Heather & Roy

Heather & Roy's Story:

Before my husband and I got married, we knew more than anything that we wanted children. What we didn't know was how hard that was going to be. We tried on our own for 8 months before seeking treatment. Month after month, we watched each test come up negative. We finally decided to seek help. We met with a fertility specialist where we were living, and he wanted us to do timed intercourse with Clomid. Our doctor assured us we would have no issues and we would be celebrating very soon.

Months went by, and still no happy moment to celebrate. My husband and i really started to feel the pressure and stress of not concieving. We ended up moving to another state and seeking a new doctor. We met with our new specialist, and he sent me for various tests and bloodwork. After all this time, I found out I had PCOS and a massive cyst on my right ovary.

I then went to have surgery to remove the cyst so we could continue treatment. Once i healed we were back to trying for our miracle. This doctor wanted us to try three cycles with Femera along with timed intercourse. Three months later, we still had no reason to celebrate. The doctor decided IUI would be our next journey. We ended up doing seven IUI cycles with all negative pregnancy tests. We were devastated. The doctor told us our only option at this point was IVF. So my husband and I talked about it and met with their team to figure things out. That meeting didnt go very well.

For one treatment, we were looking at around 20,000. Having a baby seemed so far out of reach for us. We went home upset, so I started to search around and I found CNY fertility. I scheduled a consult with Dr. Kiltz, and the conversation was great. He recommended I try the Keto diet before IVF. Both my husband and I lost 30+lbs before starting my treatment. I had all kinds of bloodwork done once i was cleared i started taking medication from oral meds to injections. In October of 2017, we traveled 6 hours to Syracuse, NY, for my retrieval. We ended up with 12 embryos frozen. However, I overstimulated and was unable to transfer any at that time. I spent the next few weeks healing and trying to get better.

In November, we were ready for our transfer. I took my transfer meds and then we traveled back to NY. This was the day we were waiting for; they transferred 2 AA embryos into me. 6 days after the transfer, we got our first positive! 4 years of trying and seeing negative after negative, we saw our very first positive. It was a surreal moment we had waited for. Thanks to CNY for helping us start our family. We couldn't be any more appreciative.

Favorite Team Member at CNY:

Every singke person we came into contact with was simply amazing and so helpful.

Helpful resources Heather & Roy found:

I did accupuncture which i think was great and relaxing.

Unique Moments:

I think the low point was all the medication and side effects

Hope, Inspiration and Advice:

We would have seeked out treatment sooner and did our research so we didnt waste as much time as we did. Dont give up. Their were times when we thought it was impossible stay strong stick together and be there fir each other. Its such a rollercoaster of emotions.