Well my dear friends in blogosphere (is that how you spell that) I have another round of testing which technically I will consider preparing for IVF. I was able to schedule a few through my clinic near home, but when it came to asking about the SHG (Sonohysterogram - filling your uterus full of saline and doing ultrasound) I got flashbacks of when I had to call about a year ago at this time to schedule my first HSG (Hysterosalpingogram).
Julie of 2011 - Hi I need to schedule an HSG*.
Nurse - A what?
Me - H-S-G
Nurse - Oh Honey, you mean a HCG**
Me - NO - H- SSSSS - G
Nurse - Are you sure its not a HCG?
Me - Okay how can I explain this...I'm NOT Pregnant
Nurse - Oh, who is your doctor?
Me - Ughhh...Dr. Chuppa
Nurse - Okay let me put you on hold.
*x-ray of your uterus using a dye to check to see if your fallopian tubes are open
**Pregnancy blood test
You can only imagine how I felt having to call and ask about an SHG this time around. However it was much more simple this time.
Julie of 2012 - Hi I need to schedule a SHG.
Nurse - We don't do those.
Me - Crap.
So they are able to do the simple STD testing (Dec 13th), but I have to go to my RE tomorrow to do the SHG (which was another whole ordeal). The main thing I wanted to make sure of was that I got everything taken care of in December to have my insurance cover whatever possible since my deductible is obviously met for the year AND I am changing insurance coverage in 2013 (Still no actual IF treatment coverage though). (Right now my insurance covers infertility diagnosis/testing, but not actual treatment.) So I called the RE to make sure my insurance was going to cover the SHG and I was told NO. She told me since I have a diagnosis (I do???) my insurance no longer covers it. I said oh really...what is my diagnosis? She looked at my charts and says...Oh...ummm infertility. Okay so my infertility diagnosis is infertility??? WTF! I didn't let it go. I went on to explain how since I had treatments (IUI's) and afterwards insurance covered my laparoscopy. So after a few more back and forths she said, let me try again. She called back and turned an almost $900 procedure into a $35 co-pay. Oh sweet success at last!
In other news we put up our Christmas tree and got a few new decorations in the meantime!
I was having a difficult time getting in the Christmas spirit but I think this will help! Hope you are all doing well and having an okay time gearing up for the Holidays!
Julie
Julie of 2011 - Hi I need to schedule an HSG*.
Nurse - A what?
Me - H-S-G
Nurse - Oh Honey, you mean a HCG**
Me - NO - H- SSSSS - G
Nurse - Are you sure its not a HCG?
Me - Okay how can I explain this...I'm NOT Pregnant
Nurse - Oh, who is your doctor?
Me - Ughhh...Dr. Chuppa
Nurse - Okay let me put you on hold.
*x-ray of your uterus using a dye to check to see if your fallopian tubes are open
**Pregnancy blood test
You can only imagine how I felt having to call and ask about an SHG this time around. However it was much more simple this time.
Julie of 2012 - Hi I need to schedule a SHG.
Nurse - We don't do those.
Me - Crap.
So they are able to do the simple STD testing (Dec 13th), but I have to go to my RE tomorrow to do the SHG (which was another whole ordeal). The main thing I wanted to make sure of was that I got everything taken care of in December to have my insurance cover whatever possible since my deductible is obviously met for the year AND I am changing insurance coverage in 2013 (Still no actual IF treatment coverage though). (Right now my insurance covers infertility diagnosis/testing, but not actual treatment.) So I called the RE to make sure my insurance was going to cover the SHG and I was told NO. She told me since I have a diagnosis (I do???) my insurance no longer covers it. I said oh really...what is my diagnosis? She looked at my charts and says...Oh...ummm infertility. Okay so my infertility diagnosis is infertility??? WTF! I didn't let it go. I went on to explain how since I had treatments (IUI's) and afterwards insurance covered my laparoscopy. So after a few more back and forths she said, let me try again. She called back and turned an almost $900 procedure into a $35 co-pay. Oh sweet success at last!
In other news we put up our Christmas tree and got a few new decorations in the meantime!
I was having a difficult time getting in the Christmas spirit but I think this will help! Hope you are all doing well and having an okay time gearing up for the Holidays!
Julie
