Refrigerate?? Follistim

[bny807]

Hello all! hope everyone is doing ok!! my beta finally made it down to normal! : ) and we will be getting back on the wagon to ttc again in a copule of weeks once AF gets here.. but of course it should probably arrive when we are out of town/state... so my question is that last time with the follistim i kept it refrigerated just to be careful.. but the RN's at my RE"s office say that it can be out of the fridge for 30 days.. since we will be traveling and on a plane etc, do yall think its ok not to refrigerate?  i dotn' want to waste it, seeing that its nto the cheapest stuff ever!  thanks for any advice!

[bny807]

Thanks girls! thats what i was afraid of! they won't confinscate the pen at the airport will they? man what do diabetics do?? i guess i have to check the needles, i didn't even think about the ice not being allowed! ugh what a pain!  we are suposed to go camping too!! so just will have to figure out a way to make it work i guess! i don't want to miss a cycle!!! thank you!

[ZevasMom]

It needs to be refrigerated - but - you can't take an icepack on the plane - you will have to buy dry ice (wal-mart sells it).

[alaskacouple]

My RE and nurse stated that it has to be kept cold. I also travelled with follistim, and this is what I did.
Get yourself one of those insulated lunch box/bag coolers - you can get them at Walmart and such. Get an ice pack too. I found that the ice pack and bag kept the stuff cold for up to 15 hours.
If you are heading to a hotel, let them know that you have medication that needs refrigeration. If they ask, tell them its insulin (they don't need to know...) and most places will provide you a mini fridge free of cost.
Hope this helps!

[sasparilla]

I refrigerated mine.  I was scared that it would go back in the summer heat, ven though we A/C the house, when we leave I turn the air down.