TTC#1 using Femara

[Just1Plz]

Hi everyone :wave: ... I'm new to the site and needed a place to go and release what I've been feeling. I have been TTC for over 5 years now. Its ben a really rocky road for me . The last year my fiancée and I have been trying. I moved to a new city for work and wanted a fresh start. I feel like I will never have kids. Its hard being optimistic when there are so many people having kids who I honestly feel do not deserve to have any (I know I'm not the only one who feels this way). And here I am... Childless. A few years ago I spoke to my doctor and he gave me clomid to try. All that did was create a big mess within my system and I ended up with a giant cyst I have to have surgically removed. I have had cyst since I was 19 but was never told I had PCOS or anything. They couldn't figure out why I was constantly getting them.

Anhwho... fast forward to today. My last AF was July 3rd. I have a 24 day cycle. Always been 24 days... Never fails. My doctor prescribed me Femara to take day 3-7 which makes today my day 7. On day 10 I am supposed to shot myself with Baville (I don't remember if that is the name of the shot to help ovulation) and on July 15th I am supposed to administer the HCG shot. This is my first time using any of these medication. I have read tons of forms the last couple days trying to see what has happened to others and I'm still at a 50/50. All I want is a ... SOMETHING! Im at a lost...Im confused and Im worried this will never be in my future.

I know my man's works because he has 2 previous kids. It's all me. So as I try this new medication I will sit and wait. Oh and as far as test go.. My tubes are open, I do ovulate and I have been pregnant once before in 2001 but I had it terminated due to a bad relationship and I regret ever doing that.

Im 32... not getting any younger LOL!! And for all of you out there TTC... I feel your pain. and I hope something happens for ALL of us. This desire is not just a want Its also a need. And I don't think people understand that.

Thanks for letting me vent a bit.

 

[LynQ]

Hi just1,
Just wondering are you undergoing a ivf cycle or just ART?
I've done a few IVF cycles but not with baville and my HCG shot has always been pregnyl. It can be very stressful as well as exciting. This month hubs and I are trying ART. I was on femara from cd 2 to cd6. Because I have POF and low amh I wasn't expecting much but was surprised to have 4 follicles growing. I was pushing so hard to convert to a natural ivf cycle to retrieve the eggs but my FS was away and the stand in FS wouldn't do it.
I hope things go well for you and that we both will get our BFP this cycle. Good luck!

 

[Just1Plz]

Thanks for responding.... I'm actually doing an Ovulation Induction right now (Even though I do ovulate) he wanted to try to make sure my eggs mature properly. If all is good then they will go and do the IUI... My insurance covers 90% of the procedures. If that doesn't work I will have to go to IVF and I really don't have the money to do that at the moment.

Today has been frustrating because I first had to come out of pocket for the femara pills but the insurance needed the pre-auth and never received it. So I ended up paying $123 for 10 pills! And now the Bravelle shot and HCG I was supposed to receive.. My insurance doesn't go with the company who my doctor sent it to and If I paid for that out of pocket its $250. So I had them send it to who it needed to go to ... FREAKING ATENA!..... So now I may not receive it in time or even at all if they don't have the pre-auth from their own company. This whole thing is ******** and very very frustrating. So I'm just gonna call this month a wash. How can I get excited over something so frustrating. I don't see the happy ending.

 

[Chelsie]

That all sounds so similar to what I went through with my first pregnancy.. My husband and I tried for 2 years and tried clomid for at least a year of that. My doctor realized clomid was not doing ANYTHING for me and told me I was clomid-resistant and sent me to a specialist. The first cycle at the specialist he had me do femara and the ovidrell shot at a certain time and it didn't work.. my 2nd cycle there he had me do the same thing but added progesterone supplements after ovulation and I got pregnant! A lot of that is just them finding the exact mixture of stuff that works for you! Hope they figure it out for you

 

[Just1Plz]

My insurance company will pay for my procedure but will not pay for any of the medication I need. So unless I come up with extra cash (So I can try for my next cycle since I missed the date for my shot because I don't have it)I will just have to wait. This has been the most depressing time I have ever gone through. It felt like I got good news and then in the same breath... Shot down.