I'm glad. I'm not going to tell you to RELAX because I HATED that! But
really, it'll be OK. It will work out. Well, 32 is a great age to start a
family! I was 28 when I got my diagnosis and had been married about 1 1/2
years. I think it would be tough if you were younger and then had to jump
into a family with pressure. It's hard enough! I was 31 when Emmy was
born. I wouldn't waste any time getting started if you've decided that what
you want. I certainly have learned that you shouldn't take your fertility
for granted. Best wishes to you. Keep us updated.

Mary Anne

-----Original Message-----
From: DarlingNikki [mailto:rednikki@...]
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 12:11 PM
To: Cervical-Cancer@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Cervical-Cancer] Hello - I'm a newbie


On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Mary Anne wrote:

> I felt the same.  I thought I had a death sentence too.  However, I'm now
> approaching
> 6 years since my diagnosis and no problems & I have a toddler!  My doctor

I am so happy to hear this. Right now, my biggest concern is that I will
not have the chance to have a child. No, actually, my biggest concern is
that I'm going to die, but that's a close second. :-)

> less predictable than squamous cell which is what most have.  I would
> think
> you have more time to work out your fertility than I had.  How old are
> you?

I'm 32. The women in my family don't hit menopause until about 60 (!), so
I hadn't worried about my biological clock until I got the diagnosis on
Tuesday. The only iffy factor is that the squamous cell carcinoma was
near a glandular area.

Thank you so much for your post! It really eased my mind a lot.

- Nikki

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