never going to believe this!

becky · Post by **becky** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 10:23 pm

I hope that I didnt get you all excited that maybe my test had been wrong..it was certainly -ive and AF is very much present! Just had to have a moan tho' Got home tonight from work to a pile of post..one letter from our clinic..open it up..an invoice for £60.00 saying that as the HFEA

becky · Post by **becky** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 10:25 pm

SORRY..DODGY COMPUTER! As I was saying...as the HFEA feees increased from £40 to £100 on the 1st November we owe them money..did anyone know about this? We were not told...and we started injecting in October - just had ec and et in November...I am so angry..not only to be asked for this money after paying so much..but to be asked in such a rude way and also to be sent the letter just 4 days after a -ive test!!! Had to moan...working on a very rude letter.. love Becky B

Alison · Post by **Alison** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 10:58 pm

That's outrageous! Do share your rude letter with us! Take care, Alison PS was so inspired by your posting the other day about all the things you're going to do next year. Am trying to work on the same positive outlook!

tshepher · Post by **tshepher** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 9:14 am

Becky, We were told by my clinic that the fees were going up but as we had ET in October it wouldn't effect us, so maybe the key date is the E/T date?? Good Luck Terri xxx

heather · Post by **heather** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 1:03 pm

Hiya becky hun, What a bummer!!! we had kinda the same experience as we weren't told till the day of our IUI that the prices had gone up. Instead of being £850 all in, including drugs, we ended up paying £1300. was a bit of a shock to say the least. we had to scramble around trying to find the money, and we literally robbed peter to pay paul. we have ended up getting a loan of £7000 to pay off the credit cards and pay for the rest of our treatment. But i do agree that it's outrageous to charge so much, and it was completely insensitive coming the way that it did. I'd love to see a copy of that letter youre writing. you give em hell girl!!! anyways, i test again tomorrow, cant really see the point as af is here in full flood!!! you take care hun. Loadsa love, Heather xxx

alison p · Post by **alison p** » Wed Dec 04, 2002 4:55 pm

Dear Becky, There's seem to be so much in the press at the moment about IVF clinics just doing it for the money (I know that the HFEA fees are separate) but it seems that each cycle is just like writing a blank cheque! What a cheek for them to send it to you after your bad news - I guess that you're now just another failure statistic to them now. Hope the letter does some good, but I guess the hands of the clinic are tied as it's the HFEA that put the prices up. Alison P

lisa · Post by **lisa** » Wed Dec 04, 2002 6:10 pm

When I was on 2ww, run short of pessaries towards the end so phoned the clinic and nurse said she would put a couple in the post to me (she sent 6). Got my -ive result then received an invoice for £6 - beat that - mental or what!! Sent 2 back and a cheque for £4 lisa xxx

tshepher · Post by **tshepher** » Thu Dec 05, 2002 11:26 am

Lisa Like your style !!!! Excellent

Terri xxx

Loonpants · Post by **Loonpants** » Thu Dec 05, 2002 5:41 pm

Lisa your posting made me smile I like your style. Becky would really like to see the letter you send and give them hell. It sticks in your throat when you get a -ive and then get a lovely bill they should at least give us time to recover from the p***edoffness (made that word up) of it all. Lisa (Loonpants) xx

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