IVF heartaches, fears and frustrations

[CarolynB]

Hi Meg

I know this is the place for ranting but just saw your ticker and not so sure which other threads you are on. Nearly feel off my chair.

WOW. Mega congratulations. So much for saying no miracle for you. That is terrific.

So pleased for you.
Carolyn xxx

Sassy - laughed so much about the 'black hole'. 7!!!!!!!!!!!!????????

[sassynlv]

Carolyn: hey girl, how are things with you? so you liked the "baby black hole"? yeah, i thought it was appropriate for some out there... hey, quit taking my babies!!! Isn't that AMAZING whats up w/meg? Super cool!

Wish i had a good rant for you all today.... feel like i could really use the release, but have yet to have something hit me... i need someone to say something really insensitive so i can get back on here and go off on them ! Hope you are all well!

[meg12]

Sassy--I love that you are addicted to ranting, but I don't know if praying for someone to be insensitive to you is the way to go

Thanks for the wishes, Carolyn. I'm trying to stay happy and positive! It's a crazy world, huh?

[CarolynB]

Sassy

I am doing ok. Thanks for asking. Quite calm right now. Trying to lose some weight from Xmas/cycle 2 before I get to the drugs in 3 weeks time. Drinking loads of water. Doing acu. Staying healthy and hoping that 2007 will deliver a better result than 2006!!! How are things with you???

Been shopping around for my drugs as found that some of our clinics mark them up to private patients so I just had them send me the prescription this time around. Like we are not paying the clinics enough already. So called 5 different places and got a range from £700 to over £800 for the whole lot. Need to check aganist my own clinic but might be able to save a few £ and it all counts when we are paying for the whole lot ourselves - drugs and treatments. Simply cannot believe that I did not think of it before or that some of these places mark them up to us.

So thought that I'd get that rant off my chest!!!!

Hugs to you all.
Love
Carolyn xxxx

[meg12]

The drug prices are ridiculous, Carolyn. I had to order mine from London, even though I'm in the States, because it saved me over $2,000 to do that! Whatever. I hate the health care system here. Our insurance covered none of the ivf. That just doesn't seem right to me!