Re: NEW HOPE Pregnant with Endo ATTN Jenea
From: Alpha (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Nov 8 13:23:42 2006
Hi Kae,
Congratulation & wish you all the Best...
Reading ur post I was wondering, you did just the clomid & HCG shots but
no insemination ?
I am TTC... & I plan on taking your route very soon... Also if you
dont mind me asking .... How old are you & is this your first time ????
Thanks -- Alpha
At Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Kae wrote:
>TTC is short for Trying to Conceive.... HCG is the hormone women
>produce when they are pregnant... Also they have an injection called
>HCG that helps release the egg or something to that nature... Actually
>I was worried about the cost of fertility treatments but my insurance
>covered very little... This helped out a lot... For Clomid for 5 days
>which that is what they will start you on at first it was only about $35
>for the prescription... The process is very complicating... You will
>start the Clomid on the 4th day of your cycle and keep taking it for 5
>days (different for each person) that next week you will go in to have
>an ultrasound to see if the egg or eggs are mature and ready to be
>fertilized if they are that next day you get the HCG injection and if
>you chose you can have artificial insemination... My husband and I did
>not want to do that because insurance said they would not pay for any of
>the ultrasounds or office visits if we did it that way... So we tried
>by ourselves and it worked... So insurance covered everything except my
>co pay to see the Dr.... Before I decided to do the fertility stuff I
>had to have an x-ray called and HSG and it checks to see if your ovaries
>are blocked and things like that... Insurance paid for this as well...
>I must say that they are very worth staying with.... Let me know if you
>have any other questions.... I will keep you in my prayers and take
>care of yourself... One of my friends told me that everything has its
>time and your time will be soon... It really comforted me.... God luck
>and keep me posted...
>
>At Tue, 7 Nov 2006, Jenea wrote:
>>
>>Kae,
>>I have been trying for 3 years, but cannot afford fertility treatments
>>and all that. How did you do it? I am desprate, my husband has no
>>biological children, and we realy would love a baby. If I could just
>>have a baby, I would then get a hystorectomy after the baby was born,
>>and be done with all this. Please tell me, what is TTC, HCG and how did
>>you afford it?
>>
>>Thank You,
>>Jenea'
>>
>>At Tue, 7 Nov 2006, Kae wrote:
>>>
>>>I just wanted to give all that are TTC new hope... I am a 9 year
>>>survivor of Endo.... I was diagnosed when I was 18 but knew I had endo
>>>way before I had my first lap at 18... I was told it would be difficult
>>>to conceive... I just found out that I am 7 weeks pregnant... I had to
>>>see a fertility Dr and go through fertility meds... I was one of the
>>>lucky ones I conceived on my first try and I was on Clomid and had one
>>>HCG injection... God Bless everyone and Hope that all dreams come
>>>true..... Do not give up and you too will succeed in your fight will
>>>endo...
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