IVF Treatment

Hi my name's Catherine I'm 39 years old and I am looking to go through IVF to have my first child. Rewind 23years ago I was put on the depo jag from the doctors to control my periods as they were very heavy and so sore I would end up in bed for days with the pain. Never at this point did they do any investigation to see why. Anyways life carried on the jag helped by stopping my periods completely and I through myself into work initially but as the years went on my mums MS got worse and I became her main carer as well as working. Throughout this time my own life was put on hold. Fast forward to 2018 I was in so much pain I was rushed to hospital in an ambulance only to be told my left ovary had a 6cm cyst on it and it had twisted and ruined the tube. I went into surgery that day knowing there was an 80% chance I would lose everything and my chance at motherhood would be taken from me forever. Thankfully when I came round from surgery I still had my womb and right ovary but was told I had PCOS and the likelihood of it happening to my right side was highly likely. At this time I questioned the gynecologist about being on the depo jag for so long and should I stop and I was told no it's all OK. Now 5years on I decided with my mum getting worse I would like to have a child as my mums only daughter this has been her biggest wish to see me as a mother with a child of my own. I tried the NHS and they wouldn't support me or help in anyway due to me not having a partner. So I booked a consultation with the fertility clinic in Glasgow where I was told in no way should I have been on that jag that long and that my ovaries were so hyper sensitive that if I did have a partner and tried to conceive naturally it would probably kill me. However with the right treatment and keeping a close medical eye they could help me with IVF as long as I got my bmi down and before I turn 40.

This is where I need your help. I have done EVERYTHING the clinic has asked of me. I've lost the weight, I've got all my tests done and I've managed to get my eggs retrieved. This in itself was a long journey of tears and pain but I kept fighting through as I know what my end goal would be. However during this time I currently worked for a bus company who knew from day1 I was going on this journey and they supported that (or so I thought) on the day my medication arrived I said to work can I have my laptop back (it was on loan to a colleague until their main computer arrived) as I start my medication tomorrow and on the days I need to go to the clinic il work from home. My job gave me the luxury of being able to work from home once or twice a week so it made sense. But here's where the bosses had now decided that they weren't allowing me to work from home and decided to sack me without reason told all the staff not to mention my name and have never gave me a genuine reason for the sacking or even would meet with me to explain why on the most important days of my life they caused me so much stress.

So here is where I am needing some help. I have 6months to get my eggs that were retrieved (I got 17 retrieved but only 3 have fertilised and are currently frozen). This has been decreased to 3months especially if for whatever reason the first implantation doesn't work I would have enough time to at least try implanting a second egg.

I have never begged or asked for anything before so please understand this is a big deal for me to even be vulnerable enough to put my story out there. My clock is ticking and I really need help raising the funds to have my own baby. No company is willing to take me on knowing I will be on maternity leave in as little as 9-12 months time. Benefits won't help as I don't qualify due to my previous job tax I was paying. But all my savings went on the first part of my IVF and I never thought my work would do me over like they did so I always thought I would have income to complete the IVF journey.

No matter how small if you can find it in you to help please know it would be very much appreciated and I am happy to let anyone know the outcome or even provide receipts.

I am just a woman who has so much love to give to a child who has found herself on a different path to what she expected in her younger years.

Thank you for your help and making my motherhood dream come true.