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Post Cancer Egg Freeze

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My name is Laura my ivf journey started in 2017, I was in a happy relationship and decided to plan a family.
I went through ivf treatment as my partner was infertile from past chemo and radiotherapy we did multiple embryo transfers only to find out that I, myself was now being diagnosed with stage 2 cervical cancer at the age of 32.
I have since had two surgeries (in 2018) to remove the cancer and my lymph nodes, however one of the surgeries went dramatically wrong after the surgeon severed a nerve in my leg and I woke up with the need for physical therapy to be able to get up and start walking again. 

I have now spent the last year cancer free which is fabulous however, I have no embryos left and would like to do another round of Fertility treatment to freeze my eggs in the hope that one day I will be able to carry my own child. I have sought after the advice of my fertility specialist whom hopes to do two rounds of IVF to be able to retrieve 20 eggs to freeze and give myself a 90% chance of getting pregnant with a 33 year old egg when I am ready. After I got cancer I decided it was time to start doing the things that I wanted to do with my life so I applied for a course I had been putting off for years and am now a full time student, I also find myself trying to do this alone. $10,000 is a lot of money for anyone but for a student it’s a ridiculous amount of money. I don’t know what the future holds for me in terms of future cancer treatment the only reason I didn’t have a hysterectomy last year was because I haven’t had any children as yet, this may be a fate I succumb to in the future but until then and while I am getting negative biopsy results every 3 months I would like to cover all my bases and give myself the chance to flourish in motherhood one day and even just having the option there would give me peace of mind. I have already spent $30K on IVF treatment, not to mention treatments and medications for cancer, any donations would be very much appreciated. 

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Laura Nixon
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Ivanhoe East VIC

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