Hey all!
Been a little while since I’ve been on here. I’ve been really busy at work.
Yesterday, we took the day off and drove 3.5 hours to Dallas to the Urologist appointment. The appointment went okay. After examination and reviewing all of the results from testing, we were basically told that there is a 10% chance of finding anything on a biopsy, but there was a lot of risks to be had with doing said biopsy. It was a little heartbreaking, but just after hearing the risks, we decided that it wasn’t for us. So there will be no biopsy, which means no IVF. At least, no reason for IVF.
We are coming to terms with the results, but the decision was a fairly quick decision that we made. We had been talking about it for awhile in preparation for the worst, but you never really want to have to fall back to that plan. You always hope for a better result. We made the decision to not move forward with the biopsy before we left the appointment. Then it came down to whether to do adoption or to go ahead with donor.
We decided to go ahead with donor as we want to experience the whole shebang if at all possible. As of right now, all my tests have come back mostly normal, so we aren’t expecting anything out of the ordinary. An upside to this is that it is on the cheaper side, so our HSA will cover what the insurance won’t for an IUI. After a lengthy conversation on the drive home from Dallas, we decided we were going to start the steps for an IUI-Donor procedure.
We have to get a hold of our RE and figure out what we need to do next, and we also have to start looking for a donor. So many steps, but we are trying to keep an eye on the light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully it gets brighter soon, but we know that it is there.
