Jenny Chan | Blog

Part 3 of this story is about my second egg freezing cycle. After my first round was canceled, I had a follow up appointment with my doctor to discuss the results. Unfortunately with these things it’s hard to predict how your body responds to medication. Even though my bloodwork and numbers looked good, it’s still trial and error because you’re putting your body through something it doesn’t go through naturally. With this experience, I really empathize with people who have…

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Part 2 begins with my first egg freezing (or stim) cycle. Why am I calling this my first? Well let’s just say the end of this cycle culminated into one of the lowest periods I’ve experienced in my life. In retrospect, January is probably not the best time to start anything. You’re coming off the highs of the holidays right back to the dead of winter. However, there’s probably never an ideal time to start a cycle, so you just…

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Taking the time away from a vacation-related post to write about something I went through the past few months. I would probably say it was one of the most challenging periods in my life – physically, mentally and emotionally. I know how important it is for me to write things down because I want to reflect upon the things I’ve gone through. Plus, when I go back and re-read these entries a few months or even years down the road,…

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