tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847629116786128151.post1861077670637601055..comments2021-03-27T23:07:18.051-07:00Comments on LovelyKatieLumps: Fertile Future???Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18186936206241330007noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847629116786128151.post-64309712239319027452012-09-02T08:01:20.641-07:002012-09-02T08:01:20.641-07:00Hey Ciel! Thanks for connecting.
Can you send me...Hey Ciel! Thanks for connecting. <br /><br />Can you send me a link to your blog? <br /><br />Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186936206241330007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847629116786128151.post-10416340613035898162012-09-02T06:18:04.241-07:002012-09-02T06:18:04.241-07:00"they were devastated because it is no longer..."they were devastated because it is no longer their choice – it is now cancer’s choice." I am so feeling that! I found your blog through Ashley's.. will add you to you my blogroll (hope that's okay). And will definitely to come back to read more! XX for now!Cielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15300663613530232897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847629116786128151.post-66661642920657741672012-08-31T14:06:15.409-07:002012-08-31T14:06:15.409-07:00Ginny, you are a friggin' angel. Your comment ...Ginny, you are a friggin' angel. Your comment literally warms my heart. <br /><br />I LOVE hearing about people like you. <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing your story and for giving me a little more hope.<br /><br />Seriously LOVE this!<br /><br />KatieKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186936206241330007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847629116786128151.post-15582668304366880402012-08-31T09:13:30.788-07:002012-08-31T09:13:30.788-07:00Over a decade ago, I was exactly where you are tod...Over a decade ago, I was exactly where you are today. I had chemo at 27 and took tamoxifen for 5 years. I didn't even have a husband yet! Then I had the added complication of having huge, benign uterine fibroids, and another major surgery. So I know what you mean about being in a hurry and having to wait. It was difficult, especially when all my friends were getting married and starting a family.<br /><br />My husband and I talked about having children before we even got married, because I knew the odds were against me. I became pregnant with my first daughter when I was 35, and then had my second daughter when I was 38. No complications! (Well, I had to have c-sections because of the fibroid surgery.) I was even able to breastfeed both of them with one breast.<br /><br />I hope this is encouraging, and I wish you luck while you wait!<br /><br />http://www.lemondroppie.com/my-breast-cancer-story/<br /><br />Ginny Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579981666900022792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847629116786128151.post-51292493989942612242012-08-31T06:54:14.924-07:002012-08-31T06:54:14.924-07:00Beth,
I am so sorry to hear of your fertility str...Beth,<br /><br />I am so sorry to hear of your fertility struggles. My heart breaks - it just isn't fair.<br /><br />I does put a huge smile on my face to hear about your daughter though. How wonderful for you! I love that you said 'And I healed', what a calming sentence. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your story with me. I really appreciate your openness.<br /><br />KatieKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186936206241330007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847629116786128151.post-84785022653648201082012-08-31T06:51:58.383-07:002012-08-31T06:51:58.383-07:00Hi Caroline, I really appreciate your comment. I w...Hi Caroline, I really appreciate your comment. I wasn't trying to imply that I had given up hope, I am just in a 'hurry and wait to see if cancer will allow you to conceive in four years' kind of situation. I had a less than 1% chance of having breast cancer at 26 and that happened, so 40% chance of having children seems pretty good.<br /><br />Thanks again,<br /><br />KatieKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186936206241330007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847629116786128151.post-83346427043401720852012-08-31T05:00:09.326-07:002012-08-31T05:00:09.326-07:00Katie,
I do feel your pain. I wanted to become a ...Katie,<br /><br />I do feel your pain. I wanted to become a mom in the worst way, and cancer stripped me of that. Cancer stole my fertility, thanks to a chemo regimen. And, get this, the odds were in my favor: before treatment, my oncologist told me that there was only a 1 percent chance of me becoming infertile as a result of treatment, but just to be on the safe side, I got Lupron injections on treatment day in order to protect my ovaries.<br /><br />Guess what? I was in that 1 percent that becomes infertile from this particular chemo regimen. I remember when I found out I was in full menopause. The grief, depression, heartache. I so wanted to bear a child and carry a baby. Cancer stole that dream from me.<br /><br />Now I'm not going to harp on the benefits of adoption, but in my case, I adopted a beautiful baby girl from China. And I healed. I still feel the loss of not being able to conceive and birth a child, but I'm so happy that my now four-year-old daughter is mine. I wouldn't trade her for the opportunity to birth a child. I wouldn't trade her for anything.<br /><br />Whether adoption is for you or not, that's YOUR choice. You still have choices -- even if cancer has made them more difficult.<br /><br /><br /><br />Beth L. Gainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780737397716824019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847629116786128151.post-83518383936691730972012-08-31T00:21:55.514-07:002012-08-31T00:21:55.514-07:00Never day never. I have one friend who had bc at 2...Never day never. I have one friend who had bc at 29 and now has two daughters. I have another friend who had bc at 28 and is just finishing tamoxifen and plans on starting a family next year. Both had heavy doses of chemo. So there is no reason you should think you cant. Never give up hope.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607559482363983911noreply@blogger.com