Hi all,
I was diagnosed last August (aged 36) with stage 3 invasive cancer, including a couple of lymphnodes. Her2 and ER positive also. I had two rounds of chemo pre surgery, a wide local excision, radio and am now on kadycla until Jan next year as well as an initial 5 years of tamoxifen. (Phew! It sounds like quite a lot when you write it all out like that!)
Anyway, before chemo I was given the option of egg freezing but my husband and I decided against it as we didn’t want to delay chemo. I was given ovarian suppression (not sure of the drug, an injection once every three months) as the oncologist thought that it might help to protect my fertility.
I just wondered if anyone knew if there is a way that they can check whether fertility had been damaged by chemo once it’s over? Obviously I know I can’t try to get pregnant while on tamoxifen and the oncologist has said that while you can take a break from it for having a family she would rather I not do so for at least 2 years. But obviously I’m very conscious of my age (sucks being a girl sometimes doesn’t it?!).
My husband and I aren’t desperate for kids, but prior to the cancer we were starting to try. We’ve always said we wouldn’t do ivf etc if we had trouble, but I just wondered if there’s a way to find out how badly my fertility has been affected so that I can mentally prepare myself.
Would appreciate any advice from anyone in a similar situation.
Thanks ladies!
xx