Making a Little Mason
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This is difficult to write, but if you have a few minutes we would greatly appreciate you taking the time to read our story.
Wesley and I have been trying to create our family over the last six years. We have so desperately wanted a family of our own but have had no success. Over the years we have been to multiple specialists and have had numerous tests only to result in "unexplained infertility". Medications, procedures, office visits, tests, more medications, more procedures... all ending in heartache and unanswered questions. We were told Wes was fine and I had no clear issues... so there we were...
Last spring I was complaining of abdominal pain and ended up in the hospital due to pancreatitis. I had not been on my triglyceride medication due to trying to conceive... not a good idea. My numbers spiked so high it caused me to be admitted to the hospital for a week. The Doctors told me I could not, for any reason, stop taking these meds... or this would just get worse and could lead to bigger problems. Like pancreatic cancer. So it was decided for me at that point to get back on the meds and get my health back. This particular medication cannot be taken while pregnant due to it causing birth defects. Now we were at a crossroads in our lives... where do we go from here?
During the following summer I had been suffering from massive bleeding and was told by my OB/GYN that the fertility medication I was on was causing cysts so we needed to take a break. This was it. We were done. We could no longer continue. It just wasn't worth the risk. We all decided that my best bet was to have a partial hysterectomy. It was scheduled for the next day.
We didn't have the time to overthink things or to second guess our decision... this was our fate... our new reality. The procedure went well and I finally felt good after so many years of pain. Endometriosis, cysts, and a massive fibrioid had taken over my uterus and needed to come out. The Dr left my ovaries for hormonal reasons and I am forever thankful he did. With keeping my ovaries, we can still have a biological child... just not in the conventional way.
So here we are... so much to be thankful for in our lives... but there is still a missing piece. We have so much love in our hearts for a child... and we have such a desire to have a child of our own. So here we are, here to ask for your help. With your generosity and kindness we can afford to do IVF with a surrogate. We have a consultation scheduled to start the process. We can finally have our baby Mason. It isn't easy for us to do this, asking for your assistance... this has been a very humbling experience.
We would also like to ask for a picture of you, if you choose to do so, so we can show baby Mason how loved he/she is and how many kind and amazing people helped make him/her possible.
Thank you SO very much for taking the time to read our story, share our story, and donate if you can. Every bit helps... and we are eternally grateful.
Love, Lisa and Wesley Mason
Wesley and I have been trying to create our family over the last six years. We have so desperately wanted a family of our own but have had no success. Over the years we have been to multiple specialists and have had numerous tests only to result in "unexplained infertility". Medications, procedures, office visits, tests, more medications, more procedures... all ending in heartache and unanswered questions. We were told Wes was fine and I had no clear issues... so there we were...
Last spring I was complaining of abdominal pain and ended up in the hospital due to pancreatitis. I had not been on my triglyceride medication due to trying to conceive... not a good idea. My numbers spiked so high it caused me to be admitted to the hospital for a week. The Doctors told me I could not, for any reason, stop taking these meds... or this would just get worse and could lead to bigger problems. Like pancreatic cancer. So it was decided for me at that point to get back on the meds and get my health back. This particular medication cannot be taken while pregnant due to it causing birth defects. Now we were at a crossroads in our lives... where do we go from here?
During the following summer I had been suffering from massive bleeding and was told by my OB/GYN that the fertility medication I was on was causing cysts so we needed to take a break. This was it. We were done. We could no longer continue. It just wasn't worth the risk. We all decided that my best bet was to have a partial hysterectomy. It was scheduled for the next day.
We didn't have the time to overthink things or to second guess our decision... this was our fate... our new reality. The procedure went well and I finally felt good after so many years of pain. Endometriosis, cysts, and a massive fibrioid had taken over my uterus and needed to come out. The Dr left my ovaries for hormonal reasons and I am forever thankful he did. With keeping my ovaries, we can still have a biological child... just not in the conventional way.
So here we are... so much to be thankful for in our lives... but there is still a missing piece. We have so much love in our hearts for a child... and we have such a desire to have a child of our own. So here we are, here to ask for your help. With your generosity and kindness we can afford to do IVF with a surrogate. We have a consultation scheduled to start the process. We can finally have our baby Mason. It isn't easy for us to do this, asking for your assistance... this has been a very humbling experience.
We would also like to ask for a picture of you, if you choose to do so, so we can show baby Mason how loved he/she is and how many kind and amazing people helped make him/her possible.
Thank you SO very much for taking the time to read our story, share our story, and donate if you can. Every bit helps... and we are eternally grateful.
Love, Lisa and Wesley Mason
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Lisa Mason
Organizer
Port Charlotte, FL
