Femara Friends!

[Chiles]

Update:

I go in for bloodwork and u/s early tomorrow morning and the I will start my injectables. See you ladies around!!!!

 

[LolaM]

I know ... I have read, "All told, implantation will generally occur within 7 to 14 days after conception." from https://www.babyhopes.com/articles/when-does-implantation-take-place-after-conception.html.

So .. sending you some "positive" vibes.

I was thinking...well if its 14 DPO then that would make me late for AF but since Im on medication, I guess Im having a more regular, predictable cycle, so I suppose it is very possible. I guess all I can do is wait it out.

 

[LolaM]

Chiles--I had the funniest dream about you the other day. We were at the top of a hill, on a beach, sliding down on our bellies, penguin style, into the water, listening to Taylor Swift songs!

 

[Chiles]

Chiles--I had the funniest dream about you the other day. We were at the top of a hill, on a beach, sliding down on our bellies, penguin style, into the water, listening to Taylor Swift songs!

Lol Lola, What am I going to do with you? I literally burst out laughing, my hubby looked at $e all crazy. Sounds like fun! I mean we are not pregnant yet, so why the Hell..ooo not.

 

[Mommyagain]

I am cd20 today and having pain in my ovaries. I am still getting positive opks. When I was at my u/s cd12 the fs said he thought ovulation would happen over the weekend. So if it did why would I be hurting and still getting positive opks. Im praying ovulation did occur over the weekend because we ladt bd on sunday and I started progesterone monday night. What do you ladies think.

 

[cooch]

I am cd20 today and having pain in my ovaries. I am still getting positive opks. When I was at my u/s cd12 the fs said he thought ovulation would happen over the weekend. So if it did why would I be hurting and still getting positive opks. Im praying ovulation did occur over the weekend because we ladt bd on sunday and I started progesterone monday night. What do you ladies think.

Thought I'd post. I have been getting ovary pain since ovulation (predicted o). Remember the follicle that releases the egg still has work to do as the corpus luteum develops from it, producing the progesterone you need. Its most likely just doing its job and as your on meds you feel it more. Its probably a good sign, that things are working well. OPK's still show as positive if you've had HCG shots xx

 

[Cridge]

chiles - good luck on your injects! I'm hoping to join you with that next cycle!

mommyagain - I agree with cooch - last cycle I didn't have any O pain before ovulation (which was weird for me), but I did have lots of it after ovulation. I thought it was strange, but I figured it was just hormones and the corpus luteum doing it's thing.

AFM - so I had 25mg of femara in my cabinet from a month that I refilled an RX but didn't need to take it just yet. Yesterday, the u/s tech said that if she had to guess what CD I was on, she would have guessed CD6. So I figured I may as well take more femara! I totally played dr. on myself, but I gulped down 12.5 more mg and I'm debating if I want to take the other 12.5 today. I won't use that extra dose of femara anyway and I think this is my last month on it at all, so I figured I may as well try to save this cycle.

I asked my dr. if she would do gonal-f injects with me (she's told me in the past she wouldn't, but I pressed my luck and asked again). She said that because it's me, she would! She said she wants to see a win with me and get this figured out. She's out of town in a couple of weeks so we're going to have to wait until February, but I figure that's perfect anyway. I'll get this cycle over with and then hopefully move on to injects next month (if my dh will approve the $$... which isn't looking good).

She also mentioned taking Lupron. I've heard of that used in IVF cycles, but I had no idea what it did. She told me a little bit that kinda freaked me out and then I read more when I got home and I'm SO hoping she doesn't want me to take that. It totally shuts down your reproductive system - I figure mine is already not working I don't want to shut it down completely. She thinks that my estrogen is just perpetually high and shutting it down will "restart" everything. I disagree. Not at my age. So we did some blood work and I'm hoping my estrogen comes back normal. I'm almost sure it will because it's me - and everything always comes back normal. Also, I was 5 days out from taking 10mg femara for 5 days - which shuts off your estrogen - so I don't know how it would be high. I'm crossing my fingers it's not because I really don't like the thought of taking Lupron. Do any of you have any experience with it?

 

[LolaM]

I am cd20 today and having pain in my ovaries. I am still getting positive opks. When I was at my u/s cd12 the fs said he thought ovulation would happen over the weekend. So if it did why would I be hurting and still getting positive opks. Im praying ovulation did occur over the weekend because we ladt bd on sunday and I started progesterone monday night. What do you ladies think.

eeesh--I think I would believe the dr.

 

[MKHewson]

I am cd20 today and having pain in my ovaries. I am still getting positive opks. When I was at my u/s cd12 the fs said he thought ovulation would happen over the weekend. So if it did why would I be hurting and still getting positive opks. Im praying ovulation did occur over the weekend because we ladt bd on sunday and I started progesterone monday night. What do you ladies think.

eeesh--I think I would believe the dr.

MY clinic told me not to use opk as I have naturally high lh levels, and I would always produce a positive, could you ask them to test yours

 

[LolaM]

Feeling ok today. No nausea, no cramps, no breast pain at ALL, with clomid I wanted to tear the things off and I might have but that would require me to TOUCH them

 

[MKHewson]

Feeling ok today. No nausea, no cramps, no breast pain at ALL, with clomid I wanted to tear the things off and I might have but that would require me to TOUCH them

Clomid made me a monster, I felt like I was so out of control. Once I went on femara I felt better

 

[Mommyagain]

Thanks ladies. I was starting to wonder if it was ohss or something. But my pain has finally dulled some. I called my fs anyhow and left a message. Still waiting on a call back.

 

[LolaM]

Feeling ok today. No nausea, no cramps, no breast pain at ALL, with clomid I wanted to tear the things off and I might have but that would require me to TOUCH them

Clomid made me a monster, I felt like I was so out of control. Once I went on femara I felt better

I'm a blonde, so Im pretty ditzy to begin with, but clomid was awful. I would forget what I was saying mid-sentence. I teach ELLs and I forgot what language they speak...the words just disappeared. One day, stopped at a red light. Minding my own-not paying attention to the light, just waitin for the car in front to move, other cars pulled up and started going around. I looked at that lane, then looked back and realized the car in front of me had its 4 ways on! Who knows how long I sat behind that stalled car before the other vehicles came along. Who knows how many lights....Aside from that, horrible breast pain hte day after O were the only side effects I had.

 

[Chiles]

@ Cridge= Thanks, I think taht should do it.

UPDATE: I went in for an u/s today and blood work....Protcol has changed. I am taking Femara 5 mg again this cycle so I am still in the femara club. Everything looked good except my androgen levels are a little high, and my lining is a little thin. So now we have new meds, and new protocol:


Daily: metformin 2000 mg
prednisone 2.5 mg
Flutamide 125mg twice daily
Femara 5mg cd 5-9
Gonal F cd 9-12...and to be continued

my RE is trying to get things a little more balanced and I am starting to lose hope with all these meds I am on. Well I am sleepy ladies. ttyl

 

[MrsCompass]

Hey Chilles - goodluck!!! Sounds like you have quite the combo of meds going. I have never heard of some them before. What are prednisone and flutamide for?

Fingerscrossed for u, girlie!!!

AFM, ladies ... I think Ovulation will be late. Still getting negative negative OPK (not that I trust them) BUT last night, as soon as I lay in bed, a ton of creamy CM came out (sorry tmi) that I had to get up again to change underwear. I have heard that creamy CM means the eggs are starting to ripen and ovulation is coming.

@MK - how are u doing? Are u on your TWW yet?

 

[MKHewson]

Hey Chilles - goodluck!!! Sounds like you have quite the combo of meds going. I have never heard of some them before. What are prednisone and flutamide for?

Fingerscrossed for u, girlie!!!

AFM, ladies ... I think Ovulation will be late. Still getting negative negative OPK (not that I trust them) BUT last night, as soon as I lay in bed, a ton of creamy CM came out (sorry tmi) that I had to get up again to change underwear. I have heard that creamy CM means the eggs are starting to ripen and ovulation is coming.

@MK - how are u doing? Are u on your TWW yet?

I think I am , I am not sure about ov this month, I did not have any change in CM. I was so bad taking my metformin, but then i think about my first month on it and I was not up to full dose so I am hopeful LOL. We BD early instead of day of ov. When I successfully conceived in 2010 we bd the day before OV. So I am hopeful LOL.

How are you doing MrsC?

 

[MKHewson]

Feeling ok today. No nausea, no cramps, no breast pain at ALL, with clomid I wanted to tear the things off and I might have but that would require me to TOUCH them

Clomid made me a monster, I felt like I was so out of control. Once I went on femara I felt better

I'm a blonde, so Im pretty ditzy to begin with, but clomid was awful. I would forget what I was saying mid-sentence. I teach ELLs and I forgot what language they speak...the words just disappeared. One day, stopped at a red light. Minding my own-not paying attention to the light, just waitin for the car in front to move, other cars pulled up and started going around. I looked at that lane, then looked back and realized the car in front of me had its 4 ways on! Who knows how long I sat behind that stalled car before the other vehicles came along. Who knows how many lights....Aside from that, horrible breast pain hte day after O were the only side effects I had.

Oh my its so true, I was so forgetful, I would lay something down and poof I would forget where in a second. My DH made me put my keys in the same place everyday LOL. And during this my dog got sick, and needed surgery...they day she came home she would cry in pain. Well I sat next to her and cried LOL

 

[MrsCompass]

Hi MK - OV Day is supposed to be tomorrow. So, we'll be BD'ing tonight. I hate that BD'ing is so scheduled. Any tips on how to overcome that part of this journey? lol!

 

[cooch]

Hi MK - OV Day is supposed to be tomorrow. So, we'll be BD'ing tonight. I hate that BD'ing is so scheduled. Any tips on how to overcome that part of this journey? lol!

Not a clue, I wish I knew. DH is so not even interested these days. Although he is desperate for a baby too. Maybe, a nice cooked meal, candles, make sure your make up is done, some nice perfume on. That way its a bit more than just doing the deed. xx

 

[MKHewson]

Hi MK - OV Day is supposed to be tomorrow. So, we'll be BD'ing tonight. I hate that BD'ing is so scheduled. Any tips on how to overcome that part of this journey? lol!

Well this time, what we have tried to do, is just have sex when we want to, as well as important ov days. As I have said before, and you were of a similar mind set is that I love my life and husband. And I cant let something I haven't had yet change that..I will not sacrifice my marriage for a baby. We also try to bd at night before I go to bed, so then I am relaxed and peaceful after. When I MC is just about destroyed our sex life, it became awkward and forced. Which from the first time we were together it was never life that. It was almost 8 weeks before we could have sex after the MC, I remember just wanting the first time after to be over...it was so sad. So this time we decided to take a natural approach to assisted conception, i am lucky in the sense I am only on femara and metformin...no other treatments. Hmm am i rambling now LOL...sorry...hahah I hope my disclosure is helpful