Lupron injections for IVF

Re: Lupron injections for IVF

• ale9687 member

  August 2016

  Hi, my only issue with Lupron was the dull headache that lasted until I added stims in. Other than that no issues. Also I ordered my meds through freedom pharmacy, I had insurance but they said for all my meds without insurance it would be about 3k and going through insurance they bill them 5k bc they give you rebates and such when you pay oop

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• ADRIANAC1982 member

  August 2016

  @Tiffany09876! Same as @ale9687  but now makes more sense why my headaches stopped.........stims! 
  
  I also order from Freedom Fertility, and we were told 5k if we paid OOP, but with our insurance we paid 162 and some change  

  Me: 34 DH: 43
  Married March 2012
  TTC #1 since 2012
  

  Dx: unexplained infertility (+ treated for hypothyroidism)
  May 7, 2016: IUI#1 w/Clomid - BFN
  June 6, 2016: IUI #2 w/Clomid - BFN
  IVF Consult 1 & 2: June 10, 2016 / July 15, 2016 
  Started Stims: July 15, 2016 (Lupron, Gonal-F, and Menopur)
  Trigger ----> 08/03 ----> ER on 08/05 ----> Transfer ------> 08/10
  BETA 1 (8/22) - 401  - BETA 2 (8/24) - 541 - BETA 3 (8/26) - 913
  Baby Chadwell's First U/S: 09/06/2016 / EDD: 04/28/2017

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• babylonghorn16 member

  August 2016

  Ordered from Freedom as well. Their customer service is amazing. I went through insurance though, so no clue how much OOP.
  
  I didn't have any side effects from Lupron. The only thing that knocks me on my ass is progesterone. I am all sorts of crazy on that! GL!

  *TW - Pregnancy mentioned*
  Me: 28 DH: 33, Married May 2014
  3 failed IUIs Dec '15 - Feb '16
  IVF April/May 2016 - 1 failed fresh transfer. 11 snow angels.

  1st FET 7/29/16 = BFP
  Lawson arrived on 4/24/2017 at 7lbs 15oz, 21 1/2 inches long!
  Surprise pregnancy!! Baby #2 due 10/11/18

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• joneser1281 member

  August 2016

  I ordered through Walgreen's Specialty Pharmacy through insurance.  They too have great customer service.  I was so nervous when I began my first day of injections, I had to call them because I thought I totally messed up the mixing of my Menopur.  I thought for sure I was going to do everything wrong and somehow kill myself or completely ruin everything for my eggs haha.  One of their reps kindly talked me off the ledge on a Friday evening and talked me through preparing and administering my injection.  My copay was about $50.  I only used Leuprolide Acetate as a one time dose as one of my trigger shots for IVF, so I can't really say for sure that I had any side effects... Other than what I was already feeling from the other stim meds (mostly just bloated by that point).
  

  Me: 35 DH: 41, Married since 2009

  TTC since June 2012

  Aug. 2012: CP
  

  2013 Several cycles of TI with Clomid = BFN

  Feb. 2014: IUI = BFN

  June 2014: IUI w/Clomid = BFN

  Jul. 2014: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN

  Apr. 2016: Consult to begin IVF

  May 2016 TI w/Follistim and Ovidrel = BFN

  Jul. 2016: BCPs, baby aspirin, Vitamin D, COQ10, DHEA, Gonal F, Menopur, Cetrotide, Novarel, Leuprolide Acetate: 21 eggs retrieved, (10 w/ ICSI, 11 w/conv. IVF) 13 fertilized

  Jul. 2016: Endometrin, Fresh Transfer 2AB = CP

  7 frozen

  Oct. 2016: BCPs, baby aspirin, Estradiol, PIO, FET 4AA = CP
  

  6 frozen
  

  Nov. 2016: Hospitalized for small bowel obstruction
  

  Mar. 2017: Diagnostic Laparoscopy = Twist found in intestine - part of small intestine, part of colon, and appendix removed, bowel resection - caused by Endometriosis

  May 2017: 3.75 Lupron Depot
  

  June 2017: FET postponed due to complex cysts in breasts

  June 2017: Endometrial scratch
  

  Jul. 2017: Baby aspirin, Estradiol, PIO, FET 4AA (lost 1 4AA in thaw) = CP

  4 frozen
  

  Sept. 2017: ERA testing
  

  Oct. 2017: Breast cysts biopsied

  Dec. 2017: FET
  

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