ivf claim back option and no safety net claim

[oneday86]

Thanks katones, i mean if thats the way they work i dont mind but i got good results last time so id prefer 5 day blasties over 2-3 day old ones Yeah im a bit confused too ferrals? cause its a no claim back option? it would be great to get half back though, this is our 2nd STIM cycle this year and also we have done 3 frozen ones so maybe it is something to do with the threshold?

[lisi_lou85]

wow thanks for all the info guys this is great!! We gonna wait til xmas etc is over and prob go talk to them again in feb my dr dated my referral 31/12/10 so i can use it next year im so excited now!!!even if
we have to go a few times it is now affordable yay
what side affects etc did u guys have from this?

[oneday86]

Sounds great lisi i wish u all the best for next yr then! I was lucky and didnt really get any side effects, the only thing i found was that the week of transfer i was really down, i rang the nurse and she said it is very normal because of all the hormones that had been pumped into my system but after a few days i felt better. It is great westmead is so affordable becasue most arn't that cheap, for my first STIM with IVF austarlia it cost me $9500 and i only got $5000 of that back and the frozen cycles cost me $2500. Goodluck with verything xx

[1MOREPLZ]

we are off to see our FS next month (the 18th) and hoping we get the go-ahead to start a cycle ASAP.... AF is due afew days after our appointment so fingers crossed we can start then if not it will be december/january
we only got 2 eggs out in our first cycle both fertilised but only 1 embryo survived...one of the nurses there tried to talk me out of it prior to egg pick up but our FS said "ÿou only need 1" and that 1 embie split and it was a twin pregnancy but sadly we lost our other bubba at 5 12 weeks gestation

[oneday86]

Wow goodluck then katones its exciting once it all gets started again. I am sorry you lost your baby, its hard isn't it. It was lucky the nurse didnt talk you out of it. You were so lucky to get your baby out of your first attempt, its nice to hear stories of it working out first go for some people. I am still in a blur as to why my DH and i are still trying to concieve number 1 after 4 attempts! i just never thought it would take this long. I have a good feeling about this next STIM but iv been hurt to many times and i dont want to be let down again so im trying to keep focused on other things. My sister is having a cesarian on the 19th nov which is her first and im having the day off to be there and im so excited. And christmas is always a good focus i am hoping for a christmas suprise, it would be the best gift ever. Anyway take care xx

[ferrals5]

Katones-we were over our medicare threshold but they didnt know that they just said when you pay the $1450 and once we recieve the medicare check we give you $750 back and that is exactly what they did so we got pregnant off our 1st go and it only cost $700 we did not claim it back through medicare it was westmead that sent us the check ask them about it maybe you have to be over the threshold to get it im not sure.

[militant_vixen]

Wow I have to say this is all quite confusing, I'm going to a free info night with Monash IVF here in Townsville on the 25NOV10, so hopefully they will be able to give us some straight answers then