September 22nd, 2008 by admin
Somewhere back in our recent IVF past, I think it was after Cycle Two and before Cycle Three. Oh my, how these things become a blur when they begin to multiply! Anyway, we had been in the city for an appointment with our fertility specialist, and somehow it happened that the nurse could see us shortly after our appointment was over, so off we went across this large city hospital to where the action end of the clinic is located. Could we be so fortunate after making five or so of these 8 hour (round trip) travels to the clinic all in a short span of nine or ten days, get away with having to make yet another journey back for what they term the ‘nurse appointment’?
In the nurse’s office we were signing papers, how many embryos did we want transferred, 1 or 2 (the standard for our chain of clinics). As if I was thinking. Only days earlier we had made the long hike to the city, staying in a nearby motel the night before, we had travelled to the clinic’s private hospital that morning having made it with any of those pesky early morning calls to suggest that things had gone awry.
Continue reading ‘Paying through the no$e for a baby’
September 21st, 2008 by admin
It’s that time of the year.
Being a glass half empty kind of a gal, I have to do my best to not view the year as being over by the time we pass June. It is a yearly ritual. Something I blame on too many years spent as a student*, viewing the world and indeed my life in terms of the calendar year. In the latter half of the year I tend to dismiss the months remain as the fag end of the calendar, making my own silent vows to make better use of my time in the New Year.
Since infertility and ART reared its ugly head in my life, I have become rather time obsessed. I am not suggesting that IVF has assisted me in making better use of my time. Sadly, the real result seems to be an acute obsession with passing time that seems to lead to even more time wasting than my old ways.
Continue reading ‘The new life starts here!’
August 9th, 2008 by admin
There are a number of prime considerations about the decision to undertake ART treatments and how many IVF cycles to attempt. Apart from the ever increasing overlay of emotional and physical factors, there are practical issues as well. Arranging treatment around work schedules; allowing for travel time; and the extent of the waiting list to see the fertility specialist of choice.
We consider ourselves to be fortunate to be seeing our third specialist. Dr Loverley is young and keen and largely undiscovered. Our ability to see him for a consultation at short notice is almost unimpeded.
Beyond the practical, emotional and physical factors there is one almighty consideration that needs revisiting with the dawn of each new cycle; the financial cost. Continue reading ‘Counting the cost of ART’
