Another rainy day

Susan — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:42:58 +0000

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	84% DE success rate manysatisfied patients many transfers/year	Clinic matches donors Must spend 2 weeks+ in CO at transfer 4-6 month wait travel to Colorado	By far the most expensive single cycle = $29,400 + about $12,000 in donor meds, fees, comp. FETs not included IntegraMed’s “insurance” costs appx. 2X single cycle fee, but is refundable in case there is no baby
OR Rep. Med.	73% DE success rate Doc trained at CCRM SAT scores, IQ scores	travel to west coast	$22,859 + meds./single cycle Shared risk = $16,346 (100% refundable)+ $15,000-$20,000 (non-refundable)
Adv. Fert. Cent. of Chicago	>74% DE success rate Offer SAT scores and a database to choose from 8 weeks from consultation to transfer Only 1 visit needed	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	63% DE success rate Comfortable there no travel Many transfers/year 2-3 month wait database of donors test scores available	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	63% DE success rate no travel	Long match-up time Still waiting for info packet
Shady Grove	63% DE success rate many transfers/year 2-3 month wait shared donor means that discrepancies will give a clue if my eggs were really the problem or not	travel, albeit an easy car ride several days spent there No test score info. 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

Clinic

PROs

CONs

Costs

CCRM

84% DE success rate

manysatisfied patients

many transfers/year

Clinic matches donors

Must spend 2 weeks+ in CO at transfer

4-6 month wait

travel to Colorado

By far the most expensive

single cycle = $29,400 + about $12,000 in donor meds, fees, comp.

FETs not included

IntegraMed’s “insurance” costs appx. 2X single cycle fee, but is refundable in case there is no baby

OR Rep. Med.

73% DE success rate

Doc trained at CCRM

SAT scores, IQ scores

travel to west coast

$22,859 + meds./single cycle

Shared risk = $16,346 (100% refundable)+ $15,000-$20,000 (non-refundable)

Adv. Fert. Cent. of Chicago

>74% DE success rate

Offer SAT scores and a database to choose from

8 weeks from consultation to transfer

Only 1 visit needed

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

63% DE success rate

Comfortable there

no travel

Many transfers/year

2-3 month wait

database of donors

test scores available

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

63% DE success rate

no travel

Long match-up time

Still waiting for info packet

Shady Grove

63% DE success rate

many transfers/year

2-3 month wait

shared donor means that discrepancies will give a clue if my eggs were really the problem or not

travel, albeit an easy car ride

several days spent there

No test score info.

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!

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Another rainy day