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Making a Change
Between our last set of doctor’s appointments in August 2022 and now, one of the big things Nick and I discussed was changing doctors before our next IVF cycle. I shared a little about my frustrations with Dr. G. in this blog, but I didn’t want to delay us trying IVF, so we stuck with…
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Our Plan
After our appointment with Dr. W., Nick and I felt we had a solid plan. We decided to try a second round of IVF in early 2023. It was August 2022 when we crafted this plan. Dr. G. had told us if we wanted to try again it needed to be sooner rather than later,…
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Asking for Help
For some folks, asking for help isn’t all that easy; I’d say Nick and I both fit neatly into that box. This is why, a few months back, when a good friend asked if she could set up a GoFundMe page for us, we were both incredibly grateful. (Thank you, Jami!) Throughout this journey, we…
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Good News for a Change
In mid-August, I posted an article on the IVF That Facebook page about the Colorado Building Families Act. At the time, I was unaware the reason our IVF cycle hadn’t been covered in 2022 was because there were some issues with the legislation involving defrayal and the Affordable Health Care Act. I really couldn’t even…
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The Letter
As promised, here is the letter Dr. W. sent on our behalf to Dr. G. It’s been edited to remove personal information. Dear Dr. G., Thank you for your referral of Julie and her husband Nicholas whom I consulted with on 8/8/2022. Julie and Nicholas had spoken with a genetic counselor at Kaiser and wanted…
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Really Bad Luck
Nick and I had planned a day and time when we’d both be at home to schedule our appointment with Dr. W. Unfortunately, Nick had to go to Minnesota unexpectedly for a funeral. Rest in peace, Uncle Doug – you will be greatly missed. It feels like both our families have had too many funerals…
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Reality Check
We arrived back home on a Thursday evening. We’d both taken that Friday off to recoup from the travel, and we decided to have an easy, relaxing day at home… or so we thought. Late Friday morning, Nick started feeling pretty crummy. His abdomen was in a lot of pain. There were no signs of…
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Getting Away, Part II
The day after we visited Chichén Itzá, we took a boat tour to Isla Mujeres (Island of Women). On past vacations, Nick and I have done boat tours, and we absolutely love them. Visiting the island was merely an added bonus–our favorite part was the boat ride and snorkeling break. We had an absolutely perfect…
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Getting Away, Part 1
As I mentioned last week, I’m going to interrupt our regularly scheduled programming for some posts to tell you about a couple more life events. While we were struggling with the news of our failed IVF attempt, the chromosomal analysis results, and our chances of a successful pregnancy, we were reimbursed for some of the…
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The Response
A day or two after I sent her the info from Dr. T., Dr. G. wrote back: _______ Hi Julie, Thanks for reaching out. A genetic counselor will be able to give you specific numbers regarding chance of having a euploid embryo given his translocation and Robertsonian translocation. This is the number I think would…
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