TTC for 12 months +

Can anyone tell me the approx costs of a laparoscopy if going private with no medical insurance??
Just trying to prepare myself if we need to go down that route.

Thanks Storm! Wow that's a lot more than I was expecting !
Might be back to the long public wait list for me then!

Mac - check out Fertility Associates website, they have the costings of various treatments on there, and it's pretty accurate.

Faith, glad you got the notes thing sorted, it's just such a pain that you don't need!

BC, yes and like teachers you can easily get some nurses who should be in a totally different profession! I always laugh when people say "oh I could never be a nurse" cos there's is no easy I could ever be a teacher. (Or waitress, I drop things. Or a million other things)

I am weaning off the pessaries, one a day for four days then stop. Eek, is this a new thing? Cos last time I stayed on them till week 9 and that seemed to be their policy regardless, although it was Fert plus instead of FA. HCG is 800, which is way higher than the same point last time and explains the nausea kicking in a few weeks earlier too. I can't be miserable yet, I'm to excited (and it hasn't got to the debilitating, take a bucket everywhere stage yet)

BC and storm, yay for nearly starting. I was three days out with my AF this time to, weird early bleeding that stopped, I to ring and tell them to disregard the earlier "this is my day one" message. Felt like a goon, think my body was just too anxious to start :)[EMAIL= ][/EMAIL]

Faith yip I was surprised by the cost too. I would've waited if I didn't have insurance either as it is a lot! And my final bill could've been more if they had of found anything.

Auntie great hcg. How many weeks are you now? Are you due for a scan soon?

BC yaye for AF! Hope you are feeling ok about starting it all over again. Are you doing Colorado IVF?

Currently still lying in bed, heat pack on tummy as I've woken with quite the painful cramps! I'm not usually one to need pain killers but needed them this morning and the heat pack. It's def a different AF this one after my surgery

How is everyone else going? Haven't heard from a few in a while. Kiwi, Anydaynow, A.girl - how you all doing? Star hope your little bubba is coming along nicely 😊

Faith, before I was referred back to the public system in Palmy I got given lap info that quoted about $6000, but I didn't keep it as there was no way that was happening lol- so not sure all that was included and this was back in 2012/2013.

BC, sorry to hear DH isn't doing well. I hope you both get to a better place soon and DH gets better. Sending good vibes ur way and hope to hear from you soon!

Rach, wow that would have been crazy to see. I would have got emotional as well see them. Nice to see that it can happen in the end aye!

Oh BC I'm a little sad for you 😔 I hope your doing ok with no longer doing your IVF. I'm
sure it's the best for you and I really really hope everything will be ok with your DH! I'll miss you around here and hope to see you back soon. Take care of yourself Hun and your DH. xx

Rach wow that would have been crazy to see them. And wow how awesome she has a little baby!!

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

Ah BC that sux poos :-(. Gutted for you babe. It sounds like you have your big pants on and are dealing with what needs to be dealt with.  Hopefully it all comes out fine.

Bc - am gutted to here what's happening. But as everyone has said before only you and your Dh know what is best for you Both. Fingers crossed that things improve swiftly. I can certainly say your wealth of knowledge, kind advice and warm words extremely helpful. I eagerly await your return😄. I look forward to the day we make this site almost combust with our virtual 👏 When you get your hard worked for bundle of joy🍼🎈

Right here's an update I didn't expect to give. Yip dh graduated and we have had a week off together which has been good having him home after 4 months away. Though I did kind of get used to have the queen size bed to myself!! ( plus the cats and dog! Was meant to train them to get off again before he got home Opps!!) Promised this week we would "Have the big where to from here conversation after 2cycles of self funded Ivf failed (6 eggs transferred at the finish line and only one of them got over the finish line and even they decided to scraper before the semi finals (blighted ovum/aka everyone's left the building) so no gold winners here!! After many little negative comments from DH I was pretty certain he had decided to cancel training and try a different event. He couldn't even sit in the same room as I tortured (his words) Inconcieveable.

Though this non crier 😭didn't help when her fav couple got pregnant and gave birth with the "dud" less 10 percent egg!👏👏

So bugger it I set a day for our conversation and threw I n Topics like goal setting, house buying, travel, and stealing a baby from Japan (life long goal-long story 😆 Anyhow cut the longest story short he said he wants to give it all a third and final go!! No clue how we will afford it but we didn't know how we afforded the last two.

So guess the next step is to call clinic. I am looking at transferring to Wellington. Nothing against Christchurch they were brilliant! Mentally I need a change and I am so sick of the drive. I lived in Wellington for many years so am comfortable up there for egg collection etc and all the waiting around can be done at friends houses. (Love hotels but ten days in Chch drove me a little mad)

Anyone on forum going through fert ass Wellington? What are your thoughts? Also had a d and c in June last year, dr recomends a Hysteroscopy before we undergo another cycle. I just don't know if it's necessary so close to a d and c, surely that would of spotted anything?? Just read this post to DH and he stated he happy to talk with any other DH and share their torture (wives going on and on, feeling of no control and humorous sperm testing experiences. He wants to know if anyone else can top being sent to the hospital disabled toilets right next to the cafe and handing warm jar back to old lady who proceeded to wave it around inspecting the label in full view of the public!! Needless to say I got silence on the topic for three weeks!   

Advice on how to swap clinics fert ass Chch to fert ass wellington

Cheers amk11 and congrats on the good news. Yeah think I will ring them and that why they can decide whether I should still do the Hysteroscopy. Just mentally it might not feel so deflating or Groundhog Day like if we go somewhere else! Out of interest when people say rounds of Ivf. Is that completed cycles of referring to each transfer?? I get mixed up

Edited by Kiwigirl75 - 14 August 2016 at 10:41pm