I got a print out from my clinics outlining the expenses we've paid for 2012. The statements are very detailed and very helpful. It's a lot easier for me to keep track of my expenses with one detailed report from each clinic. I'm thankful for this.
The report also tells a story that makes me cringe. It kind of sounds like a really creepy poem to me. Not including all of the blood work and ultrasounds and some other things, it says:
Abortion, threatened
Abortion, missed
Missed abortion, surgical, first trimester
Payment
No insurance
Ovarian failure
Ovrian dysfunction
Follicle puncture
Payment
No insurance
ICSI
Culture
Hormone imbalance
Abortion, threatened
Payment
No insurance
Abortion, missed
Pregnancy, unconfirmed
Ovarian dysfunction
HCG
Pregnancy unconfirmed
Payment
No insurance
Failed or canceled cycle
Payment
No insurance
PS) The grand total last year that we spent on medical expenses was about $43,000. It feels like we spent a million.
Parenting after chronic infertility. Our story involves working with CCRM after experiences with diminished ovarian reserve, severe male factor infertility, 4 reproductive endocrinologists, 8 donor embryos, 2 IVFs, 6 FETS, 1 fresh donor egg cycle, 1 failed agency egg donor, 15 vitrified donor eggs, 4 surgeries for her, 1 for him, 3 miscarriages, 1 chemical and 5 canceled cycles. After seven years, one amazing couple set us on a new path by choosing us to be parents for their son.
Yikes, that's a lot of money. Makes for one creepy poem, that's for sure.
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