I know that I haven't posted since last summer, which is actually a good thing. We found out last fall that the twins are finally suppressed! Finally! They both have the Supprelin LA implants. Our endocrinologist decided that we could test them every 3 months and as long as their numbers stayed consistent, we could keep the implants in. Fast forward today....we were able to keep the implants for 18 months (the normal length of time is 1 year). The doctor had actually toyed with the idea of taking the implants out and seeing how their bodies respond.....maybe even stayed suppressed after removing the implants. We had hope that maybe the twins could be spared yearly procedures of pulling out the old implant and putting new ones in, but at their most recent visit the doctor felt like they were too young and too difficult to suppress to take that chance. So the process has begun.
We were lucky to extend things an extra 6 months but now we need to move forward with new implants because their bodies can start to reject them or they can get an infection. For any of you who don't know, each implant costs about $17,500. Thankfully we have health insurance which will help cover the cost of over $35,000 but we still have our portion, which will be over $5000. This has to be paid up front before the implants can ship. Normally we are more prepared for this but we have had extenuating circumstances this year that are making that very difficult. I have posted more details about all of that on my new blog: Someone Took my Easy Card (someonetookmyeasycard.blogspot.com).
