Miscarriage Expenses
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On December 8th, 2020 Colin and I found out that we were going to be having a baby. We were over the moon excited! We got little gifts for our parents and cards for the grandparents to break the news on Christmas! We began looking for houses and planning out new lives for when our bundle of joy arrives. We had our first sonogram on January 11th, being 8 weeks and 1 day, and our baby had a healthy strong heartbeat, the sonographer even said "it has a fast heartbeat! Maybe it's a girl" which just made my heart jump because a girl is what I was speaking into existence the day we found out. Both mine and Colin's families were so excited to have this miracle baby come into our lives!
February 2nd came around and I had some dark discharge that morning, so I called my OB and they had me come in the next day for a sonogram, but did not sound concerned. I went in for my sonogram on February 3rd, being 11 weeks and 3 days, to just check on our little nugget with high hopes, only to find out that our little nugget passed away at 9 weeks and 1 day, one week after we heard its strong, fast heartbeat. My heart shattered and it felt like a part of me died the moment the sonographer said that our baby was only measuring at 9 weeks and 1 day and couldn't find its heartbeat. After having to wait in an open waiting room, alone because of COVID Colin was not allowed with me, my OB explained my options to me. I could wait to pass naturally with no idea when that would be, take some medication that would "hopefully" start the misscariage process but with me being past 8 weeks the likelihood would be I wouldn't pass everything, or to have a surgical procedure called a D&C. I had to call Colin and break the news over the phone because of COVID and talk to him about our options. It was decided that I mentally could not handle having to wait to possibly naturally miscarry or take some pills and the pills not work. We scheduled a day for the D&C, February 8th.
The weekend before the D&C I had the absolute worst cramps in my life as my body started to try and naturally miscarry, for 3 days I was in excruciating pain, both mentally and physically. I went in for another sonogram the morning my D&C was scheduled to find out my body did not pass a single thing. So I went to check in for my procedure only to be told I owed $5,000 that day for the procedure. Upon further discussion I was explained that I needed to pay AT LEAST $1,340.34 that day to be able to have my procedure which I did.
February 8th, 2021 was the day I was no longer pregnant.
What was not explained to me was how much this procedure was going to cost. I got the bill for the hospital alone which is over $9,000 ($1,340.34 already being paid up front). I spoke to my insurance and they said I have to pay the $5,000 before they will pay the 80%. I just got a bill from my OB which is $1,125.00. I have not gotten my bill from the anesthesiologist yet...
I would do ANYTHING in this world to have our baby back. I hurt everyday not knowing why we lost our baby. I now owe over $10,000 for a procedure I NEVER wanted to have because our baby died...
I hate to ask because I know everyone is struggling nowadays but anything would help, even if it's advice on how to heal or know of any type of assistance.
Thank you,
Jordyn and Colin
February 2nd came around and I had some dark discharge that morning, so I called my OB and they had me come in the next day for a sonogram, but did not sound concerned. I went in for my sonogram on February 3rd, being 11 weeks and 3 days, to just check on our little nugget with high hopes, only to find out that our little nugget passed away at 9 weeks and 1 day, one week after we heard its strong, fast heartbeat. My heart shattered and it felt like a part of me died the moment the sonographer said that our baby was only measuring at 9 weeks and 1 day and couldn't find its heartbeat. After having to wait in an open waiting room, alone because of COVID Colin was not allowed with me, my OB explained my options to me. I could wait to pass naturally with no idea when that would be, take some medication that would "hopefully" start the misscariage process but with me being past 8 weeks the likelihood would be I wouldn't pass everything, or to have a surgical procedure called a D&C. I had to call Colin and break the news over the phone because of COVID and talk to him about our options. It was decided that I mentally could not handle having to wait to possibly naturally miscarry or take some pills and the pills not work. We scheduled a day for the D&C, February 8th.
The weekend before the D&C I had the absolute worst cramps in my life as my body started to try and naturally miscarry, for 3 days I was in excruciating pain, both mentally and physically. I went in for another sonogram the morning my D&C was scheduled to find out my body did not pass a single thing. So I went to check in for my procedure only to be told I owed $5,000 that day for the procedure. Upon further discussion I was explained that I needed to pay AT LEAST $1,340.34 that day to be able to have my procedure which I did.
February 8th, 2021 was the day I was no longer pregnant.
What was not explained to me was how much this procedure was going to cost. I got the bill for the hospital alone which is over $9,000 ($1,340.34 already being paid up front). I spoke to my insurance and they said I have to pay the $5,000 before they will pay the 80%. I just got a bill from my OB which is $1,125.00. I have not gotten my bill from the anesthesiologist yet...
I would do ANYTHING in this world to have our baby back. I hurt everyday not knowing why we lost our baby. I now owe over $10,000 for a procedure I NEVER wanted to have because our baby died...
I hate to ask because I know everyone is struggling nowadays but anything would help, even if it's advice on how to heal or know of any type of assistance.
Thank you,
Jordyn and Colin
Organizer
Jordyn Frier
Organizer
Addison, TX