have any of you been to magee wi insurance other than upmc?
The reason I ask is because I current have upmc insurance and am going to magee .. I just got a job that I believe has high mark but they are currently "shopping around" and possibly switching. I really like my RE and don't want to switch plus all our testing is done it would be strictly treatment which upmc doesn't cover anyway.
All advice would be great!!
------------ * Razz* Me 24: PCOS & elevated Prolactin --- H 28: SA great Married September 2012 -- TTC #1 Since September 2013 Femara 5mg + Ovidrel + TI + Progesterone = BFP! Beta #1: 12/24 371 - Beta #2: 12/26 898
------------ * Razz* Me 24: PCOS & elevated Prolactin --- H 28: SA great Married September 2012 -- TTC #1 Since September 2013 Femara 5mg + Ovidrel + TI + Progesterone = BFP! Beta #1: 12/24 371 - Beta #2: 12/26 898
I got excited when I saw pgh! : ) I had an appointment with Magee scheduled, but ended up canceling when I found my RE in wexford. Anyway, I was told that my highmark insurance would be accepted.
------------ * Razz* Me 24: PCOS & elevated Prolactin --- H 28: SA great Married September 2012 -- TTC #1 Since September 2013 Femara 5mg + Ovidrel + TI + Progesterone = BFP! Beta #1: 12/24 371 - Beta #2: 12/26 898
Not sure if my answer will be helpful but I'm gonna answer anyway lol. I'm from Erie and there isn't an RE up here. However, there is a RE by the name of Ronert Collins that comes up to Erie twice a month. His main practice is in Hermitage, PA (so kind of in the middle of Erie and Pgh. The name of his practice is Womancare Center of UPMC Horizon (Center for Fertility & Reproductive Endocrinology- North). It's a UPMC branch. I have Highmark BC/BS insurance and it's accepted there
***SIGGY WARNING***
Me (26) & DH (26) Dog Momma to 2 amazing furbabies Started dating: May 6, 2005 & Married: August 4, 2012 Diagnosis: PCOS September 2013 - January 2014:Not trying but not preventing February 2014:Officially TTC (BBT, OPKs, etc) February-August 2014:Irregular Cycles, U/S showed Fibroids/Cysts, Provera required to get AF, BFNs September & October 2014: Testing Months with Reproductive Endocrinologist! DH's SA: Normal (116.4 million sperm, 97% motility, 36% morphology) - WHO criteria DH's Repeat SA:Poss. Low Morph. (138 million sperm, 73% motility, 8% morphology) - Kruger criteria HSG and SIS:Normal (tubes clear) Medicated Cycle:5mg Letrozole + Trigger Injection + TI = BFP!!
------------ * Razz* Me 24: PCOS & elevated Prolactin --- H 28: SA great Married September 2012 -- TTC #1 Since September 2013 Femara 5mg + Ovidrel + TI + Progesterone = BFP! Beta #1: 12/24 371 - Beta #2: 12/26 898
@alaskadee23 Lol true, but I finally figured out from context that it's Pittsburgh?
Chiming in here off-topic (sorry @razzyrn) to ask about planning a senior trip to Pittsburgh. The girls felt the Chicago, Boston, and Philly trips we priced out were too expensive. The agent said Pittsburgh would be an affordable price but we weren't sure if there was a ton to do there in February. Are there some really great must-sees? Thank you!
January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs
@rachaeleigh What is GTG? Does that mean going to go? Yes, last year we had to reroute when we were blizzarded out of Boston. They really don't give me much to work with. -_-
@alaskadee23@lemonliz Thanks for the suggestions! If the girls decide on PGH as a front-runner, I will definitely ask for more details.
January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs
@rachaeleigh Oh, Lol!! I wish, that was my first thought when you guys brought that up. Not sure if leave chaperoning duties during the weekend...but I will ask. Honestly I could drive there and back in a day and am seriously considering crashing your GTG...but DH would probably take the gas money out of my IUI fund!!
January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs
@razzyrn I was lurking around these parts and just wanted to fill ya in on the UPMC/Higmark saga. I went to UPMC (Dr. Collins) with Highmark insurance. However, I'm pretty sure by December, UPMC drs. will no longer accept Highmark insurance. I hear the commercials all the time on the radio, and my best friend is a UPMC nursing coordinator and she said it is looking to be that way by December. Hope this helps!
***SIGGY WARNING***
me: 28 - all test normal DH: 33 - SA normal *unexplained*
TTC since September 2011 2011-Oct.2013 - trying off and on, ob/gyn, no meds November 2013-December-EOD, ob/gyn, no meds January 2014- ob/gyn ordered Clomid (50 mg) unmonitored, EOD-BFN February-Clomid 50 mg. unmontiored, EOD - BFN March-Switched to RE April- 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN May - 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN June-*BREAK/Switch RE* July- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #1- BFN August- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #2 - BFP!!!!
AAAAND also...when it came to IUI's...I switched to the Jones Institute. I did it for billing purposes (they bill insurance seperately instead of a lump sum and it ended up being loads cheaper for whatever I had to pay OOP). However, after I switched I realized I LOVED the Jones Institute far more than Dr. Collins and UPMC. Good luck!!
***SIGGY WARNING***
me: 28 - all test normal DH: 33 - SA normal *unexplained*
TTC since September 2011 2011-Oct.2013 - trying off and on, ob/gyn, no meds November 2013-December-EOD, ob/gyn, no meds January 2014- ob/gyn ordered Clomid (50 mg) unmonitored, EOD-BFN February-Clomid 50 mg. unmontiored, EOD - BFN March-Switched to RE April- 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN May - 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN June-*BREAK/Switch RE* July- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #1- BFN August- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #2 - BFP!!!!
------------ * Razz* Me 24: PCOS & elevated Prolactin --- H 28: SA great Married September 2012 -- TTC #1 Since September 2013 Femara 5mg + Ovidrel + TI + Progesterone = BFP! Beta #1: 12/24 371 - Beta #2: 12/26 898
Re: pgh ladies I have a question!
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* Razz *
Me 24: PCOS & elevated Prolactin --- H 28: SA great
Married September 2012 -- TTC #1 Since September 2013
Femara 5mg + Ovidrel + TI + Progesterone = BFP!
Beta #1: 12/24 371 - Beta #2: 12/26 898
4 Losses (2003, 2008, Apr 2012, & Oct 2012)
All RPL and IF testing with multiple REs = normal
5 IUIs = BFN
All AL are welcome
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* Razz *
Me 24: PCOS & elevated Prolactin --- H 28: SA great
Married September 2012 -- TTC #1 Since September 2013
Femara 5mg + Ovidrel + TI + Progesterone = BFP!
Beta #1: 12/24 371 - Beta #2: 12/26 898
***SIGGY WARNING***
Me (26) & DH (26)
Dog Momma to 2 amazing furbabies
Started dating: May 6, 2005 & Married: August 4, 2012
Diagnosis: PCOS
September 2013 - January 2014: Not trying but not preventing
February 2014: Officially TTC (BBT, OPKs, etc)
February-August 2014: Irregular Cycles, U/S showed Fibroids/Cysts, Provera required to get AF, BFNs
September & October 2014: Testing Months with Reproductive Endocrinologist!
DH's SA: Normal (116.4 million sperm, 97% motility, 36% morphology) - WHO criteria
DH's Repeat SA: Poss. Low Morph. (138 million sperm, 73% motility, 8% morphology) - Kruger criteria
HSG and SIS: Normal (tubes clear)
Medicated Cycle: 5mg Letrozole + Trigger Injection + TI = BFP!!
ESTIMATED DUE DATE: AUGUST 13, 2015
Beta #1: 12/8 - 1,040 Beta #2: 12/10 - 2,902 Beta #3: 12/16 - 19,321
Ultrasound #1: 12/12 (5 weeks 1 day) - Gestational sac and yolk sac present
Ultrasound #2: 12/18 (6 weeks 0 days) - Measuring good, heart rate 99
Ultrasound #3: 12/26 (7 weeks 1 day) - Measuring good, heart rate 150
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* Razz *
Me 24: PCOS & elevated Prolactin --- H 28: SA great
Married September 2012 -- TTC #1 Since September 2013
Femara 5mg + Ovidrel + TI + Progesterone = BFP!
Beta #1: 12/24 371 - Beta #2: 12/26 898
@BunnyBerry GTG in Feb?!
4 Losses (2003, 2008, Apr 2012, & Oct 2012)
All RPL and IF testing with multiple REs = normal
5 IUIs = BFN
All AL are welcome
4 Losses (2003, 2008, Apr 2012, & Oct 2012)
All RPL and IF testing with multiple REs = normal
5 IUIs = BFN
All AL are welcome
***SIGGY WARNING***
me: 28 - all test normal
DH: 33 - SA normal
*unexplained*
TTC since September 2011
2011-Oct.2013 - trying off and on, ob/gyn, no meds
November 2013-December-EOD, ob/gyn, no meds
January 2014- ob/gyn ordered Clomid (50 mg) unmonitored, EOD-BFN
February-Clomid 50 mg. unmontiored, EOD - BFN
March-Switched to RE
April- 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN
May - 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN
June-*BREAK/Switch RE*
July- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #1- BFN
August- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #2 - BFP!!!!
EDD: May 7th, 2015: Team PINK
***SIGGY WARNING***
me: 28 - all test normal
DH: 33 - SA normal
*unexplained*
TTC since September 2011
2011-Oct.2013 - trying off and on, ob/gyn, no meds
November 2013-December-EOD, ob/gyn, no meds
January 2014- ob/gyn ordered Clomid (50 mg) unmonitored, EOD-BFN
February-Clomid 50 mg. unmontiored, EOD - BFN
March-Switched to RE
April- 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN
May - 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN
June-*BREAK/Switch RE*
July- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #1- BFN
August- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #2 - BFP!!!!
EDD: May 7th, 2015: Team PINK
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* Razz *
Me 24: PCOS & elevated Prolactin --- H 28: SA great
Married September 2012 -- TTC #1 Since September 2013
Femara 5mg + Ovidrel + TI + Progesterone = BFP!
Beta #1: 12/24 371 - Beta #2: 12/26 898