My story starts out similar to the other Borderline OC survivors whom share their stories here...
I'm 33. I went in to the GYN in April for pain, hormonal fluctuations and infertility. They found a large cyst 14cm And 4 smaller cysts on one ovary.They told me I had endometriosis.( I was told specifically not to worry because it didn't look like cancer "or anything".)
I woke up froM the laproscopy... After a long confusing lack of information, it was determined that the cysts were borderline cystsodemas and that I had borderline tumors on/in
the ovary surface that had the cysts
the remaining ovary
the bladder
the uterus
the diaphragm
and possibly but not significantly, a small spot on my liver
Before they even said the words "hysterectomy", they ordered a visit to the reproductive endo due to the fact that we found this trying to conceive our first child. The RE said that a live harvest for IVF/surrogacy was not an option due to the tumor. Here is what they offered...
An experimental proceedure... During the hysterectomy, a piece of the remaining ovary that is healthy would be frozen with the hopes that an egg could later be fertilized for surrogacy. The chances? It's a research level shot in the dark kind of Hail Mary.
So if you're out there and you've taken a chance on cryofreezing ovary tissue, please share your experience. Have you tried using the tissue yet? How much were you able to save? Do you have any odds?