Worst day maybe ever - Infertility Message Board

JodyC · 02-27-2003, 12:47 PM

OK, I am crying, so this is going to be short (I have to go home from work). AF came today, so I called the RE to find out about what to do, and they told me that they got a note from my health insurance saying they don't PAY FOR ANYTHING anymore, not even my blood tests or ultrasounds. No money means no baby. I don't know what to do.

smsm · 02-27-2003, 01:28 PM

I am so sorry Jody to hear that but believe me don`t give up and i know ur feelings right now because i passed through the same situation the last month ,
KEEP PRAYING AND EVERY THING WILL COME IN ITS TIME , JUST DON`T GIVE UP , KEEP HOPES

RattyG · 02-27-2003, 01:36 PM

Oh Jody. I am so sorry that this is happening to you. Try to take a deep deep breath and see your options clearly. Sometimes situations seem hopeless not because they are hopeless but because we are too sad, tired, disappointed, and frustrated to hear the voice of hope through the din of despair. Let yourself "recover" from AF's appearance. Take some time to take stock of where you are on this journey. Then take up the next challenge.

Remember too that you are a good person with a good life no matter what.

tazink · 02-27-2003, 01:52 PM

I am so sorry that AF came and also very sorry to hear that your insurance will no longer cover your treatments.

Just a suggestion, you can ask your doctor do bill your treatments as ovulatory disfunction instead of fertility treatment and it should be covered. This should get you through all u/s and blood tests, just about everything but semen wash and IUI. I would also call the insurance company and ask them if they will cover you since you are not opting to do IVF.

Just a few tips I learned from my doctor's office and I also work for an insurance company and there are always ways to get around things.

I hope this helps and works out for you. I am about sick to my stomach thinking of the results of my test later today.

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Amy

dknees · 02-27-2003, 02:00 PM

Jody - I am so sorry to hear this. I know how devastated you must feel and I wish there were something I could say to make you feel better. Keep praying, miracles do happen. Maybe not on our time table, but they DO happen. I know the day I started my af last week, I was horribly depressed and worried about how we would afford another round of IUI, or even if we COULD somehow afford IVF or adoption if it came down to it. When I got home that night, I had a message on the answering machine saying they wanted to interview me for a job I had applied for. It would be a $15K raise/year for me! So, there is hope out there. Cry, be miserable, do what you need to do for yourself, but don't EVER lose hope! I'll be thinking about you.....