GO! STOP! BACKUP, REGROUP!

Ok, MAYBE a plan of action is in the works.

I spoke to Dr. Frenchie, as he was being channeled through his nurse. I described my flabbergastion over the cost of this procedure, as "if you could see my face right now, you'd run screaming."

She (the nurse) told me that the doctors like to have control of the procedures themselves for all their IVF patients.

Yes, ok, we covered that already. I am still not an IVF patient, contrary to what you might believe Nurse Lady.

Then she hung up, promising to call me back directly after speaking with Monseiur Doctor.

So the return call came. The options I had laid out before me were as follow:

1) Dr. Frenchie performs the procedure as planned, I spend an arm and a leg.
2) I opt for a different procedure that doesn't show nearly enough, is basically just an ultrasound, and costs a mere arm, and gets me only 40% of the information we need.
3) I ask (read: beg, plead) my regular Ob/Gyn to perform the procedure in place of Dr. Frenchie, and hope that helps the insurance demons to agree to pay part or all (HAHAHAHAHA...all *wipes eyes*) of the cost.
4) Oh yeah, and I go run to my former RE. I am not sure I'd really like to do that though. We left on poor terms.

So far, Ob/Gyn hasn't called me back yet. I am waiting.....

UPDATE: Ob/Gyn is out of the office until Tuesday. Folks, this cycle is a bust. Perhaps better luck next month. *grumble*

Where's that box of frickin' cookies?