It's amazing how much cheaper the medications are when you are doing a donor cycle (for me, the recipient) versus traditional IVF which we attempted three times before moving to a donor. I received all my medications this week, and it only came out to be around $200 - that's two HUNDRED - not THOUSAND!! Husband and I were quite shocked - we are more accustomed to getting bills in the $3,000 to $5,000 range. I know we will still have to pay for the donor's meds but my doctor said those should be cheaper than my previous costs since she won't require the super high doses of drugs that I did.
I have to laugh at my poor DH, though. He still gets confused by all this. He was asking about the bcps - and was like - ok, so right now you can't get pregnant because you are on them, but soon you'll start taking all those shots to get everything going, right? I had to remind him that no, they'll continue to suppress me. It's the donor this time who will "start taking all those shots to get everything going." I have to admit, as much as I appreciate our donor - I do kind of like that, for now at least, she is not front and center in our minds. I think DH is still just thinking of this as another IVF cycle. Fine by me. I don't think I'm ready to start thinking about her starring role that much, yet.
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Glad it sounds like your drugs will be less this time - our donor cycle (with hers and mine) was about $2500 for drugs.
Please remember the donor is NOT the star here. YOU and your DH are the stars. She is the wonderful person who is (like a blood donor) giving you the little bit of material you lack to make the miracle happen - but it CAN NOT happen without you. The embryo receives all nourishment from your body. I'm not diminishing the role of the egg donor, but she is just another of the team (including your RE, nurses, and staff) to help YOU (the star) get pregnant!
Good luck!!!!
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