This is what I recently found

You're not alone. The following organizations provide support and patient advocacy.

American Fertility Association (AFA)

666 Fifth Avenue
Suite 278
New York, NY 10103
888–917–3777(Helpline)
www.theafa.org

The American Fertility Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about reproductive disease, and supports families during struggles with infertility and adoption. The AFA provides a broad range of services designed to help people gather information about medical treatments, options, coping techniques, legal and insurance issues, and other concerns. The AFA services focus on increasing awareness of the medical and social issues around reproductive health and infertility, as well as prevention efforts that target young people to help them make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive lives.

Fertile Hope

P.O. Box 624
New York, New York 10014
888–994–HOPE
www.fertilehope.org

Fertile Hope is a national non–profit organization dedicated to providing reproductive information, support, and hope to cancer patients whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility. The organization is striving to advance fertility research, help advance the understanding of fertility risks and preservation options, allow and encourage personal educated decisions, make preservation treatments available regardless of economic status and help patients cope with important planning issues.

RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association

7910 Woodmont Ave, STE 1350
Bethesda, MD 20814
888-623-0744 (Helpline)
301-652-9375 (Fax)
www.resolve.org

RESOLVE is a non-profit organization mandated to promote reproductive health and to ensure equal access to all family building options for men and women experiencing infertility or other reproductive disorders, and to provide support services and physician referral and education. The mission of RESOLVE is to provide timely, compassionate support and information to people who are experiencing infertility and to increase awareness of infertility issues through public education and advocacy.

GROWING FRUSTRATION

I AM TOTALLY FRUSTRATED.

I am going to do the insemination in july and I am I was thinking about doing it in Atlanta because I am trying to switch jobs, but my two (YES TWO!!!!) medical coverages, definity health and blue cross blue shield will not cover anything!  No labs, ultrasound, medications... I know that it didn't cover inseminations but everthing is going to be paid out of my pocket. What also upset me is the FACT THAT VIAGRA IS COVERED UNDER MEDICAL INSURANCE.  WHY???????????????  That is not a medicine that is needed for your health.. pitiful.

I am going to start or join a fertility rights advocacy group and hopefully get some thing changed.

 Fertility and Adoption benefits need to be a normal part of medical coverage. PERIOD!!  I am not rich.. Thank God my doctor is "working" with us through a payment plan.  
I will have to pay 325.00 to start and then I have to leave with them two checks for 325.00 that will be deposited every thirty days.  Hopefully it will work the 1st time.. If I doesn't .. (the doc said that he wants to do 3 iui's and then start ivf - GOOD GOD.. I truly hope it doesn't get to that..) if not...this is how it is going to go..

July - 1st IUI  325.00
aug   325.00
sept 325.00
if doesn't work
 
october 325.00
nov  325.00
dec   325.00
if it doesn't work

jan  325
feb  325
march  325
if that doesn't work....

ivf.....  - $12,000.00

We'll I made my first appointment - I guess I won't be pregnant by the end of July.. I seems like the I need to bet on August. But that is ok, at least I feel like I am getting something done...instead of just sitting and waiting.  Today is june 22 and the first appointment that I can get it July 30th. The doc just wants to meet me and see my records. Then I guess there begin the succession of doctor appointments. I have to focus, relax and stay positive. Right now I am working a part-time job and the manager is not working with me, when it comes to days off. I have not asked for any since working but last night I brought it up to him and he was not helpful at all.. So........

My strategy - work as much as possible to save for these procedures and then when I start having to go to appointments at the end of next month quit.

Second JOB

I recently picked up a second job so that I can save for the fertility treatment. I think that I am going to get it done in Atlanta because as I showed in the previous post, the pricing is much different.
Anyway, I am working nights and saving all my money in a separate bank account.

While I was working a man and woman came through my line (I work at a clothing store as a cashier at night - almost 80 hours a week..I thought it was going to almost kill me but it is actually ok.
I am lucky to be able to handle the additional work). They had a big cart with baby clothing in it and I was helping them, the woman was pregnant and I remarked how lucky the baby would be.
She told me that they had fertility treatments to have this child and it took 8 TIMES!!! along the way they also had three miscarriages. He husband said that it is the most difficult part
to lose a baby because it makes it very difficult to keep the treatment going to the next month. But it finally worked and they had this thing called a baby fund. I have plans to do that too.
I think that is smart thinking.   It did make me think about how difficult this journey is and also how much perserverence you both have to have.

Listening to them made me a little more focused and stronger. I am not the only one....I am not the only one.

I just have to remember that.




I will tell you about my plans for the baby fund soon..

I think it is a great idea.