I don't really know what to expect of his FET. We only have one embryo frozen, how big is the chance it won't thaw properly? It's the same Grade A excellent quality as one of the embies that was transferred for IVF#2 - which didn't make it. So why should I believe its frozen brother or sister will have a better chance?
With IVF#1 I was hopeful, but didn't expect much - we had six failed IUIs behind us, so BFN had become the norm. But it worked... Then with IVF#2 I was worried that they wouldn't be able to retrieve any eggs - there were less than the first time, but still a decent amount. Then I worried that they wouldn't fertilize - but they did, and actually better than the first time. So when those hurdles were taken, and we had three perfect embryos, I was convinced that it was going to work, just like last time, and that I might even be pregnant with twins.
So the BFN hit me hard. I felt exactly the way Sarah described it in her comment on my previous post. So maybe it's a good thing that I'm a bit pessimistic, it might work better (oh, the logic of an IFer...).
The insurance stuff is almost sorted. I got a confirmation for one of the forms I'd sent them copies of, but nothing had been reimbursed yet. So I called to check what happened to the other form and when I could expect to be paid back. Well, turns out they OK'ed all procedures (for both forms), but just bothered to send a confirmation for one. And regarding the payment - I have to send them back the printout of their electronic file before I can get paid. That's insane! We have an insurance card with electronic chip, which means that payments are automatically transferred from whichever medical office you're paying your bill for, to your insurance company and you will be reimbursed with a transfer directly into your bank account - no paperwork, no checks in the mail, everything electronic. Now I have to send them back a printout of these payments that were on-hold instead of that they just click a checkbox or whatever in their software at the same time that they OK the forms... Of course I did send the printouts back, because I want to be paid ASAP, but this is bureaucracy at its finest I must say.
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Know how you feel... the waiting is so excruciating and then the worry about whether our frosties will thaw - I've been told the chance is over 95%, so that's pretty good :)) Looking forward to sharing this cycle with you xoxo
Here from the future via Time Warp Tuesday... This post brings back a lot of memories for me as I had two failed fresh IVF cycles and one failed IVF converted to IUI before our first FET in 2007. That FET was successful and grew into our daughter Molly, who was born and died the following year, five years ago next week (on the 17th). I can relate to your thoughts and feelings about whether or not it would work. I remember one day walking and talking with a friend during one of my ART cycles. I was being really pesimistic and she said, "you know, it might have actually worked!" I really appreciate her saying that back then, when I was afraid to get my hopes up.
I'm here from the future, too, and boy do I want to tell you how it turns out!
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