Nicole's Story
Well my story is long, true and still hurtful
to this day, but I'll make it short. My mission
is on a good track now so hopefully my story
will help someone out in some way. I always thought
I could have a baby. When I was younger I got
an rude awakening when I thought I had the man
of my dreams. When I was 18 or 19 years old,
I thought we were going to leave each other so
I planned to get pregnant. I tried and tried
and nothing happened. I was confused so I stopped
at that age. I didn't know anything about a fertility
doctor. Anyway he wasn't "the one" and
I'm glad I didn't get pregnant then.
I met another man and before we got married
he made it clear that he wanted children as did
I. We decided to stop using contraception but
I wasn't getting pregnant. I started asking my
gyn about this and she told me to see a fertility
specialist. I had blood work and a laparoscopy
and I found out from him that my tubes were blocked.
In his opinion, I needed IVF. I found that was
too expensive. I showed my ob/gyn the pictures
and told her what the specialist said. My ob/gyn
looked at the pictures and said the fertility
doctor was wrong and to get a second opinion.
She referred me to a doctor she went to and she
was right. The new doctor fixed on of my tubes
and the other is opened a little.
I didn't take no for an answer and even though
IVF is a good treatment, I just couldn't afford
it. Now, one month after my second laparoscopy,
I am pregnant but they are checking to see if
it is tubal or normal. I will find out in two
days so please pray for me.
The problem I see with a lot of women is that
they accept what they are told without fighting,
they do not do research on the doctors or success
rates, they don't know that there are other treatments
than IVF. Trust your heart and know that your
husband may act tough be he wants the same thing
that you do, a baby. Talk about things and relax
and determine the best plan for you. I wish you
all well and I'm praying for you all.
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