WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 1997: Re: Infertility Closure?

Re: Infertility Closure?

From: Kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Jun 1997 20:55:07 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 30 Jun 1997, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I just had a failed IVF/ICSI (my 4th ART, 2nd ART failure, the successes
>ended in miscarriage) and this is the conclusion of our 4 year secondary
>infertility journey (following a 2-3 year primary infertility journey). Now
>at 37, I guess this leaves me as a G5P1 for life.

I'm sorry for your ART failures and miscarriages. I know how difficult the infertility/pregnancy loss road is. Don't let your age alone deter you -- let your heart tell you whether to try again or not. >
>Due to my husband's military career, we've moved three times during the
>quest-for-parenthood journey, so I no longer see some of the docs who were
>the best. From time to time, I think about writing letters to the great OB
>who delivered my 5 year old, the MFM who care for me during the second
>trimester loss, and the RE who did a great operative hysteroscopy/polypectomy
>resolving what had been an annoying and possibly IUI-like three-year
>bleeding/spotting saga.
>
>I wonder how strange it would be to get a thank you letter from an old
>patient. Would they even remember me? Those "caregivers" played such an
>important role in my journey, but would they find it odd to get the end of
>the story update?
>

I think it would be wonderful and not strange at all. I often wonder about some of my "special patients", those women whose personal tragedies and triumphs have touched me. Just last week I got a phone call from a patient from my former practice in Philly; I delivered her stillborn child 4.5 years ago and she called to let me know she's pregnant again -- it made my day to hear such wonderful news.

Please do write to your former caregivers.

Take good care.

-- Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA

note: Opinions here are for educational purposes only. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician. It cannot take the place of a face to face consultation and examination.

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