There is a fantastic website out there called The Bump. It is a place for women who are trying to get pregnant, are pregnant, or have kids. It is not only a resource, bit it is also a collection of message boards where ladies in different stages of their journey can get together and discuss what they're going through.
I am a member of the Secondary Infertility board. This is for ladies who already have one or more kids and are having trouble conceiving another. I have been an active member for about 9 months now and these ladies have helped me through a lot. I have come to lean on these women and help them through some things, too.
After dealing with insurance and pharmacy this week I posted this on the board:
Hi. I have been holding on to my ivf meds this whole time, just in case. I got my miracle surprise bfp right before I was about to start my third ivf cycle. I would love to help you out if I can. I have 4 unopened boxes of follistim that you can have (it says 900 iu on each box). Let me know if you are interested. I'm not sure where you live but they do need to remain refrigerated. I've had them in the fridge since I got them in August.
Jaime ;)
Upon reading this, I instantly started crying...in Jewel...while buying gluten-free beer for Jim. I couldn't believe that someone could be so generous. Just to clarify how much this fabulous woman is doing for us; the amount of meds she is sending me would cost roughly $5,000. This will not only help us to get our first cycle up and running, but it will allow us to do at least three, maybe even four cycles! Hopefully, of course, we won't need to get that far, but now I know that if need be there is a way. I feel so blessed and fortunate to be a part of such an amazing group of ladies. I KNOW that there is something that has been guiding me to this moment. This is exactly what we needed to push through.
When I got back into the car, gluten-free beer in tow, I told Jim the good news. He was the most excited that I have seen him since I gave him the good news about being pregnant with Emmy. This has been an incredibly tough year for us. Dealing with infertility is tough, but adding a recession to the mix makes it almost insufferable. We needed this.
I will be eternally grateful to this angel of a woman and know that this is the golden ticket that will lead us to our baby. God is good!
I am a member of the Secondary Infertility board. This is for ladies who already have one or more kids and are having trouble conceiving another. I have been an active member for about 9 months now and these ladies have helped me through a lot. I have come to lean on these women and help them through some things, too.
After dealing with insurance and pharmacy this week I posted this on the board:
So I thought ordering meds and getting our next cycle started would be easy. No such luck. Looks like we're going to have to pay oop for the meds and then our insurance MAY reimburse us. Wtf is that?! I have already spent hours on the phone with these people only to get a quote of almost 3k! We can't afford that! That's why we have insurance!I don't know what to do. I'm feeling so defeated:(
Today, I checked in with the ladies and found this response to my wining:
Upon reading this, I instantly started crying...in Jewel...while buying gluten-free beer for Jim. I couldn't believe that someone could be so generous. Just to clarify how much this fabulous woman is doing for us; the amount of meds she is sending me would cost roughly $5,000. This will not only help us to get our first cycle up and running, but it will allow us to do at least three, maybe even four cycles! Hopefully, of course, we won't need to get that far, but now I know that if need be there is a way. I feel so blessed and fortunate to be a part of such an amazing group of ladies. I KNOW that there is something that has been guiding me to this moment. This is exactly what we needed to push through.
When I got back into the car, gluten-free beer in tow, I told Jim the good news. He was the most excited that I have seen him since I gave him the good news about being pregnant with Emmy. This has been an incredibly tough year for us. Dealing with infertility is tough, but adding a recession to the mix makes it almost insufferable. We needed this.
I will be eternally grateful to this angel of a woman and know that this is the golden ticket that will lead us to our baby. God is good!
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