My doctor's office faxed my prescriptions to the pharmacy I used last IVF cycle, Metro Drugs. I thought it would be cheapest since it was last time BUT I'm glad I kept checking. Freedom Pharmacy is the Express Scripts recommended specialty pharmacy that you have to use with my insurance and special order drugs. In my mind, everything that was not a "fertility drug" should be covered under my insurance because they are pregnancy support drugs so I made an extra effort and it paid off.
So let's review the medication needed and then compare costs between Metro Drugs and Freedom Pharmacy:
Drugs Metro Freedom
Crinone 8% $528.00 $60.00 co-pay (covered, no generic)
Lupron (Leuprolide generic) $225.00 $199.00 (not covered by insurance)
Prednisone $2.68 $.78 (covered)
Estrodial Tablets $0.00 $0.00 (covered)
Doxycycline $5.03 $0.00 (covered)
Climara Patches $60.00 $60.00 (covered)
Monoject Syringes $0.00 $0.00 (covered)
Total $820.71 $319.78
So my extra effort saved us $500.93 :)
I start my Lupron injections on Friday and will continue taking them for what seems like FOREVER!
This is the long story of our fertility journey as well as our triple blessing.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
New Calendar :)
Yesterday I visited my RE office (Fertility Office) for my post-IVF scan. All was well, still producing extra follicles from all the residual drugs in my system but they are tiny. Ms. Devine thought everything looked great so we moved on to our consultation.
We decided to move forward as soon as my body was able and Ms. Devine is very positive about our next cycle. We will once again transfer two embabies only this time they will be frosty! :)
So here is the tentative schedule:
11/2 - Start daily Lupron injections sub cutaniously - Continue baby asprin, BCP and Vitamins
11/9 - Stop BCP
11/12 - Continue Lupron injection and add estrogen patch with 2mg estrogen pills
11/17 - Change estrogen patch and increase pills to 4mg
11/21 - Change estrogen patch and increase pills to 6 mg
11/26 - Scan and blood work (stop Lupron and decrease estrogen to 4 mg) Start Doxycycline & Crinone 2x daily
11/27 - Start Prednisone - continue Doxycycline and Crinone
11/30 - FET - 2 Frosites! AA and AB grade
11/30-12/3 - Bedrest again...
As you can see this is alot of medication and changes over a few weeks and believe me it can get confusing. I already have my calendar marked and I feel organized. Now to see how much the Lupron will cost, UGH!
We decided to move forward as soon as my body was able and Ms. Devine is very positive about our next cycle. We will once again transfer two embabies only this time they will be frosty! :)
So here is the tentative schedule:
11/2 - Start daily Lupron injections sub cutaniously - Continue baby asprin, BCP and Vitamins
11/9 - Stop BCP
11/12 - Continue Lupron injection and add estrogen patch with 2mg estrogen pills
11/17 - Change estrogen patch and increase pills to 4mg
11/21 - Change estrogen patch and increase pills to 6 mg
11/26 - Scan and blood work (stop Lupron and decrease estrogen to 4 mg) Start Doxycycline & Crinone 2x daily
11/27 - Start Prednisone - continue Doxycycline and Crinone
11/30 - FET - 2 Frosites! AA and AB grade
11/30-12/3 - Bedrest again...
As you can see this is alot of medication and changes over a few weeks and believe me it can get confusing. I already have my calendar marked and I feel organized. Now to see how much the Lupron will cost, UGH!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
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Today I woke up to the most terrible nightmare of a previous life I do not wish to return to. When I came to and realized it was the past and I had such a wonderful, loving husband and family to share my life with I took a big breathe of relief.
We are just moving day by day now. I had many people say kind things to us after reading our blog and I thank each of you for taking an interest in someone elses life. It says a lot about your character or maybe you are just nosy :) Whichever, I'll take it!
I think the most popular comment is "your so brave for sharing your story". I don't feel brave, I just don't want to be confronted by the comments that are made ignorantly. I would like to help others understand that people have struggles and things going on in their personal lives that you might not know about.
By the way, next time you encounter one of those people that says," I can just look at her and she gets pregnant". Slap them for me :)
We are just moving day by day now. I had many people say kind things to us after reading our blog and I thank each of you for taking an interest in someone elses life. It says a lot about your character or maybe you are just nosy :) Whichever, I'll take it!
I think the most popular comment is "your so brave for sharing your story". I don't feel brave, I just don't want to be confronted by the comments that are made ignorantly. I would like to help others understand that people have struggles and things going on in their personal lives that you might not know about.
By the way, next time you encounter one of those people that says," I can just look at her and she gets pregnant". Slap them for me :)
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Another step closer to 2...
Over the weekend Kyle and I had an opportunity to get back to normal. We spent some time with friends, had Lady lunch without Lady since she was in SC with Rhonda. We worked on a project with Dad and then moved Kim.
I called the doctor on Monday as instructed and set up my next appointment. I started birth control pills again yesterday and on October 15th I will go in for my scan and consultation. This will lead us into our FET cycle.
I just wish time would go FASTER!!! I know I should not wish away my days but I can't help it, I'm anxious.
I called the doctor on Monday as instructed and set up my next appointment. I started birth control pills again yesterday and on October 15th I will go in for my scan and consultation. This will lead us into our FET cycle.
I just wish time would go FASTER!!! I know I should not wish away my days but I can't help it, I'm anxious.
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