tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687720633955485205.post1730027782388082299..comments2023-05-20T04:48:10.910-07:00Comments on Somewhat lower: The road not takenSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747382929049494704noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687720633955485205.post-24107342337331509922007-05-21T12:38:00.000-07:002007-05-21T12:38:00.000-07:00People not only differ in the decisions on how to ...People not only differ in the decisions on how to proceed. They also vary greatly in how they deal with IF. <BR/>I've always been one to get as much information as possible. Some people prefer to just leave it up to their doctors. <BR/><BR/>I can imagine the immigration ordeal would leave a mark. <BR/><BR/>The price of IVF is scandalously high in the U.S.Lut C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03893061829410958985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687720633955485205.post-4267269266234829852007-05-21T07:11:00.000-07:002007-05-21T07:11:00.000-07:00i'm always thinking about the next try. i sit arou...i'm always thinking about the next try. i sit around and plot out how long i should wait after this baby before starting the next IVF cycle or how many more times i'll do it. i'm with you, the natural way sucks and leads to years of misery and failure. it's as frustrating as immigration.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587725139301198392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687720633955485205.post-79528986322897757942007-05-20T18:35:00.000-07:002007-05-20T18:35:00.000-07:00Wow. I'm glad I don't have immigration to deal wit...Wow. I'm glad I don't have immigration to deal with in addition to infertiltity!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534236391745808702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687720633955485205.post-63554851203614414092007-05-20T07:15:00.000-07:002007-05-20T07:15:00.000-07:00PS: my worst immigration experience was not with t...PS: my worst immigration experience was not with the US, Singapore or Thailand, all countries where I worked, but... Canada! A country who supposedly encourages French immigration!Marie-Baguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149548077358647791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687720633955485205.post-22811544097005081732007-05-20T07:13:00.000-07:002007-05-20T07:13:00.000-07:00Yep US immigration s*cks. My favorite story is whe...Yep US immigration s*cks. My favorite story is when I came back with a brand new visa to NY from Paris and then HR told me that the immigration guy at JFK had scribbled the wrong date on my form. He had written June 2006 instead of June 2008, so I had no right to work after June 06 in the country. I was to go to Canada and re-enter so that the date could be corrected. At the same time, I was told by my RE I had miscarried after my first IVF, and that I was not allowed to travel because I was at risk for an ectopic pregnancy. At some point, I thought I would lose my job on top of my pregnancy... Happily my company's lawyers worked everything out. But you can imagine how stressed out I was. I am so sorry you had to go through hell to secure a green card for your hubby.Marie-Baguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149548077358647791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687720633955485205.post-75658061321709965652007-05-19T21:19:00.000-07:002007-05-19T21:19:00.000-07:00Heehee! You Mystery Man is funny with his blinder...Heehee! You Mystery Man is funny with his blinders on!<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you found success with IVF at a fraction of the price you would have paid at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687720633955485205.post-85230819726908434942007-05-19T10:38:00.000-07:002007-05-19T10:38:00.000-07:00I have heard other immigration nightmare stories, ...I have heard other immigration nightmare stories, including a friend of my mine from Mexico who married a U.S. citizen. She was working on her Ph.D., which required her to leave the country to gather data. She got special permission to leave before the year waiting period, but somehow the paperwork got fouled up and she was almost deported! It cost her additional thousands of dollars to straighten things out and she basically had to start over.<BR/><BR/>What worries me about adoption is the homestudy too - having someone come over and decide whether you're good parents. What if they say no? How heartbreaking.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799401502134619497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687720633955485205.post-14020200466338045222007-05-19T10:30:00.000-07:002007-05-19T10:30:00.000-07:00while only immigrating from the States to Canada, ...while only immigrating from the States to Canada, your immigration story sounded nearly identical to mine. we too had to provide letters, phone records, photos, the works...what harrowing days.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867137276917406552noreply@blogger.com