The Saga of Becoming Fruitful

Missing in Action

Arpee — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:59:11 +0000

Too many things to do, too little time… Didn’t do too well in this month’s ICLW since I suddenly had to squeeze in 2 funerals - 1 locally and 1 in California 2 weekends ago. Then I had various errands and doctors appointments last week. Then off we flew to NYC for a vacation with my FIL, [...]

Where is Wisdom Found?

Arpee — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:31:46 +0000

DH and I are currently leading the Experiencing God study with a small group composed of MIL, FIL, BIL, SIL1, SIL2 and a couple friend, F1 and F2. In one of our previous lessons, we learned that God could speak through the church, so we “coveted” their prayers so they may be able to guide [...]

National Infertility Awareness Week

Arpee — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:26:19 +0000

Oct 19-25, 2008 is the National Infertility Awareness Week. Most, if not all, people who visit this blog are struggling or have struggled through infertility, and thus we are the best spokespeople for infertility and raising awareness to it. Some of us are pretty open about the process we are going through in our quest [...]

My First “Reproductive” Acupuncture Experience

Arpee — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:08:44 +0000

So today was my first (ever!) acupuncture session. I did not go to those clinics which called and/or advertised themselves as having expertise on ‘reproductive’ acupuncture. Instead, I chose to go to one of the earliest acupuncture clinic in town because of 2 reasons - 1) they are in-network with my insurance, 2) the acupuncturist/s [...]

Update on “Free” Chiropractic Services

Arpee — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:59:57 +0000

The post on the Geriatric Pregnancy caused a bit of a stir, huh? Here’s a quick update on the insurance coverage issue I mentioned in previous posts - that my “copay counts towards my Out-of-Pocket (OOP) Maximum”. I finally pinned down United Health Care on not paying (even) any copay for my chiropractic treatments since I have [...]

Woman - Are You a Geriatric Case???

Arpee — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:55:50 +0000

I went to see the Chiropractor - only the 2nd in the last 12 months of my 40 year-life. It was my first time to see her and she is good! She massaged my back, eased my very knotted shoulders and adjusted a lot of my bones! Crack and pop! Whoa, I feel much better! Guess [...]

What To Do When Your Insurance Doesn’t Cover Infertility Treatments

Arpee — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:35:18 +0000

Infertility treatments not covered by your insurance? There are many ways to get back at them. No, this post does not tell you how you can fund your Infertility Treatment. What it does tell you is how you can maximize the use of your insurance! A Little Background… Our health insurance provider is United Health [...]

Thoughts After IVF Orientation

Arpee — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:24:26 +0000

DH and I went to the IVF Orientation last Wednesday. What I liked about it are: 1. They described (albeit briefly) the 4 drug protocols they use for the IVF Stimulation and had timeline schematics that described how each one differed. The timeline differences was clarified for visual-me. 2. That was the perfect opportunity that DH had [...]

SIRM’s IVF Outcome Based Reporting System

Arpee — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:48:19 +0000

As mentioned in my earlier post re More Research About IVF in SIRM, SIRM locations do not report to SART (except for the Dallas, TX location). 2 locations - Las Vegas and New Jersey - report to CDC instead; and the rest, are not listed in SART. I also mentioned that the SIRM website has an [...]

Detailed SART IVF Stats Comparison

Arpee — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:02:47 +0000

I’ve been looking at IVF stats from SART for sometime now and just like last Saturday’s post, I thought that was it. This weekend was the only time I stared at it long enough to discover that the IVF stats can be sliced further according to the diagnosis of the IVF patients. The per Diagnosis-sliced [...]