My satisfaction with choosing not to undergo a fertility preservation method

I feel satisfied with the choice that I’ve made not to do anything at this time, because—I mean, it’s something I had given thought to, but when your mind is just so focused on what’s going on at that moment, which was the cancer, having kids was the last thing on my mind. It was more about, okay, I just need to make it through this process. And hearing everything beforehand about how scary it was going to be, and how scared I was in terms of not knowing what to expect—fertility was kind of pushed to the side because I was not in a relationship. And then I was still on the fence about having kids, so my focus at that time was just getting through the treatments. And so, thinking back, I think at that time I think I did make the right choice.

The advice that I would give to someone who is thinking about fertility preservation is to weigh out all of their options. Preserving may not be something that is right for them at that time. But if you’re one of those type of people who’s dead set on—okay, I know for sure that I plan on having kids or being married or whatever, then it’s really something to think about before starting your treatments.