During my recovery time I thought I would, for giggles, add up the cost of infertility so far for us. We only started to "tackle" our infertility after trying for about nine months. So this cost has been in the past ten months. This cost is everything from multiple ultrasounds, HSG, fertility meds, 3 IUI's, SA's, blood work and now my surgery (don't know what the anesthesia bill is yet). Here are the facts and figures...give or take a few dollars, oh and this does NOT include the enormous amount of money spent on ovulation tests and pregnancy tests ;)
FACTS: I'm not pregnant
FIGURES: Drum roll please.... $6,100!!
This is truly not a complaint, just putting into light the monetary effects of infertility. I am MORE than grateful and even MORE blessed to be able to have done what we have done, even coming out of it without a baby. It has brought us much closer in our marriage in a lot of different ways, and it has certainly taught me a lot about myself and others...something that I wouldn't really change if given the opportunity. We will have a child that is wanted more than anything in this world...I can't wait for the day that Jeromy and I are so lost in love with our child...
My sister just texted me and said "Did you know March was Endometriosis Awareness Month"...no I did not. This is pretty cool. Endo is certainly not something that has affected me for a long time, but it has kept me from having children. In doing some more research on it, it affects a lot of women in so many different ways. It's a disease that can wreak havoc on girls and women, and overtime can travel as far as the brain!! Unfortunately for most, it will reoccur time and time again and ultimately end up with a total hysterectomy :( It's something that women should be aware of and pay close attention to. Not sure what I can do to contribute to March's awareness, I will look into it, but I know that I can lift up women struggling with this disease and pray they find peace, resolution and comfort...free of endometriosis.
