I had put a call into my IVF nurse last week to see what my options were as far as if I had to do chemo and what to do with my EPP cycle. She called me this morning and said she spoke with my RE and he said not to put off chemo for a cycle. I told her I was worried about my eggs already being crap and that the chemo would push that over the edge. She said that they both felt that DE were the best option for me and that I might even consider surrogacy since I will have all those chemicals in my body. Umm, WTF, that's NEVER been brought up. People who have had chemo can carry a child can't they? In talking with Andrea, I've learned lots of things about DE and that a shared cycle could be a lot more affordable than I thought (OK, $15K isn't exactly affordable, but it's better than $30K).
Now I sit and wait to hear from the docs to see what my treatment options are for my cancer and see what the oncologist says about doing one last cycle (or attempting to) with my own eggs. The nurse today sounded pretty bleak that it would even work so that's not promising. She was the one who got me so hyped on this EPP, what the hell? She did say that they would do whatever I wanted to since I was the patient so that's good.
Well, I guess that's all my ranting for now. I'll let you know when I hear news.
The last first day of school
2 weeks ago
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Oh honey, I'm so sorry. That had to have been rotten to hear, especially when you weren't expecting it. Try to sit tight until you talk to the doctor - lets hope that crazy nurse didn't know what she was talking about!
I really think people who have had chemo can carry a child. You may have to wait a little while after the chemo, but I think you could still carry a baby. I'm no medical expert, obviously, but my RE's website even says that some women need DE after chemo (implying they may need eggs but can still carry a child). Maybe your nurse and doc were just talking worst case scenario on the DE & surrogate thing? I'm sorry you had to deal with all that today. It will work out. Maybe the oncologist will let you wait a cycle, or maybe you won't need chemo at all. ((HUGS))
PS....you may want to verify your clinic does shared cycles. Most of the bigger clinic do, so they probably do. I think you're at a bigger clinic?
I wanted to make sure you saw my email last week. In case it made it to junk mail, you can email me at lanielove1 @ msn.com
I'm so sorry to hear you are going through all of this. Hang in there, I'll be following your journey. You are truly an inspiration!
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