...need I say more?
Oh, and to make my headache worse, I had just gotten off the phone with the financial office at CCRM to pay for the donor egg cycle when the pharmacy called to get payment from me for the donor meds. Ouch. I guess I've been really lucky to have all my meds covered by insurance for all my own cycles. The bill today for her meds was just over $3,000.
That's it for today - back to the packing!
Yuck! I've been dealing with a lot of sticker shock too. That's a lot of money just for meds! I'm dreading the Lupron headaches. Throwing something like packing up an apartment into the mix sounds less than fun!
ReplyDeleteI know the price tag is high, but hopefully she will produce a TON of eggs! Good luck with the packing.
ReplyDeleteYes...I've added "check mastercard" to my list of daily "to do" list also and then chase them all for receipts?! Happy packing.
ReplyDeleteUgh, those headaches suck. Both from the evil loopyron and the finances. And the packing. Geez, maybe you should take a break and have a nice cold lemonade. :)
ReplyDeleteick, sorry.
ReplyDeletei never took lupron for IVF, but i was on it for 6 months (6MONTHS!)once for my endometriosis. IT SUCKED BALLS!
i hope you are feeling better soon :)
That seems sky high for meds. Freedom Pharmacy is where most get their meds from and the prices are pretty good. Wonder what pharmacy she went to?
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That actually was from Freedom. It includes Lupron, 1 950 g-f, 1 450 g-f, 1 300 g-f, 20 vials of Menopur, the dexa, doxy, some Tylenol and the Novarel. So I guess I'm not actually so surprised.
ReplyDeleteAnd T, I'm just wondering if I know you from the boards or another blog? I know a few ladies who are T's, so I'm not sure who you are. Do you mind telling me your screen name or sending me a PM on IVFC just so I know who you are? Thanks!
Yup, that sounds about right on the prices. It totally sucks. BUT, that said, those are THE MEDS that will get you all those eggs!!
ReplyDeleteUgh... Lupron headaches. :( Dealing with the Depot Lupron headache here, so I can commiserate for sure!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with packing. I surely don't envy you on that! As for the $ for the donor meds, wow! I also was fortunate to have insurance pay for my meds so I had no idea how high that could be.
Good luck with packing!
Hi Cassie...glad to read that you found a place you both like! Good luck with the move and with getting beyond that initial Lupron headache phase
ReplyDeleteSorry about your headache, Cassie. I can't believe you're starting your meds already!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the packing. Before I bought my house I used to move every couple of years. I've been in my house 7 years & I sometimes wish I was moving so that I'd be motivated to get rid of some of the crap I've accumulated.
Hi Cassie,
ReplyDeleteI don't write any blogs. I met "One Egg Please" while staying at the same hotel in Denver. She wrote about me in her blog that day. She alerted me to the blogs and I read yours through hers. I do keep a journal of everything related to infertility - including meds, financial info, insurance, surgeries, and etc. It is over fifty pages, as I have a very long history. I don't know how to send you a private message.
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Hi T - It's no problem. I just wondered if I knew you already from the online message board (IVFConnections) where so many of us "met". When you said that you met R in Denver, I thought it meant that you were already friends online and met in person there. It's so fun and wonderful to have all these online friends for support and then even more interesting to meet them in real life.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are reading blogs and commenting, even if you don't have your own. It took me a while to finally decide to do my own blog, and before that I didn't comment too much on other blogs. Now I like to check up on everyone everyday and try to check in with comments when I can.
Hi Cassie,
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading some blogs. I say some, because I am not interested in reading blogs of those that go on about things that are not related to the emotional aspects of IF. In some ways, I feel like I am a lot like R in the way we approach things and I wish I had known more about things when they happened to me. I do a lot of the research myself - as unique bad things have happened to me. I have lived all over the country (each state has different IF requirements) and have many experiences with insurance. I am constantly fighting battles on this front, and most have been won. Some are still pending. It is a shame that it has to be fought and insurance companies are unsure how to cover their patients correctly.
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