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Old 11-09-2005, 09:36 PM
Karalynn29 Karalynn29 is offline
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Question My nurse cancelled my cycle because it falls on Thanksgiving is this normal?

my nurse cancelled my cycle because it falls on Thanksgiving is this normal? I called my nurse at my RE's office to tell her my period was coming this weekend and how I was to proceed if it happened on the weekend. As far as bloodwork and ultrasounds go. I am supposed to start my injections of Follistim this month. I've had my last 3 cycles cancelled do to having a cyst.

She said oh.....your cylce is falling on Thanksgiving so we arem going to cancel it.

WHAT???
IS THIS NORMAL

SHE SAYS THEY WILL CANCEL ME IN DECEMBER TOO B/C OF CHRISTMAS??????????

HELLO???

HAS ANYONE HEARD OF CANCELLING CYCLES B/C THEY RUN INTO HOLIDAYS????

I'm paying for this and the medication I don't think it's fair to cancel a whole cycle b/c it runs into a holiday. She said there is always an on call doc there but that it's easier for them to cancel than chance them missing the holidays????

This seems wrong to me?

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Old 11-10-2005, 06:13 AM
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I know that my second (of 3) fertility clinics didn't do anything the month of Dec. just so there wasn't anything thru the holiday/New Yrs, BUT Thanksgiving....I'd be upset, too.

Talk directly with the MD - and maybe get another clinic...esp. since you've already had to scrub the other months because of the cyst issue.
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Old 11-11-2005, 09:24 AM
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Thumbs down I'd find another clinic!

This is just MHO, but I don't think it would be right for an office to cancel you after already committing you half-way as far as the meds and the sonograms. Are they going to reimburse you because they're cancelling the cycle?

I've had to wait out cycles because of too many cysts, etc but never had to worry about the season. My doctor's office has an agreement with a bigger office to handle weekend work as well.

Tell us what you decided to do. In theory I could understand why the doctor would want their holidays but if they started you on a cycle, it doesn't make good buisess sense to cancel you due to an inconvenience on their part.
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Old 11-14-2005, 09:38 AM
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Cancelling two cycles because of the holidays, after you've had to sit out 3, just seems WRONG. Are you working with just a few drs. in one office? I would talk to the doctor, or seriously consider going with a bigger practice that has more options. Surely they realized when they became doctors that they could miss a holiday?
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Old 03-22-2008, 04:52 PM
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My RE office (THe Mayo Clinic) has "black out" periods in December and July. They told me about it up front, so I knew to expect that. I also had a friend use the RE at the University of Minnesota and they do the same thing.
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Old 03-24-2008, 04:59 PM
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Cancelling because of a holiday- I would definitely complain!!

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Originally Posted by Karalynn29
my nurse cancelled my cycle because it falls on Thanksgiving is this normal? I called my nurse at my RE's office to tell her my period was coming this weekend and how I was to proceed if it happened on the weekend. As far as bloodwork and ultrasounds go. I am supposed to start my injections of Follistim this month. I've had my last 3 cycles cancelled do to having a cyst.

She said oh.....your cylce is falling on Thanksgiving so we arem going to cancel it.

WHAT???
IS THIS NORMAL

SHE SAYS THEY WILL CANCEL ME IN DECEMBER TOO B/C OF CHRISTMAS??????????

HELLO???

HAS ANYONE HEARD OF CANCELLING CYCLES B/C THEY RUN INTO HOLIDAYS????

I'm paying for this and the medication I don't think it's fair to cancel a whole cycle b/c it runs into a holiday. She said there is always an on call doc there but that it's easier for them to cancel than chance them missing the holidays????

This seems wrong to me?

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Kara,

My place is open 365, that is bull**** in my opinion. I would definitely complain to your doctor and nurse!!

TMY
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Old 03-24-2008, 08:57 PM
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Mine did the same thing

They cancelled for Christmas. They let everyone know a month in advance.....Unfortunately I missed that call and was upset becuase it put me off a couple of months....
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Old 04-29-2008, 02:14 PM
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I am new to this forum, and I don't want to upset anyone. I think my RE schedules to do no IVF's in December as well. I am an OB/GYN as well. Sucks to be an OB and to have infertility issues. Seeing pregnant women all the time, delivering babies and can't get myself pregnant. Anyway, it seems like most doctors try to scale down their procedures around a holiday. My collegues try not to do major surgeries near the holidays so that the on call person won't get stuck with any possible complications. Yes, when I and all doctors decided to enter medicine and OB/GYN in particular, we knew that we would be working weekends, holidays, and nights. Still we are humans with lives and families and friends. Take a minute and think of all the time your doctor is there for you and think of all the sacrifices that doctor and his/her family has made for you and all of the other patients. Sorry for the rant, but sometimes it is hard when patients are not considerate of us. I know that I have had several patients be very rude to my staff when I had to reschedule patients because of my recent ER and ET. Not like I can schedule ER and ET months in advance.
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Old 05-26-2008, 02:31 AM
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NO its not nomal!

That is ridiculous. I would be on the phone complaining to the American Medical Association. My place is open 365-thats insane---I would be pissed.








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Originally Posted by Karalynn29
my nurse cancelled my cycle because it falls on Thanksgiving is this normal? I called my nurse at my RE's office to tell her my period was coming this weekend and how I was to proceed if it happened on the weekend. As far as bloodwork and ultrasounds go. I am supposed to start my injections of Follistim this month. I've had my last 3 cycles cancelled do to having a cyst.

She said oh.....your cylce is falling on Thanksgiving so we arem going to cancel it.

WHAT???
IS THIS NORMAL

SHE SAYS THEY WILL CANCEL ME IN DECEMBER TOO B/C OF CHRISTMAS??????????

HELLO???

HAS ANYONE HEARD OF CANCELLING CYCLES B/C THEY RUN INTO HOLIDAYS????

I'm paying for this and the medication I don't think it's fair to cancel a whole cycle b/c it runs into a holiday. She said there is always an on call doc there but that it's easier for them to cancel than chance them missing the holidays????

This seems wrong to me?

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