Pharmacy

When the phone rang and I saw it was the pharmacy I was a little excited only to hear the total was just shy of $6,000!  WHAT?!  I felt my heart race, my eyes tear up and panic set in.


After taking some much needed deep breaths, I was able to ask questions to figure out why things were so high.  The majority of the cost was one drug Gonal-F which the doctor ordered 8 of at $444.00 each!  Then there was $800 for Menopur!  The progesterone shots I asked her to check with insurance again because they should be covered since they would be supporting a pregnancy post transfer.


I hung up with her and called the doctor to ask if I absolutely would use every drop of this medication.  She responded with, well maybe not.  She said, "I know it's sticker shock".  I said, "it's not sticker shock it is bank shock"!  She told me I could cut the Gonal-F back to 6 and get every last drop out of every vial and cut the Menopur back as well.


The Progesterone was covered by insurance and ended up costing me $23.00. 


So the grand total that I had to jump through hoops to get the bank to let go through was $4200.


I feel as though I have just been taken to the cleaners and then some, so much for that money we thought would pay for multiple cycle drugs.


Oh and a side note:  I tried looking for the drugs internationally and found them in Canada about 1,000 cheaper but they would arrive at 14-28 days... not gonna work!