Private Funded Laporascopy

Hi

I'm just wondering if there is anyone that has had a laporascopy and paid for it themselves.

I am currently on the public waiting list (6 months) to have a Lap done but I don't know if I can wait that long and would be keen to investige the option of having it done privately.

We are currently under Fertility Associates and apparently they don't do the proceedure privately so it would mean finding another specialist. I am 36yrs old and have been TTC #1 for 2yrs so I feel like I am rapidly running out of time and the thought of waiting another 6 months before treatment is hard to handle.

Thanks

Edited by Mellowpuff

Where are you Mellowpuff? I had a Lap and dye for endometriosis and to check for any blockages etc, through a specalist at Boulcott Clinic in Lower Hutt and it was paid for by health insurance so got to go private and super quick.

Had a cervical dilation through FA which was private as well and covered by my insurance, and again the only wait was for timing in my cycle. I'm surprised they don't do private Lap's.

Good luck.

Hi Ladies

Thanks for all of your replies. I live in Hamilton so will be going through the Waikato Hospital. I'm not sure if there is more waiting time up here than down south but you have certainly given me hope. I will make sure that I get on the cancellation list asap - do I phone the hospital or the FA clinic that I am going through?

Thanks for your comments Buttonz but unfortunately we do not have insurance so we would be paying for it out of our own pocket. We do have a bit of savings but if we have to end up going with IVF, I think it's probably better to keep it aside for that, as we have been told the waiting list for IVF could be 18 months or more.

It is just such a waiting game which I don't handle very well - I like things done now!!! To top it all off AF arrived this morning so my spirits are pretty low at the moment.

Thanks again

Oh - who's your Dr at FA? I was with Lakshmi Ravikanti and although you're right, FA doesn't do lap ops, she just referred me to herself, she also works at Angelsea Women's. She saw me one week, and the literally did the lap op the next (it was all a bit of a rush getting the insurance OKed in time, it was that fast).

Mine cost about $11,000, but was covered by my health insurance. A bit pricy if you have to pay yourself, but if you were keen it could be worth it.

I took a few days to recover. I was surprised, I have been used to being told 'you'll need x amount of time off work' and in reality needing much less... but I had the op on Wednesday from memory, and wasn't up for work Thur or Fri. I did go in on Saturday, but in reality didn't feel that great, we were just really busy (I have a desk job too).

I ended up staying the night at the hospital due to my BP being very low, pain wise I was ok just uncomfortable. When I got home I was quite swollen and was hard to walk around but not sore. I was sleepy for the first two days then got better and better. One week was too long so I would say take 3 - 4 days off and see how you feel. Office work would be fine to do but I did find it hard to concentrate during that week.

Edited to add - I didnt get the shoulder pain from the gas but it did get trapped under my rib cage right in the middle, was really uncomfortable!! everytime I bent over it would move etc very annoying and lasted about a week there too

Edited by LadyBee

Hiya, I had mine privately through insurance and the invoice that I sent on to them was for $13k. As the others have said the wait isn't always as long as you think on the public waiting list.

I stayed in overnight and had around 5 days off work from memory. I was in major abdominal pain for about 2 days and also had the shoulder pain. There's no way I could have gone back earlier and I also have an office job. Everyone is different though and it also all depends on how much endo/adhesions they remove. Good luck!

I'm through Southern Cross - I have hospital and specialist care. It was for endo rather than fertility as this was after 6 months of trying and painful periods. Insurance didn't know about the dye part. With insurance I think sometimes it really comes down to how your specialist words things - I always felt like I was getting the third degree when trying to get preapproval.

Hopes - my Dr at FA is Helen Wemyss. She seems quite good and hopefully knows her stuff.

I have phoned the clinic and asked to go on the cancellation list so fingers crossed it doesn't take too long - I will keep ya posted.

Thanks again.

PS thanks Buttonz - glad it worked out well for you!

Sag76 wrote: Apparently period pain (I have complained about it before i got my insurance) is a pre-existing condition !?!

That doesn't seem very fair! I had period pain when I was young and the pill masked it so I could function. Southern Cross didn't say anything about pre-existing. Guess I got the right person at the call centre that day. You really do feel like you are getting the third degree! Good luck.