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Femara and TI

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My RE gave me a bloodtest yesterday to confirm I was back at 0 HCG. Since I was and I started bleeding he is going to let me start Femara right away. I just picked up the Rx. So I will start tomorrow on CD 3. My u/s is scheduled for next Friday. Eek! So, any tips or pointers I need to know about Femara or Ovidrel?
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Round 1: Femara + Ovidrel +TI = BFP! EDD 2/20/12
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  • jennykg1477jennykg1477
    I am doing clomid so I am not sure about femara, but I did do ovidrel.  The shot in the stomach did not hurt AT ALL!  I was kind of worried about it because I have never had a shot in my stomach before, but it was nothing.  I have been craving foods like a pregnant lady though and I have had a few brief feelings of morning sickness (totally not fair to have morning sickness and not be pregnant, but hopefully the result will be that I do actually get pregnant).  Overall, though I have to say it has been pretty uneventful.  I hope you have the same easy experience and I hope that we both have the same good results...sticky bfps, of course! Big Smile
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  • RyansMTCowGirlRyansMTCowGirl

    Femara was so much better than clomid for me.  I had almost zero side effects from the femara, and my lining was much better.

    As Jenny said the ovidrel shot didn't hurt at all, and I really didn't notice any side effects from it either.

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  • MrsTeejerMrsTeejer
    I felt much better on Femara than I ever did on Clomid. No side effects for me, and as PP said, my lining was better on Femara than Clomid. I have never used Ovidrel though. I've used Bravelle in the tummy and the anticipation is worse than actually doing it. And I've had to use Novarel for trigger in the hiney and that was pretty east too. You'll be fine. Best of luck to you!!
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  • Stacy092306Stacy092306 member
    I haven't used Femara before, but I have used Ovidrel several times without any problems.  The shot is not bad at all.   Sending you lots of good luck this cycle!
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  • TwizzleTwizzle member

    I agree, I also liked Femara much better than Clomid.  I didn't really have any s/e on Femara.  I would recommend taking it at night. 

    I didn't have Ovidrel, but I had a Novarel trigger.  THe injection site was a little sore that day but otherwise no big deal.  It did seem to decrease my appetite a little, but that could just be because I was nervous about my first IUI.  I'm continuing Novarel injections every 3 days and so far they have been really easy (I have to give myself the injection).

    Good luck! 

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  • AmandaMacDAmandaMacD member
    I've never used Femera, but wanted to wish you lots and lots of luck!
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  • choirgirlchoirgirl

    I've taken Femara in Feb and March, and didn't notice any side effects. All I can think of is that I gained a few pounds both times, but both times I peed away the pounds at some point during AF and was back to normal the next month. I seem to gain water weight just looking at a hormone.

    I'm a weird one to compare it to Clomid, because I had the weirdest reaction to Clomid-- I was always in an impossibly amazing mood, super frisky all day every day, and my face cleared up for the first time since adolescence (and I was 38 when I was taking it!).  So since none of those amazing things happened to me on Femara, I'd have to rate it lower than Clomid.  But Femara was just fine.

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