. Had my hysteroscopy today. Wasn't that bad my HSG was so horrible made this smooth sailing. UnfortunAtely I will need surgery to remove my septum because it is fairly long. . They said Healing time will be about 6weeks after it. So they're gonna call me tomorrow to schedule it for hopefully a few weeks from Now.

It's always something with me -I only wish I had this procedure before but could have/would haves is know use dwelling on. Buy hey hopefully come April I will ill be back on track w/ny injections.

What is V day by the way

 

[FurMama]

I'm okay. Had my hysteroscopy today. Wasn't that bad my HSG was so horrible made this smooth sailing. UnfortunAtely I will need surgery to remove my septum because it is fairly long. . They said Healing time will be about 6weeks after it. So they're gonna call me tomorrow to schedule it for hopefully a few weeks from Now.

It's always something with me -I only wish I had this procedure before but could have/would haves is know use dwelling on. Buy hey hopefully come April I will ill be back on track w/ny injections.

What is V day by the way

Hey Kins, did they do a hysteroscopy just to inspect it? I'm confused. My hysteroscopy is scheduled next month and they will do the surgery at the same time as well as remove polyps. As far as figuring out the shape and size of the septum, I'm either doing MRI or Laparoscopy at the time of the hysteroscopy, depending on our course of treatment pending on my hubby's second semen analysis. (Will only do a lap if we're doing IUI, otherwise if we're doing IVF we'll do an MRI)

 

[Kins]

Yup hysteroscopy was just to inspect. I had asked my RE why don't we just do surgery all
In one day but since my MRI and HSG only showed an arcuate uterus and not how big/deep/long which ever word you want to use for the septum she thought it best to just do the hysteroscopy to see how the septum looked from an inside few and then we would know if I needed surgery or not.

With a regular hysteroscopy you don't need sedative medications and an anesthiast but with the surgery you do so she opted to just do hysteroscopy which revealed a need to remove my septum. She said she can't guarantee it had caused my last m/c but also can't guarantee it wouldn't be a problem in future so we decided to take it out. It's took me so long to get pregnant we don't my septum to have a chance to cause a miscarriage in the future.

Maybe your HSG or MRI was able to show a more prominent septum?

 

[ashknowsbest]

Hi girls! I must have unsubscribed a while ago and just didn't notice because I've been spending less time on BnB anyways but figured I'd join again!

I've missed so much but am happy to start catching up again.

I've also been having a roller coaster ride with all of this ttc. I went in for my CD 21 b/w to start lupron, that was about 2 weeks ago and I ended up not being ready ... they had me go in last Friday to check and see if I was ready and I wasn't and then I went in on Monday to see if I was ready and I wasn't so they had me go back yesterday for an u/s and it turns out that I had a huge cyst that was causing me to not be ready. The plan was to give myself the ovidrel to help get rid of the cyst (don't know exactly how that works) and then I was to go back in on Wednesday Jan 30th to have an u/s and b/w to see if I would be ready buuut I'm pretty sure I got my period today since I am CD 33. So, I called RMA and I'm supposed to go in tomorrow for an u/s with copperman and we're going to go from there. No ovidrel. I'm soo over all of this back and forth and I'm ready to get started already!

 

[FurMama]

Oh, I gotcha! I assumed the hysteroscopy was a surgery in itself. They actually discovered the misshape of my uterus during my HSG test. From there we did a saline sonogram in which they investigated the uterus further in addition to finding at least 3 polyps to be removed. So we scheduled the surgery, but will still need to figure out the shape (Septate or Bicornuate, leaning towards Septate) prior to doing surgery.

What's funny is, my Dr told me she can't see the shape from the inside - which is why she needs to do the MRI or a Lap before she gets to cutting.

Best of luck! My surgery is Feb 13th. I'll let you know how it goes in case I have mine before yours.

 

[Kins]

Hey furmama we may be talking the same thing because when they did the hysteroscopy the other day they did flush me with saline to expand the uterine cavity to see inside.

The first thing I had done was the HSG awhile ago it showed an abnormality but they couldn't tell if it affected the inside of the uterus only or the outside as well so next I went for n mRi and it showed just inside of uterus was affected and it didn't look to be too severe so we continued with menopur injections I got pregant and lost the baby not sure the cause but then I opted to find out what is going on from the inside view of the hysteroscopy.

Back to present day they had a cancellation and was going to be able
To take me to surgery on jan 31st but it was at a hospital that was not in my network and I would have a 20% copay and I felt rushed with preop appointments . Soooo I now have an appt with another RE in my network to see if they will just do the surgery and then I will go back to my old(current) RE. My current RE is okay with it just hoping this new one will be willing to accept me for surgery only. I mean they have access to my HSG/MRI and they will get my recent hysteroscopy so I hope they are willing to.

Anyway that's where I am. But ya I think we pretty much had the same thing ?? I think.

 

[Kins]

Hi girls! I must have unsubscribed a while ago and just didn't notice because I've been spending less time on BnB anyways but figured I'd join again!

I've missed so much but am happy to start catching up again.

I've also been having a roller coaster ride with all of this ttc. I went in for my CD 21 b/w to start lupron, that was about 2 weeks ago and I ended up not being ready ... they had me go in last Friday to check and see if I was ready and I wasn't and then I went in on Monday to see if I was ready and I wasn't so they had me go back yesterday for an u/s and it turns out that I had a huge cyst that was causing me to not be ready. The plan was to give myself the ovidrel to help get rid of the cyst (don't know exactly how that works) and then I was to go back in on Wednesday Jan 30th to have an u/s and b/w to see if I would be ready buuut I'm pretty sure I got my period today since I am CD 33. So, I called RMA and I'm supposed to go in tomorrow for an u/s with copperman and we're going to go from there. No ovidrel. I'm soo over all of this back and forth and I'm ready to get started already!

Welcome back ash this is our year

 

[Kins]

Hey Hopeful how is everything going

 

[Afamilygal]

Hello ladies! I'm new to this thread, I came across it searching for any info on the RMA in NY for my sister who was recently tested with a v. low AMH so sadly she is joining me in the infertility circus.. She was referred to a Dr Dr. Jaime Knopman at RMA in NYC and I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with the RE/ could shed some light on the subject for me to relay to my sis.
Any help would be super dooper appreciated! Thanks!

(btw Hi to Ash! sorry to read about all the trouble with the cyst and starting the cycle. glad to see you though!)

 

[Kins]

Hi A family gal. Welcome to this board. we have all be supportive of one another on here. Have your sister join. Unfortunetly I dont go to the RMA inNY so I cant really comment.

 

[Hopeful_NJ]

Hey Hopeful how is everything going

I've been in the dumps!!! Super sick, 2 hospital stays & 3 ER visits!!! Finally decided to switch doctors. Found a great high risk OB (who sent me for my 2nd hospital stay) Was released on Friday, now at home with a picc line in my arm feeding me 2400 calories a day. No eating/drinking on my own yet. It has been very depressing and hard to deal with. This is the first day in probably a month that I've been online. Only light has been the the babies have been doing great at all my ultrasounds. I'm just waiting for the day when I can get out of bed again. Thanks for asking!!