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Hi everyone Nakausap ko na yung OB namin, who directed me to call TMC din. Tinawagan ko yung TMC kanina (regenerative medicine dept - Ms. Claire) about cord blood banking. Two options is directed and non-directed.Yung sa directed donation, ito na yung parang sa cordlife/stemcord/etc. na privately sayo yung idodonate mo. They have 2 packages, 49k+ for cord blood and 80k+ for cord blood and placenta. Yung non-directed donation is FREE nga for now, including testing. Kukunin nila yung cord blood and placenta.For either case, mother has to be tested before 35 weeks sa Regenerative Medicine dept, 2nd floor TMC, M-F 8am-5pm. Tinanong ko kung magkano yung cost kung kailangan ko gumamit ng cord blood.Scenario 1: No directed or non-directed donation (free, no extraction)I will have to pay 1) the cost to look for matching cord blood; 2) the cost of storing the matching cord blood equivalent to the package cost at that future date (which is surely higher than the current cost now). So if the cost of the package is 100k sa 2015 when I use it, yun yung babayaran ko; 3) the cost of the procedure to use itScenario 2: Non-directed donation (free) - using my own donated cord blood or another person's cord bloodI will have to pay 1) the cost to match the cord blood; 2) the cost of storing the matching cord blood equivalent to the package cost at that future date (either mine or another person's); 3) the cost of the procedure to use itScenario 3: Directed donation (paid) - using my own donated cord blood or another person's cord bloodI will have to pay 1) the cost to match the cord blood; 2) the cost of the procedure to use it. So even if I use another person's cord blood, I only need to pay for the "storage fee" once.Bottomline: I will save money if I do direct donation IF I really need the cord blood in the future. It doesn't matter if my cord blood is a match or not, kasi the payment will apply whether I use mine or not (at least, ito yung sinabi sa akin ng nakausap ko sa TMC).Hope this helps! Tawag na lang kayo sa TMC if you want more details
@golda_phsis yun 49k++ na DP ba.. ask lang for clarification..payable in 12 months nag start ka magpay nun 4k++ upon signing meaning hindi ko ilalabas yun 49k upon signing? tapos kailan yun next payment nun 4k++ upon birth then tatakbo na yun remaining month sa 12 months? tsaka palang ako magpay ng annual payment after DP?
^^ pwede na palang 12 months installment ngayon, nung kami 3 months lang.But why did you have to pay for the first installnent already? Kasi diba supposedly you pay lang after they have collected?We paid for this in full, mga 48k+ with Sepax less discount because i signed up with a friend (may promo sila non). When we signed up, they asked for a PDC dated on my EDD. D-deposit lang daw nila if the collection is successful. And i gave birth 3 weeks before my EDD but they didnt ask us to change the date of the PDC.And also pala, i referred 2 friends and collection was successful. I was sent 2 checks for 1500 each as a reward. Deposited these to my baby's bank account.And ito cheap thrill. They sent a christmas card with a voucher for starbucks coffee and a desk calendar. Tatlong beses kami nakatanggap. Hee.
