Reged: 11/04/03
Posts: 5918
Loc: Northwest Washington State
Honey, I'm SOOOOO sorry. Oh dear, this is terrible news. I can't imagine what you're going through, I really can't. I was never able to have children, but I knew all my life that I never would be able to, so I always accepted it. And when you're a little kid, you really don't care at that age, so it's easier to accept, and you live with it all your life. Being sterile had its advantages: never having a period, never having monthly cramps, never needing birth control, oh yeah some great advantages.
But I always knew that I could adopt if I wanted children. And I thought that was a kinda cool idea, to be able to "pick-and-choose" and give all my love to someone who wouldn't otherwise get it from anyone else.
Michele, please accept my sincere sympathy. Don't let this dissuade you from continuing to try. I know of friends who gave up and adopted -- and then got pregnant and had several girls successfully (who turned out to be spoiled brats -- but that's another story).