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Anybody need a babysitter... I'm gonna need a second job!

HappyIAmHappyIAm member
in Georgia Babies

I got the estimate for my IVF drugs yesterday and it's $5538.86.  I cried!!!  That's about double what I was expecting. 

 So, I have a question for you IVF vets.  Did you use savings to pay for your cycle or get a loan?  If you got a loan who did you use and did you use it for meds too?

We have applied for the compassionate care program.  Please say a prayer that we are accepted as it will cover most of the cost of meds. Not sure if we qualify though.

I knew this was going to cost us but now that we are writing checks it's freaking me out!!!  Thanks for listening... I just needed to vent

 

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After 6 long years of TTC and a traumatic birth... I finally got to hold my baby in my arms!

'Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.'Psalm 37:4

2006 start TTC

2007 Start w/ RE (Endo and MFI previous marriage)/ 2008 Vericocele surgery/3 clomid cycles
2009 Lap removed stage III endo/ 2 failed IUI/ Divorce

2011 Remarried
October 2011 Dx: Endo & DOR/ November 2011- clomid & TI cycle
January 2012 IVF~  Flare protocol 10 ER/ 9 mature fertilized with ICSI/ ET- 2 Grade A Blasts/ 4 frozen= BFN
Febuary 2012- -Endo Biopsy/  MTHFR diagnosis
March 8- FET 2 grade A blasts= BFP!!!!

November 2012-  Charles was born by emergency C-Section

Dealing with:
Stage III Endo/ DOR/ MTHFR two mutations C677T & A1298C

Currently TTC #2  FET planned January 2014

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Re: Anybody need a babysitter... I'm gonna need a second job!

  • JoJoEspanaJoJoEspana member
    Wow, that is pricey!!  I know nothing about it, but I just wanted to say I hope you guys can work it out and good luck with it all!!  I'm super excited for you!!
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  • slwprincessslwprincess member
    Wow.  I knew it was expensive but yeah... I would be freaking out too.  I was going to suggest putting it on some sort of rewards card so at least you get some frequent flyer miles or something for your babymoon :-)

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  • MLvKMLvK

    Whoah, that's just for the meds?  No experience, just wanted to offer continued support. 

    If that's the estimate, maybe someone got something wrong and it'll come out to be less.  

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  • decaturbridedecaturbride member
    That is a big number. Any chance of getting donated meds again for at least part of it? Still just sending you lots of positive thoughts!
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  • MelliebugsMelliebugs
    I don't know how this works, but can you put money in your flex account? Also if you really want to get a second job o wait tables or brand St. High end restaurant. I made great money doing that! I really hope you can do it. I think this is important enough that I would look into taking a loan against your 401k. You pay yourself back with interest.. Noah and I did this 10 years ago when we bought our house and we gave ourself two years to pay it back. Good luck sweety!
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  • maykatmaykat member
    I was wondering too if you could use your flex spending account.  this would allow you to get the meds tax free.  The limit is $2500 per year so maybe you could do $2500 this year in Dec and $2500 early next year in Jan? 
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  • almostanOalmostanO member

    imagemaykat:
    I was wondering too if you could use your flex spending account.  this would allow you to get the meds tax free.  The limit is $2500 per year so maybe you could do $2500 this year in Dec and $2500 early next year in Jan? 

     

    HappyIam,  If you can do flex spending check your limits.  Our limit is $5000 per year for health care related flex spending.  We just received the 2012 information Monday.  

    I have a friend that I believe payed 11,000 for IVF.  I think they just had to pay for it out of pocket with savings.

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  • dbrysondbryson

    Some companies or insurance programs will pay for the first round of IVF.  Worth looking into.

    Good luck!!!

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