Long term TTC buddy wanted!!~UPDATED~Most of us did it!! ~

[obe]

Yes you would of thought there would be some perks to self funding but the FS told us its the same as NHS. She said the waiting list is just the same.
If I could go back and start this all over again I would of found a private clinic, but as we didnt really know what we were doing we just went along with what we were told to do.
I hope your feeling ok tomorrow.
xx

 

[sparkle83]

ta

can I be nosy and ask how much it's gonna cost? is it a flat fee, or does it depend on length of procedures/amount of drugs/monitoring?

 

[sparkle83]

ta

can I be nosy and ask how much it's gonna cost? is it a flat fee, or does it depend on length of procedures/amount of drugs/monitoring?

 

[obe]

These are the prices we have been given:
IVF - £2560
ICSI SUPPLEMENT - £725
SPERM FREEZE AND STORAGE PER YEAR - £270
Drugs costs vary so this could bump the total up by quite a bit. We will have to wait and see what the nurse says when we see her.
xx

 

[sparkle83]

goodness me!

 

[grneyednurse]

Here in the US ours will cost this:
IVF $5500
ICSI $1200
Freezing 1 yr $472
Meds approx $3000

A LOT!

 

[sparkle83]

For us, there's no way we could afford to self fund, so that gives us 4 IUI's (the one cancelled for poor response didnt count against us, thank goodness) + 1 IVF in our area.

 

[obe]

We had to get a loan out to pay for it, it would take us forever to save up for. We had no other choice. Im really hoping it works first time!!!!! Im tying not to think about it not working, I dont know what we will do.xx

 

[grneyednurse]

yea I know! If it were to fail that would be unlikely, but possible for us. I am glad I am a proven mare (ha ha) and my uterus has been used before...now only need to worry about my eggs as I am 35...shouldn't be too bad...but if we have to wait a year or 2....hmmm? Those are my worries. I haven't had a MC...so ot ready to have one I paid 10K for either! Just hope for the best I suppose.It will be difficult when the time comes. I am buying some IVF relaxation and positive affirmation CDs once the time comes.
If I could work OT for just a couple of months...I can do it...but this damned economy..well...heard census is going up at the other local hospitals so that gives hope...just glad I have 4 days off now!!

 

[obe]

Whats census? FX everything goes well. Its shit having to worry about money on top of everything else.
Wheres Caz - hope everything is going ok?
xx

 

[grneyednurse]

Hospital census.

Yeah where is cazd?? She hasn't updated...hope all is well.

 

[sparkle83]

hey girls. Not much to report here, though the thrush seems to be gone, so we can get it on agan, just in time for his night shifts No sign of O, but I'm sure its gonna take a miracle for it to happen naturally now, so just biding my time.

 

[grneyednurse]

Same here

 

[obe]

My OH works nights too, which makes things a bit harder!!!
He's under instructions to get up early today so we can get some BD in!!!
xx

 

[sparkle83]

fortunately mine does 7 nights in 4 weeks, usually a batch of 3, and 2 of 2. It's not so bad, apart from when I work during the day and our bed is on timeshare! We do usually manage to squeeze a bit of it in when he gets in at 7am lol

 

[obe]

Ha! it can be hard trying to find the time when your both doing different shifts. My OH works Mon-Thur then Tue-Fri on nights. He does get up about 6pm ish so we can squeeze a quick one in before he sets off to work !!!
Well according to my temp monitor, today I am fertile. I did an ov test about an hour ago which was positive so we need to get BDing. Our plan is to try every other night due to his poor swimmers, so as we BD'd yesterday we will have to wait until tomorrow to try again. So im hoping we catch that eggy!
Got my nurse consultation tomorrow morning, so FX we get the ball rolling for ICSI soon!
I will let you guys know how we get on
xx

 

[sparkle83]

ooooh obe, good luck, lets us know what they say!

 

[obe]

Hey girls! Well the nurse consultation went well.
I have to call the hospital in a week to book us both in for a blood test and a baseline scan for me on the 15th Feb. They will also talk us through the drugs and how to inject and tell us everything we need to do. Hopefully I will be starting on the 1st March all being well!!!! So we dont have too long to wait, just need to get Feb out of the way.
The only problem they have is due to moving the unit to another hospital ,they are still waiting for a licence but they dont think there will be any problems with it.
We paid for all the treatment (apart from the drugs) once we had finished with the nurse so now its just a case of waiting.
I feel so much better now we have a date and it feels more real, I will be so glad to get things started.
My OH did ask about getting our money back if I fell pregnant in the mean time, which they would give us a refund.
So im happy with how its all gone and feeling quite positive.
FX I will get my first BFP in a few months time!
xx

 

[sparkle83]

thats great obe, how do you fancy having baby's first xmas as 2010?

 

[obe]

I know! Ive already been working out when he/she would be born, I can picture it already!!!
Im just worrying about work now. I have told my boss but nobody else in the office knows. The girl who covers me and I cover her during holidays is off around the time I would be having the transfer (if all goes to plan) so I dont know what im going to do. I will just have to wait and see how it goes.
xx