hey lisi, iv just started my 2nd STIM through westmead too (i went through IVF austarlia for my 1st one so all new for me too) Egg pickup should be end of nov for me. About the cost im not 100% sure about it but we are going with the no claim back option so we will be paying $1450 but get nothing back, with the claim back option i think in the long run after the medicare rebate you would prob be a few hundred better off in the end but for DH and i we just dont have $5000 at the moment so the no claim opion is best for us. I hope this helps xx
I have already had 1 bubba with westmead fertility centre...they are brilliant
the non claim back price $1450 you get zero back
the claimable $5k you pay and you obviously go over the threshold and from what i gather you will get the % back on the 'over the threshold' amount and you could also possibly claim in your tax as it is a medical expense over $1500.00 ring the nurses they will explain everything to you over the phone.
I am off to our FS next month hoping to start another cycle in December
Katasone is it correct that even with the no claim back option you can still claim on tax, aslong as you go over $1500? And i aslo have another question for u i hope you dont mind? With westmead do they allow the embryo's to get to day 5? i just recieved my paper work and it says embryo transfer is 2 or 3 days after egg collection? this concerns me becasue i know the day 5 embryo's have a better success rate and with my first stim i got 4 five day blasties. Thanks xx
thanks so ,uch guys this jas made my day as there is now way i can afford $5000 atm but $1450 sounds great!!! what are the other costs involved? i just want to be fully prepared when i go in
Hey lisi, im glad we could help im not sure about the links? maybe not. The other costs involved are if your having lucrin like me insted of the synarel spary its $200 (the synarel spray is included but i had the lucrin last time and that worked good for me so im sticking with it) the egg collection op and aenethitst are free as its attached to the public hospital and they also do embryo freezing for free (my other clinic charged me $275 for 6 months!!) i also have to pay for my ultrasound on the central coast as its too far for me to travel but if your in syd and have it at the clinic its included. Hope this helps. When will you be starting?
We went through westmead IVF in june/july this year and chose the no claim back option we paid $1450 up front and after our cycle was completed and we sent the medicare check to them westmead sent us a check for $750 so it only cost us $700 all up
yes as far as my accountant told me hun as long as you go over the $1500 (but hey my accountant is DH uncle ) with the blastocyst hun (day 5 ) you would have to speak to your FS i know of afew girls who have had day 5 blasties transferred
i don't understand HOW it cost you $700 someething definatly went wrong there UNLESS you were already over your threshold with medicare??? because with our last cycle we recieved the medicare cheque which was sent back to the fertility centre and that was it...we were out of pocket the $1450 or did you claim with your healthfund??
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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?
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?
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
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
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
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.
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
i just booked in with dr smith at westmead on the 11th feb 2011 so excited but so nervous!! did any of you try clomid before ivf and if so did u get side affects from that?? i did it for 3 months but stopped responding also on the site it says 1450 but meds might cost more.. how expensive r meds or its that only if u need extra??
ivf claim back option and no safety net claim
Reply With Quote(i went through IVF austarlia for my 1st one so all new for me too) Egg pickup should be end of nov for me. About the cost im not 100% sure about it but we are going with the no claim back option so we will be paying $1450 but get nothing back, with the claim back option i think in the long run after the medicare rebate you would prob be a few hundred better off in the end but for DH and i we just dont have $5000 at the moment so the no claim opion is best for us. I hope this helps xx
is DH uncle ) with the blastocyst hun (day 5 ) you would have to speak to your FS i know of afew girls who have had day 5 blasties transferred
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