(((hugs)))
this is definitely the right place. i'm so sorry for the shock you've received. finding out you're infertile is the loneliest feeling in the world.
ivf is so expensive. perhaps you could work out with your RE (reproductive endocrinologist) exactly what the costs are and find out what meds you'll need. if you travel anyway, sometimes you can get the meds in another country (very cheap in france) and bring them here. also believe it or not, people do sell them on craigslist. usually they're leftover from their own cycles. sometimes drs will even allow patients to donate leftover meds to their clinic, and if there's something you need, you can get it. meds are a huge cost. usually about 3400.00 of the total cost. the rest of the cost includes sonogram monitoring, bloodwork, retrieval, transfer, embryologist, anesthesia. find out the breakdown for all of it. it helps to know these things. my dr was going to let us have the sonograms and bloodwork for free for our ivf, but the RE i saw this month doesn't think we are candidates for ivf (uterus issues).
keep posting here and asking questions. there is a lot involved, and it helps to have someone guide you through.
