Fertility

Since I signed the consents things have been moving very quickly. Labs drawn for pre-study evaluation. Over 20 tubes of blood collected. Thank God they decided to draw these labs before my transfusion on friday. The transplant nurse coordinator was there as well. She seems nice so far. After my transfusion I didn't hear from anyone at UAB. I was going on about my life per usual until I got to work yesterday and checked my voicemail. I was quite shocked to find a voicemail from UAB reproductive endocrinology clinic. It was a shock to my system and I wish I had chosen to check my voicemail AFTER work. The voicemail did not say anything extraordinary. They wanted me to call and set up an appointment for "fertility preservation". But it caught me off guard. Yes I knew that I would need to make this appointment eventually... Yes this was discussed previously but damn, did they have to move so fast. My fertility issues or lack there of is not something I am ready to discuss and I do not appreciate being "backed into a corner". I knew that I would be given options for 'fertility preservation' due to infertility being a side effect of busulfan(the chemo I'll be administerd before transplant). but transplant isn't until 2021. They could have waited a little while longer before forcing me to address this. Funny thing is as I was checking my voicemail I found a message from someone on Dr. Kanter's team saying " Hey we sent the referral to the fertility clinic, i just wanted to give you a heads up so you wouldn't be shocked when they called"! Well to much for that *insert eye rolls*. They called from an out of state number so i thought they were a bill collector which is why I didn't answer the phone. I've been on the depo shot since I was 16. I am 24, thats 8 years. Depo isn't directly linked to fertility issues but I am sure pro-longed use comes with its own set of complications. I've never dreamed of the house, husband, and kids. I've never been that girl. I guess deep down I knew fertility was very questionable. Even at 24 years old I don't sit and think of future kids. Now that this is something that I have to face due to transplant its just weird. I don't even know if I want kids!! I'm kind of upset that I have to face this issue head on. I don't even know if I have any eggs to freeze!!! But this isn't something I wanted to face right now. But I guess I'll put on my big girl panties and call and schedule the appointment.

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