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2018 - 2020, Unsuccessful
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Dr. Ressler is very kind and very soft spoken. It always felt like she was trying to be compassionate. I just never felt like a true connection formed. I’m also not sure that the protocols she selected were the right path for us...for the next 3 cycles no changes were made. And I had 3 more unsuccessful cycles...It’s important to find a doctor you trust and connect with. Not all doctors personalities are a match.
The [RMA of Connecticut] clinic presents itself really well. It is well run, everyone is friendly, kind and compassionate. They have so many great resources available and lots of awesome social media content...such a big practice you feel like you're lost in the mix of everyone. Everyone is referring you to someone else and there is no follow up or follow through. So many times I've had to follow up on emails I sent that went unanswered.
How was your experience with Ilana Ressler at RMA of Connecticut?
Dr. Ressler is very kind and very soft spoken. It always felt like she was trying to be compassionate. I just never felt like a true connection formed. I’m also not sure that the protocols she selected were the right path for us.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Ilana Ressler at RMA of Connecticut?
It’s important to find a doctor you trust and connect with. Not all doctors personalities are a match.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Ilana Ressler at RMA of Connecticut?
RMA is a very large practice. I see multiple doctors, tons of different nurses, and went to three different locations.
Describe the protocols Ilana Ressler used in your cycles at RMA of Connecticut and their degree of success.
When doing IUI's we started with Clomid for the first cycle and my lining wasn't as thick as she wanted it to be, so when that cycle didn't work we switched to Letrozole. After that for the next 3 cycles no changes were made. And I had 3 more unsuccessful cycles.
When doing IVF, I had a pretty successful retrieval, starting with 23 eggs. For our first transfer we did the standard protocol. Which was unsuccessful. Before the second transfer we were told I should do an ERA test which showed that my first shot of progesterone should be 12 hour earlier. I also had a procedure to dilate my Cervix due to a curve in my uterus that was difficult to navigate during transfers. With all of this, my cycle was still unsuccessful.
Describe your experience with your nurse at RMA of Connecticut. (Assigned nurse: Cathie)
Cathie was great as my primary nurse. The problem I had was that, while Cathie was my main point of contact, I saw so many different nurses and also heard from many different nurses in Cathie's absence.
Describe your experience with RMA of Connecticut.
The clinic presents itself really well. It is well run, everyone is friendly, kind and compassionate. They have so many great resources available and lots of awesome social media content. The issue is that because it's such a big practice you feel like you're lost in the mix of everyone. Everyone is referring you to someone else and there is no follow up or follow through. So many times I've had to follow up on emails I sent that went unanswered. This was not from my nurse, but from the other support staff (patient navigator and financial team)
Describe your experience with your monitoring appointments at RMA of Connecticut.
Monitoring was fine. Again, just felt like I saw someone different every time
Describe the costs associated with your care under Ilana Ressler at RMA of Connecticut.
Most was covered by insurance, but some things weren't. Overall we've probably paid close to $10k even though so much was covered.
Describe Ilana Ressler's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at RMA of Connecticut.
We were told only 1 embryo would ever be transferred given my age.
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