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lilbean
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Dumb questions about injectable femera
Does the Dr give it to you or do you get it form the pharmacy..im only covered for pills, is injectables more..sorry for the billionth question...
do inj work better than pills?
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maybemommy10
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
I've never heard of injectible femara...are you sure that's the name of it? Could it be follistim pen?
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luckysmom
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
Posted by maybemommy10
I've never heard of injectible femara...are you sure that's the name of it? Could it be follistim pen?
I have never heard of this either. Are you sure it's not the follitism Pen or the Trigger shot? Dr. B never even gave me an option of injectible femara.
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| Posted 6/10/10 12:44 PM |
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mc2010
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
Femara is a pill, similar to clomid. It is not an injectible and should be covered by insurance since it really isn't a fertility drug but is used as such.
Injectibles typically work better, if only because when you are on them your body produces more eggs, and thus more "targets" for the sperm. I have also heard that injectibles can improve egg quality, but I'm not sure.
Good luck!
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lilbean
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
Hmmm..maybe he said femera and injectibles...so they do 2 at once...hmm I am so clueless...
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luckysmom
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
Posted by lilbean
Hmmm..maybe he said femera and injectibles...so they do 2 at once...hmm I am so clueless...
Yes! I was on the injectables and Femara at the same time. That's what did the trick for me. the Femara alone did not work.
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PennyCat
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
Posted by luckysmom
Posted by lilbean
Hmmm..maybe he said femera and injectibles...so they do 2 at once...hmm I am so clueless...
Yes! I was on the injectables and Femara at the same time. That's what did the trick for me. the Femara alone did not work.
exactly the same for me.
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lilbean
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
Posted by luckysmom
Posted by lilbean
Hmmm..maybe he said femera and injectibles...so they do 2 at once...hmm I am so clueless...
Yes! I was on the injectables and Femara at the same time. That's what did the trick for me. the Femara alone did not work.
ok sow hat are the injectibles called, im trying to see if Insurance covers them...do you get them at a reg pharmacy or always use a place like kraupners or freedom?
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WaterGirl
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
Posted by lilbean
Posted by luckysmom
Posted by lilbean
Hmmm..maybe he said femera and injectibles...so they do 2 at once...hmm I am so clueless...
Yes! I was on the injectables and Femara at the same time. That's what did the trick for me. the Femara alone did not work.
ok sow hat are the injectibles called, im trying to see if Insurance covers them...do you get them at a reg pharmacy or always use a place like kraupners or freedom?
There are a few injectable FSH. The 2 most popular are probably gonal-F & Follistim. Once I paid my yearly deducible of $500 for prescription meds, my gonal-F was covered. Follistim for some reason is NOT covered under my plan. All insurance companies are different. I can only use Freedom or Kraupners. My insurance will not cover if it is gotten from a CVS or Rite-Aid. I went with Freedom because that is who my RE sent the script to. They were WONDERFUL to work with. The only down side is that they deliver via FedEx and someone must be home to sign for the delivery as they come in a box with ice packs since the gonal-F needs to be refridgerated.
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FlowerWife
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
i did 3 rounds so far of femara and follistim under dr. B. the first two cycles werent covered by my insurance and dr. b donated them to me for free  . luckily by the third cycle i was at a new job with different insurance and the meds were covered. unfortunately i have to do another round next cycle since this past one didnt stick although i did get a BFP 
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lilbean
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
Posted by FlowerWife
i did 3 rounds so far of femara and follistim under dr. B. the first two cycles werent covered by my insurance and dr. b donated them to me for free . luckily by the third cycle i was at a new job with different insurance and the meds were covered. unfortunately i have to do another round next cycle since this past one didnt stick although i did get a BFP
when you say he donated them, does he have them in his office????
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lilbean
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
Posted by WaterGirl
Posted by lilbean
Posted by luckysmom
Posted by lilbean
Hmmm..maybe he said femera and injectibles...so they do 2 at once...hmm I am so clueless...
Yes! I was on the injectables and Femara at the same time. That's what did the trick for me. the Femara alone did not work.
ok sow hat are the injectibles called, im trying to see if Insurance covers them...do you get them at a reg pharmacy or always use a place like kraupners or freedom?
There are a few injectable FSH. The 2 most popular are probably gonal-F & Follistim. Once I paid my yearly deducible of $500 for prescription meds, my gonal-F was covered. Follistim for some reason is NOT covered under my plan. All insurance companies are different. I can only use Freedom or Kraupners. My insurance will not cover if it is gotten from a CVS or Rite-Aid. I went with Freedom because that is who my RE sent the script to. They were WONDERFUL to work with. The only down side is that they deliver via FedEx and someone must be home to sign for the delivery as they come in a box with ice packs since the gonal-F needs to be refridgerated.
HOw much does the follistim cost, do u take it every day
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FlowerWife
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
Posted by lilbean
Posted by FlowerWife
i did 3 rounds so far of femara and follistim under dr. B. the first two cycles werent covered by my insurance and dr. b donated them to me for free . luckily by the third cycle i was at a new job with different insurance and the meds were covered. unfortunately i have to do another round next cycle since this past one didnt stick although i did get a BFP
when you say he donated them, does he have them in his office????
yes sometimes. the second cycle he gave me gonal-f instead (based on what he had in stock) but for whatever reason it didnt work at all for me. even though there is only the slightest chemical difference between follistim and gonal-f, the follistim works right away for me and the gonal-f did nothing for the 2 weeks i was on it.
most of the meds he has on hand are donated by people who did cycles and didnt need them anymore.
good luck!!
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WaterGirl
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Re: Dumb questions about injectable femera
Posted by lilbean
Posted by WaterGirl
Posted by lilbean
Posted by luckysmom
Posted by lilbean
Hmmm..maybe he said femera and injectibles...so they do 2 at once...hmm I am so clueless...
Yes! I was on the injectables and Femara at the same time. That's what did the trick for me. the Femara alone did not work.
ok sow hat are the injectibles called, im trying to see if Insurance covers them...do you get them at a reg pharmacy or always use a place like kraupners or freedom?
There are a few injectable FSH. The 2 most popular are probably gonal-F & Follistim. Once I paid my yearly deducible of $500 for prescription meds, my gonal-F was covered. Follistim for some reason is NOT covered under my plan. All insurance companies are different. I can only use Freedom or Kraupners. My insurance will not cover if it is gotten from a CVS or Rite-Aid. I went with Freedom because that is who my RE sent the script to. They were WONDERFUL to work with. The only down side is that they deliver via FedEx and someone must be home to sign for the delivery as they come in a box with ice packs since the gonal-F needs to be refridgerated.
HOw much does the follistim cost, do u take it every day
I'm not sure about the follistim, my insurance doesn't cover it. I took gonal-F, and a TON of it! About 2000iu this cycle  From CD3-CD21 which was about 2 1/4 900iu pens. My Dr wrote the Rx out to be 2, 900iu pens with 2 refills. Once my deductible was hit, my co-pay for the gonal-F was $25.
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