Femara Friends!

[Charisse28]

Good afternoon ladies. Welcome angels2012.

BABY DUST YOUR WAY SHORTIE! Best of luck!
Flybaby - hang in there! Everything will be just fine!

Just wanted to drop in and inform ya'll that I absolutely HATE AF. LoL. She's brutel on me this month...WOWZERS! Is there anything you ladies do to help the lower back pain and major cramping?? Maybe I'm not staying away from the right foods? Something has got to give! LoL.

Hope everyone has had a good day!

I'm right there with ya with the backpain and cramping, ever since I started Femara my AF's come with cramping and backpain. The heating pad is my friend and at night before bed I take a tylenol PM. I can't wait to be PG and not have to deal with AF.

 

[angels2012]

I am told during our period not to drink cold water and I use a heating pack at night. It has helped me.

 

[LolaM]

I went to my RE's seminar (Nov 2011) before I was actually a patient. They went over the side effects of clomid vs. femara and I knew that I wanted femara if we had to go this route. :-/ In Jan 2011, I got the okay to start fertility meds, but the doctor prescribed clomid! I said no and they switched immediately. Thank goodness. They said the reason they prescribe clomid is because it is cheaper than femara for most medical insurance. I am already a sensitive person. I think if I went on clomid it would cause a lot of strain on my relationship with DH given what I've heard it can cause!

interesting because for ME clomid was $35, no insurance coverage, but femara and metformin are $15. I had unfortunate side effects with clomid--I had horrid, awful dont get within 5 feet of my BBS because they hurt soo so so so much, I had horrible brain fog too and for all this--I had little response! I once sat at a light, behind a stalled car for lord KNOWS how long, i didnt pay attention until other cars came along and started going AROUND me!

 

[angels2012]

Femara is $15 for me with insurance. Great deal for more mature eggs! LoL

 

[LolaM]

Femara is $15 for me with insurance. Great deal for more mature eggs! LoL

i am taking letrozole so that is $10 and my metformin is $5 and i am responding with the lowest dose so it wont increase but I just dont seem to be getting pregnant. I have 3 more refills, when the refills are done months> I will look at IUI.

 

[angels2012]

Femara is $15 for me with insurance. Great deal for more mature eggs! LoL

i am taking letrozole so that is $10 and my metformin is $5 and i am responding with the lowest dose so it wont increase but I just dont seem to be getting pregnant. I have 3 more refills, when the refills are done months> I will look at IUI.

What cycle are you on with femara? When I called my RE to inform them I did not get my bfp on the 1st cycle of femara they said "we expected that... Typically you don't get pregnant on the first round..." I think they were just saying that to make me feel better?

 

[Ms. Shortie]

Good afternoon ladies. Welcome angels2012.

BABY DUST YOUR WAY SHORTIE! Best of luck!
Flybaby - hang in there! Everything will be just fine!

Just wanted to drop in and inform ya'll that I absolutely HATE AF. LoL. She's brutel on me this month...WOWZERS! Is there anything you ladies do to help the lower back pain and major cramping?? Maybe I'm not staying away from the right foods? Something has got to give! LoL.

Hope everyone has had a good day!

Thanks!

So sorry to hear that AF is giving you a beating. Have you tried heating pads? Also I found that Alleve works better since it's good for 12 hours instead of the 6 of Tylenol or Advil so you can take it less frequently. Hope you feel better soon!

 

[Ms. Shortie]

Femara is $15 for me with insurance. Great deal for more mature eggs! LoL

i am taking letrozole so that is $10 and my metformin is $5 and i am responding with the lowest dose so it wont increase but I just dont seem to be getting pregnant. I have 3 more refills, when the refills are done months> I will look at IUI.

What cycle are you on with femara? When I called my RE to inform them I did not get my bfp on the 1st cycle of femara they said "we expected that... Typically you don't get pregnant on the first round..." I think they were just saying that to make me feel better?

Well my RE said that with PCOS my odds of ovulating and getting pregnant were pretty poor so using Femera would bring it up to an average person in her mid 30's which is only 15% chance each time I ovulate. If you're in your 20s the odds are better at 25% .... so really more people probably don't get pregnant the first time on Femara than do so maybe that's why they told you that? However you could still be one of the lucky ones! FX!

Without insurance I was quoted a significantly more expensive price for Femara than Clomid by several brand name pharmacies but I went to Costco for letrozole (the generic) and even without insurance 5 days of 5 mg was only $8. Woohoo!

 

[zadeebug]

Femara is $15 for me with insurance. Great deal for more mature eggs! LoL

i am taking letrozole so that is $10 and my metformin is $5 and i am responding with the lowest dose so it wont increase but I just dont seem to be getting pregnant. I have 3 more refills, when the refills are done months> I will look at IUI.

What cycle are you on with femara? When I called my RE to inform them I did not get my bfp on the 1st cycle of femara they said "we expected that... Typically you don't get pregnant on the first round..." I think they were just saying that to make me feel better?

Well my RE said that with PCOS my odds of ovulating and getting pregnant were pretty poor so using Femera would bring it up to an average person in her mid 30's which is only 15% chance each time I ovulate. If you're in your 20s the odds are better at 25% .... so really more people probably don't get pregnant the first time on Femara than do so maybe that's why they told you that? However you could still be one of the lucky ones! FX!

Without insurance I was quoted a significantly more expensive price for Femara than Clomid by several brand name pharmacies but I went to Costco for letrozole (the generic) and even without insurance 5 days of 5 mg was only $8. Woohoo!

Yeah femara costs me 90$ for days of 5mg but getting a BFP will be worth it! Also I never o'd on clomid but my first round of femara I got a +opk cd 17 and AF came the exact day it should have

 

[drsquid]

i paid 83 for femara (and 90 something last month both at walgreens but in different cities). this is round two for me.. iui at 10 am.. fingers crossed

 

[zadeebug]

i paid 83 for femara (and 90 something last month both at walgreens but in different cities). this is round two for me.. iui at 10 am.. fingers crossed

I get mine at walgreens aswell and mine was 80 something this month but mine was in the same city goodluck on your iui

 

[Mrs.Stinski]

ok ladies, Ive got some serious cramping going on this morning. I also had some spotting this morning. I have had a brownish kind of spotting for the whole week, but now its got pink in it. Im hoping thats a good sign. Im wondering if it might be related to something else though cause I had to get up 5 TIMES in the night last night to go pee...WTH!?!?! Thats a bit excessive seeing as how I only drank approx 60oz of fluid all day yesterday. I dont temp because my dr said it wouldnt be right since I normally get up to pee 2-3 times a night anyway.

In regards to Clomid, I took that before Femara and the 50mg didnt work for me but the 100mg did and I got pg but MC at 5wks. I wasnt seeing a specialist so I wasnt being monitored and my progesterone was low. I honestly think that the 50mg did work, but it just happened later (I didnt even know what an OPK was and didnt have any scans or anything) and that the pregnancy was from the first round because the timing didnt seem rational at all for the second round of clomid. It was a weird situation that ended sadly because my Dr was a douche and really didnt want to help me get pregnant anyway. She said fat girls didnt need to be having babies because they obviously could not properly care for themselves. Needless to say I havent been in her office since and started seeing a specialist.

 

[angels2012]

i paid 83 for femara (and 90 something last month both at walgreens but in different cities). this is round two for me.. iui at 10 am.. fingers crossed

Good luck!!!

 

[Ms. Shortie]

i paid 83 for femara (and 90 something last month both at walgreens but in different cities). this is round two for me.. iui at 10 am.. fingers crossed

I get mine at walgreens aswell and mine was 80 something this month but mine was in the same city goodluck on your iui

When I did my shopping around Walgreen's was the most expensive pharmacy to get the drug....so you may want to shop around if you want to try to get it for cheaper. Just FYI.

 

[Ms. Shortie]

ok ladies, Ive got some serious cramping going on this morning. I also had some spotting this morning. I have had a brownish kind of spotting for the whole week, but now its got pink in it. Im hoping thats a good sign. Im wondering if it might be related to something else though cause I had to get up 5 TIMES in the night last night to go pee...WTH!?!?! Thats a bit excessive seeing as how I only drank approx 60oz of fluid all day yesterday. I dont temp because my dr said it wouldnt be right since I normally get up to pee 2-3 times a night anyway.

In regards to Clomid, I took that before Femara and the 50mg didnt work for me but the 100mg did and I got pg but MC at 5wks. I wasnt seeing a specialist so I wasnt being monitored and my progesterone was low. I honestly think that the 50mg did work, but it just happened later (I didnt even know what an OPK was and didnt have any scans or anything) and that the pregnancy was from the first round because the timing didnt seem rational at all for the second round of clomid. It was a weird situation that ended sadly because my Dr was a douche and really didnt want to help me get pregnant anyway. She said fat girls didnt need to be having babies because they obviously could not properly care for themselves. Needless to say I havent been in her office since and started seeing a specialist.

Wow... what a Dr. Douche! So glad that you have moved on to someone better. Baby dust to you. What DPO are you now?

 

[Ms. Shortie]

i paid 83 for femara (and 90 something last month both at walgreens but in different cities). This is round two for me.. Iui at 10 am.. Fingers crossed

good luck!!!

baby dust!

 

[Mrs.Stinski]

ok ladies, Ive got some serious cramping going on this morning. I also had some spotting this morning. I have had a brownish kind of spotting for the whole week, but now its got pink in it. Im hoping thats a good sign. Im wondering if it might be related to something else though cause I had to get up 5 TIMES in the night last night to go pee...WTH!?!?! Thats a bit excessive seeing as how I only drank approx 60oz of fluid all day yesterday. I dont temp because my dr said it wouldnt be right since I normally get up to pee 2-3 times a night anyway.

In regards to Clomid, I took that before Femara and the 50mg didnt work for me but the 100mg did and I got pg but MC at 5wks. I wasnt seeing a specialist so I wasnt being monitored and my progesterone was low. I honestly think that the 50mg did work, but it just happened later (I didnt even know what an OPK was and didnt have any scans or anything) and that the pregnancy was from the first round because the timing didnt seem rational at all for the second round of clomid. It was a weird situation that ended sadly because my Dr was a douche and really didnt want to help me get pregnant anyway. She said fat girls didnt need to be having babies because they obviously could not properly care for themselves. Needless to say I havent been in her office since and started seeing a specialist.

Wow... what a Dr. Douche! So glad that you have moved on to someone better. Baby dust to you. What DPO are you now?

Yea she was horrible to me. Im about 6/7dpo today.

 

[angels2012]

MrsStinski: Wow that dr is rude!

I hope the bleeding goes away! Good luck!!! *hug*

 

[LolaM]

Femara is $15 for me with insurance. Great deal for more mature eggs! LoL

i am taking letrozole so that is $10 and my metformin is $5 and i am responding with the lowest dose so it wont increase but I just dont seem to be getting pregnant. I have 3 more refills, when the refills are done months> I will look at IUI.

What cycle are you on with femara? When I called my RE to inform them I did not get my bfp on the 1st cycle of femara they said "we expected that... Typically you don't get pregnant on the first round..." I think they were just saying that to make me feel better?

my doc didnt say anything about the first cyle or not. He just did his tests to see if i responded and then I went in for my yearly and we talked about it. This is my 4th cycle. Last month he said he wanted me to try 4 more months and hten we will discuss IUI. So I figure I will wait for my June AF and then call him to discuss. By then I will be out of school and been finished with my Master program as well. Its upsetting every month, but its LESS upsetting because I know I still have some time and I TRY to remind myself that while i have been TRYING TC for over a year, its only been a possibility since December! It helps a teeeeeny tiny bit, lol! And some in this here very room have gotten preg on their first round of Femara, so I dont know, maybe some people just get lucky?

 

[LolaM]

ok ladies, Ive got some serious cramping going on this morning. I also had some spotting this morning. I have had a brownish kind of spotting for the whole week, but now its got pink in it. Im hoping thats a good sign. Im wondering if it might be related to something else though cause I had to get up 5 TIMES in the night last night to go pee...WTH!?!?! Thats a bit excessive seeing as how I only drank approx 60oz of fluid all day yesterday. I dont temp because my dr said it wouldnt be right since I normally get up to pee 2-3 times a night anyway.

In regards to Clomid, I took that before Femara and the 50mg didnt work for me but the 100mg did and I got pg but MC at 5wks. I wasnt seeing a specialist so I wasnt being monitored and my progesterone was low. I honestly think that the 50mg did work, but it just happened later (I didnt even know what an OPK was and didnt have any scans or anything) and that the pregnancy was from the first round because the timing didnt seem rational at all for the second round of clomid. It was a weird situation that ended sadly because my Dr was a douche and really didnt want to help me get pregnant anyway. She said fat girls didnt need to be having babies because they obviously could not properly care for themselves. Needless to say I havent been in her office since and started seeing a specialist.

OMG! I think i might have said something to that dr! My dr has never mentioned my weight, and im a chubby bubby, nor has he mentioned my age! How unprofessional of her--thats bull! Who the hell does she think she IS??? Def glad you didnt go back to her! Im appalled-im flabbergasted--Im ALMOST speechless, lol!