which feels like a metaphor for my life. This is way too many days in a row of rain/gloom/overcast. If I were in Seattle, I’d be telling myself to suck it up. But I’m not. I’m in New York, and OUR crappy weather takes the form of humid-enough-to-drown-in summer nights. Enough already with the unceasing rain, please!
And enough with the comparisons to my own outlook. Message received. Thanks already, but a nice day would be ever so – well, nice.
Here’s what I’m coming up with on clinics:
| Clinic |
PROs |
CONs |
Costs |
| CCRM |
|
- Must spend 2 weeks+ in CO at transfer
|
- By far the most expensive
- single cycle = $29,400 + about $12,000 in donor meds, fees, comp.
- IntegraMed’s “insurance” costs appx. 2X single cycle fee, but is refundable in case there is no baby
|
| OR Rep. Med. |
|
|
- $22,859 + meds./single cycle
- Shared risk = $16,346 (100% refundable)+ $15,000-$20,000 (non-refundable)
|
| Adv. Fert. Cent. of Chicago |
- Offer SAT scores and a database to choose from
- 8 weeks from consultation to transfer
|
- May not qualify for shared risk because of miscarriages
|
- Single cycle=$25,000 + meds
- 80% refund if no baby – 4 cycles+FETs – $32,500 + $7,350/cycle nonrefundable
- 100% refund if n0o baby – 4 cycles+FETs – $34,000 + $7,350/cycle nonrefundable
|
| My clinic |
|
- shared risk only valid til heartbeat seen
|
- Single DE cycle = $29,000
- Shared risk DE cycle = $39,000 (100% refundable) + FETs, + donor compensation & fees ~ $9000 (nonrefundable)
|
| Cornell |
|
- Still waiting for info packet
|
| Shady Grove |
- shared donor means that discrepancies will give a clue if my eggs were really the problem or not
|
- travel, albeit an easy car ride
- chance of cycle being cancelled if not enough eggs to share
|
- 6 cycles for $29,000 with donor eggs shared 3 ways + all associated FETs
- live baby or 100% money back
|
And there you have it, folks. The ongoing waffling – with charts! – has begun. Anyone with ideas on how to decide (other than flipping a coin), things to add to the waffling chart, or reprimands for being such a wimp about this decision, feel free to comment!
