James and Megan’s IVF Journey
James and Megan’s IVF Journey
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$10,000.00
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$2,375.00
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0
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Megan Pace is organizing this fundraiser.
Campaign Story
We are James and Megan Pace, recently married (September 2021), but have been together for almost 7 years. Two years ago, we started to actively TTC but quickly decided to talk with my doctor due to my age. I knew that I was already struggling with PCOS symptoms but wasn’t sure if that could be a cause of the inability to conceive.
After failed attempts using Clomid several times, we were referred to a clinic in Kansas City. We had our initial visit and pre-screening and it was recommended that traditional IVF was our only option to potentially conceive. Unfortunately that came with a hefty price tag and several doctors visits, so we decided to hold off and prioritize our wedding planning and home building.
Now fast forward to 2022. As we’ve started this journey, I’ve been involved in a local support group that women have all faced some kind of infertility. It has been nice to connect with others who were feeling the same emotions that I have been. After hearing a few positive stories regarding a clinic in Texas, we decided to inquire and see if C.A.R.E. Fertility in Bedford, Texas had any options for us. We had our initial visit with Dr. Kevin Doody through zoom and have completed our pre-screening exams. Just a week ago, I had my post op consultation as I had to have an H-Scope to remove an uterine polyp. The results were good and the polyp that was removed was benign.
We are now ready to go, which now becomes a waiting game. In the life of IVF treatment everything is about timing and unfortunately having PCOS means that the timing isn’t so predictable. We have chosen to attempt the Effortless IVF treatment as this is a streamline process that should result in fewer visits to Texas compared to traditional IVF. The cost of the treament is also substantly better when compared to traditional IVF and CARE Fertility is one of the few clinics that offers this kind of treatment.
Even though I work for an amazing company that offers amazing benefits, unfortunately, IVF treatment is not a covered benefit. We are left to pay for the treatment and the medications out of pocket. We hope that our friends and family will support us with a donation to help offset the out of pocket costs.
We are excited and nervous at the same time. We hope to begin building our family and are hopeful that we have the right support to help get us to that point. Thank you for reading this and thank you for supporting us during this journey through infertility.
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06-22-2022
Treatments to begin
Thank you to everyone who has donated, we are truly blessed by the love and support for us and our journey. This Friday I have an appointment for a baseline sonogram that will confirm that we can begin the medications. Medications should be arriving today so hopefully everything is falling in place. We will then return back to Dallas on July 4th for another sonogram which will help us determine when we come back for egg retrieval day. This will be a very fast moving process. The only part that I\\'m not necessarily looking forward to, is the injections and that I will have to take them while I\\'m traveling. I hope to take good notes and prepare myself for that process. We will continue to keep you updated as progress moves forward.
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07-10-2022
Egg Retrieval
I had my egg retrieval on 7/7 and they were able to retrieve 8 eights. We\'ve have a slight hurdle to overcome as these eggs are attempting to fertilize. We decided to move forward and load the device and my body is serving as the incubator for 5 days. We go back on this coming Tuesday, 7/12, to remove the device and to see if we have any fertilized eggs. Please keep us in your prayers during this time.
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07-13-2022
Removal of Invocell
On 7/12 we traveled back down to Texas to have the device removed and to see if the 8 eggs fertilized. For 5 days, my body served as an incubator for the device that was loaded with the eggs and sperm, just like the traditional Petri dish. I didn't ever really feel anything except just bloating which I think was just a side effect for the injections that I was taking. Dr. Kevin compared the removal to opening of christmas presents which really did feel that way. We had no way of knowing what was going on for those 5 days. After about 30 min. of waiting for the lab to take pictures, we were greeted with bad news. Unfortunately none of the eggs were fertilized and so we are unable to continue with this current cycle. We originally set an appointment for a consultation for August 8th due to availability, but I got a call today with an appointment for this Friday. Hopefully Dr. Kevin can help us come up with a new plan during this call.
| Name | Donation | Date |
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| Jared Worley | $1,000.00 | July 17, 2022 |
| Anonymous | $75.00 | July 16, 2022 |
| Anonymous | $100.00 | July 13, 2022 |
| Jennifer Brothers | $150.00 | July 12, 2022 |
| Eileen Kastura | $500.00 | July 10, 2022 |
| Vedita Myers | $100.00 | July 10, 2022 |
| Eileen Kastura | $150.00 | June 14, 2022 |
| Timothy Stevens | $50.00 | June 13, 2022 |
| Jenny Tyler | $50.00 | June 12, 2022 |
| Summer Johnson | $50.00 | June 12, 2022 |
| Lisa Donna | $25.00 | June 12, 2022 |
| Gail McGrath | $25.00 | June 11, 2022 |
| Hayley Strickling | $100.00 | June 11, 2022 |
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