Calling all RMA Ladies (1st page updates)

[jchic]

Good luck tomorrow Ash, eeekkkk! Big day. What time are you there and when is your beta? Also, do you know the grade of your embies yet? I bet they will tell you when you get there. Finally here!

 

[ashknowsbest]

jchic - thanks! I'm not sure yet what time, they are supposed to call no later than 11AM tomorrow and tell me what time. I know it's going to be between 12 and 3 pm since that's their designated time to do embryo transfers. I can't wait to find out! I hope it's on the earlier side because I really want to get them in my belly all safe and sound I'm not sure when my beta is but if it's 14 days after the retrieval it would be Friday the 16th If I'm feeling good about it after a few days I might want to test early but I' not sure yet. I'm not sure of the quality yet. I know that as of yesterday the 10 were still growing, 5 very well and the other 5 slower but still going so ... I'm hoping to have at least 3-5 good quality ones

 

[taurora]

Hello Daisy, I came up to your post after researchin. I have same situation with RMA NJ now. Someone from RMANJ finance called and told me I have only 1500 left from my insurance and I have to pay out of my pocket. I feel that rmanj does not break the cost..they post everything under unfertility, monitroin blood work..like you said not everything should be billed under infertility - the labs and US for example should be coded differently...Were you able to achieve this. Please guide me I will be very thankful. I really need new cycle and out of money with insurance the way RMANJ has used the insurance so far. Thank you so much!!

Girls, you are the best.

Thank you for the feedback and support.

Helena, honestly I think my finance person has it WRONG. I talked to the people at RMA NY, and they told me that they bill insurance, and as long as you are in-network (which I am, at both RMAs), they must accept the contracted rate, and cannot bill the patient for the remainder. This is assuming that the total amount billed is under my 10K cap. If I exceed the cap, then all bets are off, and I'm paying the full amount I'm pretty sure. I've emailed my financial coordinator at RMA NJ, about this - I don't see how they can bill a patient the remainder of their fee, if they are in-network and accepting the contracted fee from insurance. So in a nutshell Helena - don't stress. I think you are fine.

At RMA NY, I'm pretty sure they just bill for IVF, one lump rate for the ER/transfer (~10K). The lab and US costs are billed separately, and since I work at a hospital affiliated with RMA NY, I only pay a copay. Anesthesia is separate and out of pocket.

At RMA NJ, it appears that everything is itemized, like you said Cheart. It sounds like the $12,225 that she quoted me is an approximate cost, and includes office visits, monitoring, retrieval etc. etc. etc. Every tiny thing.

If I go with RMA NJ, I have to make SURE that they bill appropriately, because not everything should be billed under infertility - the labs and US for example should be coded differently. I'm going to have to be on them like glue to make sure they bill and code things so that they don't use up my fertility benefit inappropriately.

I just looked at the approximate costs and fee schedule, and once I subtract out the costs for US and monitoring, it looks like it's more like $8225, not including ICSI, cyro and anesthesia

 

[iheartqueens]

I am so excited, just got the call that our ET will be at 1pm this afternoon! I can't wait to hear about how our embryos are doing!!!

Ash - I wish you the best of luck today and I hope that you get a BFP! Maybe I'll see you there

Success story ladies - did you wait for your Beta or did you do an HPT? I stocked up on FRER tests and plan to start testing out the HCG starting tomorrow. Just curious what others have done...

 

[ashknowsbest]

Thank you!! Omgosh mine is at 1:20!!

 

[jchic]

Good luck today Iheart and Ash!

Iheart - I did not test out the trigger at all. I tested on 5dp6pt and got a BFP

 

[iheartqueens]

1pm... Very soon!

 

[ashknowsbest]

We're going to be crossing paths!! Lol

 

[Littlee49]

Good luck today girls!! Everything crossed for u!!

I did HPT 4dpt and got my BFP!

 

[Gabie20]

Good luck Iheart and Ash!!!

 

[ashknowsbest]

thanks everyone!

 

[ashknowsbest]

So I got back from the doctors a little bit ago and now I'm laying on the couch resting and letting these embryos snuggle up. I am very happy with how everything went. The doctor said I have 4 embryos, we transferred two , 1 excellent quality (he didn't give us the proper ratings, he just said what quality they were) and 1 great quality. He said the chance of twins is 25% which OH and I are okay with. Ever since we found out we had fertility problems we kind of accepted that getting multiples was kind of ... in our future. So two transferred, I got to see them and I actually have a picture that I'm going to share with you girls! I saw them picked up with the catheter by the embryologist and I got to see them floating around in the dish, it was really amazing. When I saw them I almost cried because even though they're not like babies babies yet ... they're still my babies! The procedure was quick and painless ... it look about 5-10 minutes. Then I lay down for 20 minutes and went home. We walked home since it's only 10 minutes and it is snowing so that was really fun! I love the snow! OH is taking such great care of me and we're very excited to have our embryos back into my body where they are supposed to be. Now I'm keeping my FX'd that they stick!

Oh I forgot to mention about the other two. They're still growing and if they make it to tomorrow they're going to freeze them I'm happy with the results right now but I hope they make it to freezing!

https://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc506/ashliknowsbest/IMG_0638-1.jpg

 

[Gabie20]

Ash, congrats on the transfer, those are beautiful embabies

 

[Kins]

Congrats Ash! So exciting

 

[iheartqueens]

Congrats Ash! It was nice to meet you

I too had two "great" embryos transferred today! In addition to those we were told that we have 2 "good" ones to freeze and Dr. Klein said that there are another 10 that are not developing as quickly but they will freeze any others that make it until tomorrow. Of course I wish that we ended up with a few more frosties from the 18 embryos but I am VERY grateful for the over 20% that we have left by day 5. Beta is scheduled for Friday the 16th... ugh, the suspense!!!

Thanks for your feedback on the HPTs everyone, I may skip the testing out the HCG but I know I CAN NOT wait until the Beta

 

[ashknowsbest]

iheart - so nice to meet you too! I figured that was you but didn't want to bug you guys at first! A lot of people in there are ... ya know there to get pregnant not make friends but then you meet nice people Congrats on being PUPO with twins! Did you get a picture of your embryos? I loved getting the picture, thought it was really awesome because now I can like visualize them in my uterus growing! OMGosh so lucky you still have 10 growing! They retrieved 25 at my ER and now I have 2 in me and 2 growing still! That's amazing that you have so many! FX'd more than the 2 keep developing and you can get lots of frosty's!! The beta seems so far away and I'm like you, I'm not going to be able to hold out. If I feel good about it I'm going to test but if not I might not ... just depends but as of right now I'm going to want to test. I'm such a POAS aholic!

 

[iheartqueens]

Yep, we got a photo too... love it!!!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Awesome! I can't wait til I have these babies and I can show them this picture when they get older!

 

[Kins]

So I went in for my 8w6d appt with my RE hoping they would graduate me onto the OBGYN instead we got ... No heartbeat I'm so sad. Such horrible news can't stop the tears. I am on the train heading home I look a wreck.

Trying to think of he positives though. I was able to get pregnant. They gave me medicines to expel the baby w/in 24hrs ugh.

It's gonna be so hard to start trying again

 

[Littlee49]

Omg kins...I'm so so sorry. I know it is the worst possible news you could ever want to hear. Take a few days for yourself...Hang in there. Everyday will get better. And continue to look at the positive like you are...you were able to get pregnant. I'm so sorry for you. I have experience miscarriages and I know how you are feeling. If you need to talk, I'm here.