My mess

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Well, I had a smashing Christmas. My husband's pregnant cousin

informed us that we are losing our infertility coverage (currently

covers 6IUIs and 3IVFs) as of March 1. So I sat across from a

heavily pregnant woman (61/2 months with twins) and bawled my eyes

out in front of his entire family. After confirming this with DH's

company we discovered there is nothing we can do. And we live in

California... Our only mandate is that insurance companies offer

infertility coverage to GROUPS. So I can't even buy coverage on my

own. My last hope is my works insurance and I am still waiting for

that.

The good news is that the doctor treating my thyroid is part of both

plans... the new one at my husband's work and my company's. I saw

him the day after Christmas in an attempt to see if I could push

treatment with a fertility specialist. He says I am well enough. So

I am doing that... BUT, in the meantime, I have been doing some

homework.

None of my doctors would say whether or not Graves could be

responsible for my infertility. My RE has gone as far as to say it

is NOT responsible. And in the next breath he told me he doesn't

work with Graves Disease. So much for his expertise.

What I have found is that the autoimmune nature of Graves can present

many problems with fertility, including a high risk for miscarriage.

And the other thing it can cause is implantation problems. This

would make sense for me since I have been checked and every other

aspect of my reproductive health seems to be fine. There are also

issues with certain types of antibodies... It's all very new to me so

the information sounds foreign and I need to explore it more. If

someone knows anything about this, please pass the info on to me =)

In the meantime, I have made an appointment for a consult with the

Sher Institute. They are an infertility clinic and deal with

autoimmune disorders a lot. This is their area of expertise. In

fact, I emailed them for info and within 24 hours I had a response

from 2 doctors. But, if we need treatment, we will have to finance

all of it. We have the $$$ for it in savings, but are terrified

nothing will work so it is our adoption money.

Wish me luck with this. And if anyone knows anything or has

experience with this, please let me know. I feel like I am walking

around in the dark.

Thanks & Happy New Year.

Clair

Diagnosed with Graves 1995

BRT Remission 1997

Relapse diagnosed 10/02

BRT again

50mg PTU 3x per day

Labwork next week