It sucks... I *think* my clinic ask a parent to be present at the counselling session if you are single and under 25... it has so many flaws like... what if you and your parents aren't on speaking terms, or something like that? I can see why, in theory, they think its important (just making sure you have support and all that) but still its not exactly practical.
Yep I do understand that that's why they do it, they just want to know I really do have lots of family support and everything like that, but I have already listed everyone in my family for them that I know are going to be there to support me so I don't understand why they can't just believe me and take my word for it, but I guess they have to make sure the baby really will be ok and stuff. But then if they are doing that why don't they just meet my entire family? lol
My FS explained that they have to answer to an ethical board about all cases, and so they have to make sure that if they have to justify why they treated someone that they can say "well, look, we did this and this and this to make sure that this person was ready and had the support". It's their reputation and practices on the line. I don't think it discrimination, just legally and ethically they have to be 110% sure about it...
I know it seems silly, and I think in a way it is because if you've made the decision to do it through a clinic then thats really showing a certain maturity I think to do it 'properly' instead of just randomly choosing some guy and using his sperm...
But anyway, its not really an issue as your dad is supporting you? So its not really in jepardy, just a bit delayed?
Yeah I understand that Leasha It does all make sense! And yeah my dad is fully supporting me so it's just the frustration of having been told it was happening this month but then being told it might be another 6 months away. I'm just complaining really!!
Hey Jess, I certainly understand the frustration of the waits/delays etc involved in working with reproductive medicine groups! I have just explained some of my journey/frustrations in another post within g and l pregnancy section. I also have question for Nurse27 re the $10K hidden cost you recently discovered as we are in Adelaide on the IVF/ICSI path and this is news to me.. am now slightly worried that we've miossed a significant cost..can you please enlighten me..ta
Im really sorry to hear that things could be set back for you. I don't know if it is worth it but would mentioning to the counselor that your upset about how things have been handled be of any benefit. Let him/her know that the things you are being told are not in line with their policy and that is the cause for any frustration that your feeling. It stand to reason that how you have been treated would make you frustrated. It sounds like a whole lot of misinformation and inconsistency on their part, things that have been out of your hands.
Good luck and I really hope you don't have to wait long to start DI.
Hey Macca,
Yeah I think I will talk to her about how I'm feeling about it all. She knew I was pretty angry and upset when I left the meeting with her last week, and she said it was totally understandable that I was, but yeah I might chat to her some more about it this Thursday when I see her. Yeah it was definately the clinic that stuffed up and did misinform me, but at the same time I know people make mistakes and I'm sure they didn't mean to do it all on purpose! So I am trying not to get too angry about it or anything.
Sorry for the slow replies, work has been keeping me ultra busy Jay and I spoke to repromed this week and got stung by a 10K non-medicare claimable fee-For sperm processing. I didn't speak to them myself, but from what Jay told me the fee exists even if you bring your own donor into the equation. They then keep everything on ice for 6 months minimum, and after then can start going through the process. We haven't actually had an appointment with them, just been spoken to over the phone and are quite disenheartened about it at the moment. We were expecting it to be a relatively costly exercise, but we were astonished at the extra expenses-including the appointment fee of $150.
At the moment we are waiting to hear from Flinders to hear what their story is - they bulk bill appointments and according to the website the total out of pocket cost is around $1500. I am wondering if they have a secret expense too. The only trouble for us with Flinders is it is MILES away - we are in the Northern suburbs, and it will mean a lot of travelling - and fun and games in trying to get there for early morning tests and things.
What have your experiences thus far been like? Do you have any tips for us in how to deal with everything?? If you don't mind me asking, how much has it cost you?
Hi Karen
It cost us around $5500 before we got some medicare rebate of around $1800, but that was the big first payment to cover matching you with the donor, all the tests and things like that. Also, once you reach the threshold, you get a lot more back, so if you do need more than one cycle, each one should cost you less as you don't have to pay the 'admin' costs of setting up as a new client and because you get more back from medicare.
Not cheap though!
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It does all make sense! And yeah my dad is fully supporting me so it's just the frustration of having been told it was happening this month but then being told it might be another 6 months away. I'm just complaining really!!
Jay and I spoke to repromed this week and got stung by a 10K non-medicare claimable fee-For sperm processing. I didn't speak to them myself, but from what Jay told me the fee exists even if you bring your own donor into the equation. They then keep everything on ice for 6 months minimum, and after then can start going through the process. We haven't actually had an appointment with them, just been spoken to over the phone and are quite disenheartened about it at the moment. We were expecting it to be a relatively costly exercise, but we were astonished at the extra expenses-including the appointment fee of $150.
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