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Re: There can be MIRACLES!!!
From: allan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Mar 24 17:39:57 1999
Congratulations, that's wonderful news for you. I'll keep you in my
prayers that all goes well
Kindest regards
Amy
anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
> To all of my endo sisters stuggling with infertility,
>
> I have been on the bulletin board about a year and it has been a while since I
> have posted anything. I have been quietly reading the posts taking comfort in
> knowing that I am not alone with this terrible disease.
>
> I am a 35 almost 36 year old Stage IV endo patient, and I have had two endo
> surgeries and an appendectomy in the past year.
>
> My husband and I have been stuggling with infertility for the past 8 years.
>
> We were told this month at the Fertility Center at GBMC that we had about a
> one percent chance of getting pregnant on our own, a 3% chance using clomid
> and articifical insemination, and our best shot would be with invitro at 38%
> but after age 35 that percentage drops dramatically.
>
> My husband I decided that instead of spending 10K for invitro, we would rather
> spend that money towards adopting where the odds would be even better that we
> could have a baby. We decided to finish out the fertility tests since our
> insurance paid for that much and yesterday I went in for the final test which
> was an endometrial biopsy.
>
> As a precaution the dr. makes you take a urine test to make sure that you are
> not pregnant. So not thinking anything of it, I gave a urine specimen, got
> undressed and was sitting in the stirrups waiting for the doc to come in and
> do the procedure. To my utter amazement the doctor came in and told me that
> my pregnancy test had come back POSITIVE! So they ran a stat blood test and 4
> hours laters I found out for certain that we are indeed pregnant!
>
> I guess we blew that 1% statistic out of the water!
>
> I know how hard it is to be trying so hard and hearing another women is
> pregnant again, and my intent for writing this to you was not to upset or
> depress anyone but rather to encourage you.
>
> So even if the doctor tells you that the odds are not good, remember that
> sometimes there is an even greater physican who has a different plan in store
> for you! Miracles do happen and yesterday was living proof of that!
>
> I am not even 4 weeks along yet, so it is still very early, but I am very
> positive and I feel like maybe this will be the one! I miscarried once before
> at 8 weeks about 3 years ago so I am a little guarded but still very happy and
> praising God today for the miracle he has worked in my life!
>
> Hugs to you all!
> Chris
>
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