Cycle plan with dates

Ok, so here is the specific plan for this cycle:

22/9 Started the pill
23/9 Blood test to confirm hcg level at 0 - all clear
24/9 Start Synarel (nasal spray) 12 hourly
6/10 Stop pill
7/10 Appointment to pay for cycle and pick up meds
8/10 Blood test to confirm down regulation has worked
9/10 Start Puregon (injections) daily
16/10 Internal scan to check progress of follicle growth
20/10 Rough estimate of egg pick up

So I started the Synarel today...that taste brought back so many memories. I really hate that stuff. At least I only need to do one spray twice a day - last time it was always two sprays twice a day. (For those who haven't had it before, it makes you sneeze/feel like sneezing for around 30 minutes after doing it, and has an absoutely awful taste that runs down the back of your throat - words can't describe...yuck!).

I also found out the cost for the cycle which isn't too bad - pretty much what I expected. Although with the new safety net changes starting in January next year, I don't know whether IVF will really be affordable for us. The clinic's paperwork estimates an average 80% less in safety net rebate, this would add an additional $3,000 to each cycle! So one cycle would likely cost around $4.5K! To give you a slightly better chance than a natural conception. It is absolutely ridiculous - all that will happen is that IVF will only be for the rich, and it will make the multiple birth rate skyrocket due to people wanting to put multiple embryos back to give themselves the best chance because they can only afford one or two cycles. So basically heading towards the American system. It baffles me why they have come up with this system - the money that they save on safety net costs, will end up being spent on hospital costs relating to multiple births/pregnancy complications and the like. It is difficult enough for those of us who don't have the ability to conceive naturally without adding so much financial burden on top...and for a lot of us, taking that opportunity to have a baby away from us. And not only that, but the people who can easily conceive naturally are also given extra money for nothing in the form of the baby bonus! Now where the hell is the logic in THAT??

Anyway, ranting over, sorry about that. It's just really difficult when we are looking at the possibility of IVF being taken away from us. I'm sure those of you in the same sort of position as me understand. But, enough of the things I can't control...onwards and upwards!