July 20, 2009 I am writing this because words cannot express the love and the respect that I have for Dr. Masahide Kanayama (an endometriosis specialist in New York). My story is long and painful, I was at the bottom... I have literally given up all hope when I was sitting at Starbucks of all places and was listening to some woman talk about her newborn and what a miracle and blessing. I have been desperate for a child for years so I decided to be bold and ask her since I have had 5 failed IVF treatments. She then proceeded to discuss her endometriosis and since I have never been diagnosed I automatically knew that the symptoms I have been experiencing were the same. I finally contacted the office and was greeted by a very compassionate woman named Sabrina who listened and understood. She gave me an appt right away. Within the first visit I was diagnosed with Stage IV endometriosis with my uterus being pulled to the left. I was scheduled for surgery almost immediately. All of this came as a great shock to me and was a little overwhelming. I had a lot of anger towards the IVF center knowing I had endometriosis and continuing to take my money without notifying me that the chances of getting pregnant were lower and the chances of holding on to the pregnancy were lower than that. I decided to go ahead with the surgery. I am now 6 months post op and 3 months pregnant naturally... Thanks to Dr. Masahide Kanayama and his amazing team. God Blessssss |