Re: Anybody understand?
From: princess (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Mar 30 19:36:54 2007
At Fri, 30 Mar 2007, Eve wrote:
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>Eve,
I am a 38 year old with stage iv endo- I have had 2 failed IVF's and 1
failed IUI- I waited so long to have childen and never even knew I had
endo until 34 years. Make sure you have a surgeon who is an expert in
endo and lap- there are onyl a few in the world- trust do not have
surgery until you find an expert. Keep the faith and be smart when
dealing with endo-
Here is my situation: I am 27 years old, just been married barely a
>year, and was diagnosed almost 4 years ago with stage IV endo. I am
>scheduled for a lap. May 4th. My doc is planning on taking out my
>right ovary atleast, maybe more. She definitely encouraged us to try
>and have children now, which we both agree we are not ready for yet. I
>ordered the Endometriosis Sourcebook and started reading. I got alittle
>depressed after reading about infertility and different options to help
>in getting pregnant. My husband says he would rather not rush into
>having a child and if we cant have them when we are ready in a few years
>then he would rather adopt. I have always wanted to adopt but it makes
>me sad to think I wont have any other options. I have no friends here
>who have endo and all but one of my friends have children. I feel so
>alone. My husband just found out he wont be able to there for my
>surgery and I don't have many people who can come to help me who aren't
>otherwise engaged. I just needed someone to listen and understand where
>I was coming from.
>Thanks
>Eve
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Princess
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