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Re: HELP - Menopause, Infertility, etc.From: kathy (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat Feb 24 18:58:17 2001
At Sun, 17 Oct 1999, DEDE wrote: > >LJ > I wish i could help with all that is goin on in your life right now >..we are here anytime you want to vent out your frustration . I hope you >are blessed with a child by christmas ....WOW what a christmas present >... i will keep you ane your family in my prayers ...you can e mail me >anytime yoyu want to talk also if you have icq you can get me there >also......47622903 > :) :) hope you have many >pain free fays > Dede > >anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >> >> Everyone here is always so helpful and understanding and I really need to >> get this out and hope that someone can point me in the right direction. Be >> warned, I am very moody at the moment and am trying to get the thoughts out >> as fast as they come into my head, so I apologize in advance if anything I >> write comes across as rude, insensitive or is disjointed. Also, be warned >> this is a long, rambling message. >> >> As if the fatigue from the endometriosis isn't hard enough to deal with, I >> have spent the last week and a half fighting a sinus and ear infection. The >> antibiotics give me nightmares, if and when I can sleep at all. I have been >> averaging 4 or less hours of sleep per night with no naps during the day. >> >> What has totally thrown me off the deep end is a telephone call I received >> from my Sister on Saturday. She has been trying to get pregnant on and off >> (depending on the employment status of her husband) for about 7 years. She >> is 31 years old (I am 33) and has always been way TOO thin (she is 5'4" and >> never passed100 lbs in her life, not a problem I have ever had). >> >> For the past year she has been seeing a fertility specialist. After >> numerous tests, she has been informed that she is going into menopause. >> Apparently her progesterone levels were barely readable and FSG???? (or some >> other initials like that) which is supposed to be a single digit number was >> well over 200 and that is a primary indicator of menopause. Not only does >> she have to deal with this nightmare, but our grandmother had sever >> osteoporsis and now she is a prime candidate because of the early menopause. >> The doctor said that there is only a 10% chance that she could ever get >> pregnant. She said that there is no medication available to help her. She >> did find a web site with some information and knows that she is not alone. >> >> Needless to say, I cried for her and with her and then tried to cheer her >> up. They can't afford invetro and even if they could she isn't sure she >> could handle the heartbreak if there was a miscarriage (her sister-in-law >> had four miscarriages before carrying to full term). Additionally, they >> would also have to get a donor egg (I volunteered in case they change their >> minds, but don't even know if I can because of the endometriosis). They are >> going to look into adoption after the first of the year. >> >> My heart is breaking for her and I don't know what I can do to help her if >> anything or if it is best to wait til she is ready to talk more. It would >> probably help if I wasn't depressed and crying all the time, but I just >> can't stop. The only worse situation I can think of is if it was me, >> instead of her. I have gotten myself so worked up that I started spotting >> today (although it could be my period, because spotting is all I had with my >> last period - 2 weeks ago). >> >> I am also scared. I didn't realize how comforting it was to know that in >> the event I couldn't have children because of the endometriosis, that I >> would at least be able to spoil hers. I keep trying to tell myself that as >> long as my endometriosis is causing me problems, I know I am not going into >> menopause, so I should have better odds than she does. >> >> To top things off, the timing couldn't have been worse, because I have >> already been on prenatal vitamins for over a month and after my bcps run out >> at the end of the month, we will only be waiting for my first period in >> order to start trying ourselves. At least if I get pregnant before the end >> of the year, I wouldn't be showing by Christmas. I don't count on it being >> that easy, but I didn't even have the heart to tell her we were going to be >> trying. I am afraid it will be even harder for her if I get pregnant right >> away, especially after all she has been through. >> >> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Wishing you pain free days and wings for your hopes and dreams, >> >> Lila in WI >>
-- i have never had any kids' im 41yrs old .im going threw menopause .i would like to get ahold of a real good doctor in st louis mo
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