tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071619963519097832.post118219930028149065..comments2023-04-03T05:55:29.571-07:00Comments on The Young and the Infertile: Me Thinks You Doth Protest Too MuchMrs.Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03810703338888705439noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071619963519097832.post-82203241285945025482008-01-04T07:35:00.000-08:002008-01-04T07:35:00.000-08:00It's true. Life is monumentally unfair. My siste...It's true. Life is monumentally unfair. My sister, who is, out of the women I know, probably the most uniquely qualified to be a mom, had a terrible time getting pregnant. She had to go through a huge number of procedures and doctor's visits, etc.<BR/><BR/>On the plus side, after all that, she is now the mother of an amazing, fun, sweet, interesting human being. <BR/><BR/>Just saying - don't give up. Yeah, it's unfair, and there are no guarantees, but "you can't win if you don't play" (to use a horrible cliche), and the payout is almost incalculable.<BR/><BR/>It's sort of like Pascal, who claimed that it made more sense to belive in God, since the benefit in the afterlife was basically infinite happiness. Even if he was wrong, he reasoned, the effect would be that there was no afterlife, and therefore he wouldn't be around to notice that he'd gotten the short end of the stick on this one.<BR/><BR/>Stay strong. You can do this.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134217587032952825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071619963519097832.post-49777158617876473062008-01-03T20:06:00.000-08:002008-01-03T20:06:00.000-08:00We are lucky that we actually have some of our inf...We are lucky that we actually have some of our infertility benefits left after the IUIs, so we are doing insurance for the procedures, even though we are paying out of pocket for the medications (and apparently lab work I found out today). I kind of wish Dr. Uterus did the break-even thing - I have heard about that at other clinics, but hopefully we'll be able to get a lot out of these benefits.Mrs.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810703338888705439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071619963519097832.post-82334067608784012008-01-03T19:58:00.000-08:002008-01-03T19:58:00.000-08:00What's the deal with IVF? Are you covered at all ...What's the deal with IVF? Are you covered at all with that? Do you pay per cycle or does your doctor have a deal? <BR/><BR/>I remember that one of the IVF clinics that advertised in Virginia had a thing where if you paid for 2 cycles up front, they would give you up to five if you needed them. (They're gambling that you get pregnant on the first or second cycle so they either make loads of money or break even; the patient is hedging their bet in case they need a bunch of cycles.) <BR/><BR/>[Becks]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554916611892342314noreply@blogger.com