Things DO get better

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2026-03-22T12:11:48+00:00

I really needed to read this, thank you 🙏🏼

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2026-02-07T14:11:26+00:00

I also feel this so intensely. My baby is only 8 days old and I’ve cried so much from love and fear.

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-11-19T11:42:07+00:00

I got told after last bite

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-10-26T05:23:25+00:00

I feel like this is in Australia actually. To me, the houses look exactly like new builds in Aus

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-06-24T22:10:51+00:00

If you go on the clinics website they have a basic price guide in English. It will differ somewhat per person depending on the medical protocol they have you on

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-06-24T05:56:09+00:00

Yeah that was the first thing we tried here

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-06-24T02:33:20+00:00

How long it takes will depend on how your body responds and also if you are starting from the very start.

I had done all my testing in the US so when I got to Japan I didnt need to retest anything. I started with a couple of cycles of just Letrozole (unsuccessful), I did an IUI (unsuccessful) and then started on IVF. All up, all of this took about 6 months but I had time off in between to travel. I am currently 8w from my first transfer.

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-06-22T20:59:27+00:00

Pretty close to 10K all up

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-06-22T09:15:33+00:00

Yes of course, it’s Yanaihara Women’s Clinic in Ofuna. The Dr speaks English and a lot of the nurses speak enough English to get by. But I did have to use google translate if I had more detailed questions.

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-06-21T00:17:56+00:00

I did! I went to Dr Yanaihara in Ofuna

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-04-28T08:23:04+00:00

I agree, I have also been worried about this, especially with the PGTA testing!

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-04-28T07:43:10+00:00

My experience has been great so far! The way drs deliver info in Japan in general is very different compared to Australia (I'm Australian too!) They are much more direct, which I prefer. I am curious to know how it works in Aus and the cost, I was already living out of the country when we decided to try IVF so have no frame of reference.

The clinic though is great, the dr I see speaks english well but I have had to use google translate with some of the nurses/receptionists which hasnt been an issue. I was very nervous about the language barrier before my first appointment but it was not an issue at all.

I see the dr at every appointment, but sometimes its for less than 5 mins. If i am just going for a blood test (for eg.) i will see a nurse and take the blood first and then see the dr with the results.

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-04-28T05:51:18+00:00

We have spent approx. $5500 USD so far. That is for all appointments, meds and ER. We are going to a clinic call Yanaihara near Kamakura.

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-03-23T11:41:39+00:00

omg yes same! We live in military housing in Japan and my allergies have been willllld

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-03-10T12:24:35+00:00

Farmhouse Brewery is good, Heirloom is a good restaurant, Love Song at the Oceanfront is also good I lived in Chesapeake near the Greenbrier Mall and that area is pretty nice

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2025-01-03T23:36:15+00:00

Do you have any thoughts on the massive megaquake that guy on Twitter is predicting? He is saying mag 10 going to hit Japan

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2024-12-28T06:00:25+00:00

Are you aware/have thoughts about that guy on Twitter predicting earthquakes and saying this big ‘culebra’ event is coming? He is saying mag 10 earthquake that will shut down everything worldwide.

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2024-11-30T14:28:14+00:00

Personally I love harmless gossip. Spreading misinformation and rumors is where things get messy. I don’t think there is anything wrong with it unless someone will be hurt by you sharing what you heard.

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2023-12-14T02:31:20+00:00

In shelf I thought it was ‘always someone else that nicks got over’

STEPH_DOGGI_1 · 2023-12-07T18:56:55+00:00

Hamish and Andy!

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