WTF? OMG! What in the world is a LID?

Understanding adoption lingo is harder than deciphering teenage text messages. To that end, I thought I'd shed some light on the abbreviations you might see on this blog, as well as others.

DTV: Dossier to Vietnam. This is the day that the agency puts your completed dossier in the mail to the Vietnamese Government. DTC is Dossier to China, DTK is Dossier to Korea... you get the idea.

LID: Log In Date. This is the date the the Vietnamese Government acknowledge the receipt and review of your dossier. Theoretically, one can expect to travel 3-6 months from LID. Of course, that assumes that there is already an accepted referral.

G&R: Giving and Receiving Ceremony. After the final dossier review, the Vietnamese government will set a day for the Giving and Receiving ceremony. This is the day the the child officially becomes a part of the family. In the case of Vietnam, you usually find out the G&R date and receive travel approval concurrently.

TA: Travel Approval. This one is self explanatory.

DOB: Date of Birth DOR: Date of Referral

BTW, our DOR was 12/12, our DTV is 1/26, and we are currently waiting on our LID.*

*By the way, our date of referral was December 12, our dossier went to Vietnam on January 26, and we are currently waiting on our log in date.

the shots are how much?

I would like to post a formal protest. Perhaps I missed the info in one of our zillion piles of paper, but I don't recall seeing anything regarding the cost of travel vaccinations. Maybe nobody mentions the numbers because insurance should cover it. Maybe people think that we've already spent a lot, so what's a little more. Maybe I'm being a bit reactionary, but this bothers me.

We have to go the the UAMS Travel Clinic for our travel vaccinations. Despite the fact that we have insurance, the travel clinic doesn't accept insurance. What? That are AT a hospital!!! Grrr!

Recommended vaccinations for Vietnam include:

• Hepatitis A: 3 rounds at $80 each
• Hepatitis B: 3 rounds at $70 each
• Typhoid : $86
• Japanese Encephalitis: $110
• Malaria Med Consultation: $52
• TOTAL: $698 each!

I'm sorry, WHAT?!?!? Seriously? Did other folks have this same experience? I'm I just getting the runaround and don't know it? Is it unreasonable to think that insurance should cover these? I know it isn't possible to make folks aware of every penny that will be spent, and I'm not asking for that. I simply wish that I had been warned of a possible $1400 expenditure. Uuugggggggghh!