The Elusive 17P Shot

Just a quick update on the recent drama. Last Thursday, I received a phone call from one of my doctor's nurses (I'll call her Wicked Nurse)who states that they can't give me 17P at their clinic because the manufacturer only makes it with latex stoppers. I'm allergic. She refers me to a home health service which gives latex-free injections. And if my insurance won't cover it? Oh well! "We'll just continue to monitor you closely." I DON'T THINK SO! I honestly don't know if I would have risked getting pregnant again if the only thing that could be done for me is "close monitoring." I went into full blown panic mode - especially when my insurance denied the service. Then on Monday (the same day as my son's eye surgery) a different nurse (Good Nurse)called to inform me that she called basically all the clinics and pharmacies in Wisconsin to try to find a 17P source that is latex-free with no luck. Also, I am apparently the first and only high risk preggo to also have a latex allergy. Totally ludicrous, I say. But she goes on to inform me that she started to call pharmacies in other states, and found one who will provide 17P latex-free, and will ship it to me tomorrow. My plan is to pay the expense out-of-pocket for one month, and guilt-trip my insurance (do you want to pay $1 million to the NICU, or $300 to the pharmacy?) into reimbursing me and covering the remainder of my shots (I need 20. One a week starting at 16 weeks). So that is the plan. I am apparently foraging the way for future Wisconsin high risk preggos who can't stand latex. Lucky me.