Greetings,

My name is Amanda and I am 31, My DH is 25. I happily found this message board by researching info on Femara. I have never tried any kind of fertility treatment till this month. I am nervous and very excited but scared to get my hopes up too much.

I have Endometriosis and had my third surgery on July 17th to clean up all the scar tissue and to make sure my ovaries, fallopian tubs and uterus were clear and healthy and ready for a baby. On my follow up appointment (it just happened to be day 4 of my cycle), my doc said everything now looks really good. I asked him what the next step was and he said we needed to wait till my AF arrived, but as luck would have it, it had already started. He said he likes to give Femara from day 3-7 BUT day 4-8 works. So we started the meds that day.

I went in for a scan on day 11 and had 1 mature follicle and 1 that would be by the time I did my injection. On day 13 I took Ovidrel and then was told to have mandatory BD'ing that night and the night after, anything else was optional. I still giggle at the mandatory part.

I am in the middle of my 2WW and going crazy. I have been posting on the "Femara" boards here and the ladies have been totally and completely amazing. It is so nice to know I am not the only one experiencing the things I am. I fell like I am loosing my mind and I ended up having a complete melt down on Tuesday of this week. I am feeling over whelmed and every little thing my body does I question weather it is a good thing or a bad one, I keep going from YES I am PG to NO....there is NO way as my stress level is way too high. I have to wait till next weekend before I can test.....I want this sooo bad I am driving my DH and myself NUTS.

My DH is amazing I have to say and as much as I depend on him, I feel so gratefully to have found SHEKNOWS......the support and simply hearing everyone’s stories has been a huge help.

Thank you everyone for the welcome and the support. It means more then I can say. I truly wish everyone all the success and may you all get your BFP very soon!!!

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Amanda, James & Sweet Mackenzie

7/17 -3rd Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis
8/07 femara & ovidrel First Cy..... 8/24/07
(After trying for 6 years on and off)

Hello Amanda! Im in the middle of the 2ww too. I feel like im going to crack. I hope we both get bfp's next week and we can both be Due in May! GL to you!!

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Dh Jason
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Hi May,

OHHHHH MY....that would be sooo exciting!!!! I have always wanted a May baby......That is my birthday month.....it would be the best b-day present ever. I do NOT know how I am going to get through this next week. The first one was way way harder then I could have imagined.

I wish you all the best and hope you get your BFP next week!!!

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Amanda, James & Sweet Mackenzie

7/17 -3rd Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis
8/07 femara & ovidrel First Cy..... 8/24/07
(After trying for 6 years on and off)

Hi Amanda,
I can totally relate to the "melt down" and driving my husband batty!!! We've been ttc for nearly 2 years. i find myself more and more sad and irritable each month. I have tried chlomid early this winter... what is femara and how does it work? They have not been able to find any "reason" for the infertility at this point. GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Sarah

Hi Sarah,

Femara is actually a cancer drug but it stimulates follicle growth and thickening of the uterine lining. I know some women switch to Femara after trying other things but my doc went with it first. I guess it is just a matter of who you see, their experience and what meds they feel are the best possible chance for you.

I think TTC is a tricky business. The roller coaster of both mental and physical challenges are so hard and at times it feels like you are in a black hole and that NO one understand how you are feeling. All we can do is the best we can do and hope to find ppl that you can vent to, ask questions and who will understand because they have or are going through it. This board is an AMAZING support system and I have to say it has taken some of the emotional edge off at least for me. I know I am still crazy and drive my DH and myself nuts but at least its not as hard core…if that makes sense.

You have to have the timing perfect to conceive or it will not happen. I still am totally amazed at how many things have to be just right for it to work….it is truly a miracle every time it happens. There are so many variables and sometimes you just need that extra little bit of help. I know I did. I had been trying on and off for 6 years, due to my age, my endo and the fact that I had been seeing my specialist for 3 years we took a more aggressive route of treatment right away. I am so very happy we did as we ended up with the perfect recipe for us and the first CY and I got my

With the Femara and the trigger shot of Ovidrel we knew we had all the peaces in the right place at the right time. We had 2 mature eggs, with the trigger we knew when they would be released so we timed BD'ing and then all that was left was to hoped and prayed that all the peaces would come together.

I wish you all the best and hope you get you’re Let me know if you have any other questions. GOOD LUCK!!!!

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Amanda, James & Sweet Mackenzie

7/17 -3rd Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis
8/07 femara & ovidrel First Cy..... 8/24/07
(After trying for 6 years on and off)