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Good News/Bad News/Good News April 2, 2005

Of course I can never get good news without some bad thrown in the mix, but at least the bad news is in a good news sandwich. I really wanted to blog about this yesterday, but I’ve been unable to get my internet fix because my inlaws are in town. We’ve been doing things with them all weekend.

Anyway, we finally got the SCSA results back. The DFI (DNA fragmentation index) result was 19.9%. This is better than we expected. The SCSA people break the results down into three categories:

Excellent fertility potential ~ 15% DFI
Good to fair fertility potential ~ 15-30.0% DFI
Poorer fertility potential ~ 30% DFI

So, we’re in the good to fair category, and it seems closer to good than fair. I’ll definitely take it. The problems associated with DNA fragmentation come into play when the DFI is greater than 30%, so it seems that we’re out of the woods with regards to all of that.

Like I said, with the good always comes bad. Yesterday evening when I went to check our messages I discovered that my RE’s office had called. Remember how elated I was when I discovered that our insurance was going to cover the anesthesia costs? Um, not so much. Apparently our insurance company called back my RE’s office to let them know that it would not be covered after all. I was told to bring an extra $500 with me on Monday morning.

My inlaws were in the apartment when I found out the bad news, and today my mother in law handed me a check for $500. See, more good news. That was so generous of them.

So, now I’m going to go crash. I am soooo tired. We had a great weekend with my husband’s family, but I’m plum tuckered out.

Comments»

1. BrendaS - April 3, 2005

whew…. Bad news averted. I’m glad you FINALLY got the results! And it’s good news!

So what’s the next step?

2. Lisa - April 3, 2005

So happy about the good results! I have to say - your MIL giving you the check brought tears to my eyes. Isn’t it amazing how badly family members want to help! Best of luck!

3. Sheri - April 3, 2005

Glad the results were good! Woo-hoo!
I must say you have an awesome MIL.

4. Julianna - April 3, 2005

Oh, I am so happy for you Amanda. How wonderful of your in-laws to hand you that check, that is so sweet.

Thinking of you tomorrow.

5. Emily - April 4, 2005

Good news! Since you do IVF, the challenges of greater fragmentation are reduced when you’re in the range you’re in. It’s the greater than 30% that is harder to work with because that usually indicates exposure to something that harm the sperm, like working with chemicals.

Glad you have a such a great MIL.