I was born without a uterus but I'm determined to have a baby...

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00:00I found out at 17 that I was born without a uterus.

00:03He was not able to get in to my ovaries like he thought

00:06because they were so far up underneath my ribs.

00:09Had fully functioning ovaries that produced eggs, went through a cycle, but no uterus.

00:14We had problems finding a surrogate and I finally just was like,

00:17okay, we'll just go through an agency.

00:19Well, agencies cost $100,000.

00:21That does not include your treatments, your medicine, your ultrasounds, nothing.

00:25That is literally just to find a surrogate.

00:28By the good Lord above, we had a friend that reached out and was like,

00:33hey, I'll do it.

00:34You know, she knew kind of what we were going through and she said, I'll do it.

00:37We start our IVF and I'm doing the stems

00:40and they knew that my ovaries were up underneath my ribs,

00:44but they didn't know how bad it was.

00:46Well, while we're doing the stems and they're checking me every other day,

00:49they decide to do my egg retrieval at a surgery center instead of the clinic

00:55because he was afraid when he went in with the needles

00:58that it would hit an organ.

01:00So when I wake up from my egg retrieval at the surgery center,

01:04I immediately knew something was wrong.

01:05Nobody said anything, but I just felt like something was wrong.

01:09Brooke instantly knew something wasn't right

01:11and she pleaded with everyone to check her

01:14to see if everything was normal.

01:16It was not.

01:16And so I kept asking the doctor, what's wrong, what's wrong?

01:20And he's like, nothing, it's okay, it's okay.

01:22Everybody's like, it's okay, it's fine.

01:24You're just waking up from the anesthesia and all this other stuff.

01:26It was not fine.

01:27He was not able to get in to my ovaries like he thought

01:31because they were so far up underneath my ribs.

01:33He was just basically blindly sticking the needle in

01:37to try to retrieve as many as he could.

01:39I think he got six.

01:40They take him back to the clinic and when they get there,

01:43they realize they've been exposed to too much carbon dioxide.

01:46So they immediately start fertilizing them, trying to save them.

01:50And he called me that night and he said, you know, we've lost them all.

01:53Nothing is going to be able to save, but I have a plan, I think.

01:56So he says, I want you to go see this other doctor in Chattanooga.

02:00He's an oncologist for gynecology and we've got a plan, we think.

02:03We're going to try.

02:04So basically, I was getting picked.

02:06They have a surgery where younger women, if they have to do treatments,

02:10they move their ovaries up underneath their ribs.

02:13After going through so much, Brooke now has to face a major surgery

02:17in order to be able to have children.

02:23He says, when do you want to do the surgery?

02:25And I said, you can do it tonight if you want to.

02:27I was motivated.

02:28You know, I wanted it.

02:29I wanted the baby.

02:30And he says, actually, I have an opening for tomorrow,

02:33but I'm not going to have time to verify your insurance

02:35and you may have to pay for it all.

02:37So I looked at my husband and he looked at me and I said, book it.

02:41I'll take it.

02:42So we went home an hour and a half and in the morning drove back an hour and a half.

02:45We had surgery.

02:46Nobody knew what they were doing.

02:48It was great.

02:48He took my ovaries, stretched out my artery that was connected to them

02:53and sewed them down to my pelvis.

02:56Within two weeks, we started another round of IVF.

03:00Worked out wonderful.

03:01We have twins from it.

03:02But not long after that, I started having problems walking and moving and it was bad.

03:07So I call these doctors back and I'm like, hey, something's wrong.

03:10Like, y'all got to fix this.

03:11I can't take it anymore.

03:12Brooke thought that she would be finally able to relax after having kids.

03:16But it was discovered she had another serious health issue to deal with.

03:21He doesn't want to change it.

03:23He doesn't want to do a surgery.

03:24And I threw a fit and got him to finally go in and do an exploratory surgery.

03:29I begged him to take my ovaries out.

03:30So we go back down there.

03:32We did the exploratory surgery.

03:33I wake up and they said, your ovaries were sewn to the ligaments in your hips.

03:38And that's why it hurt so bad to walk and move and sit up.

03:41And I said, oh, thank God.

03:42Did you just cut them loose and let them float back up to where they're supposed to be?

03:46Or did he take them out?

03:47And they're like, oh, no, he sewed them back down.

03:50That's not what we agreed on.

03:52That was not the agreement.

03:53So it took me a year and a whole other doctor to get them removed.

03:57And now I'm in surgical menopause, which is absolute hell.

03:59So some people say that you won't feel it.

04:02It can be like a day or two after your surgery.

04:05I felt it within maybe three to four hours.

04:09Your gynecologist, whoever does your surgery, he's not going to help you with your hormones.

04:14They're not.

04:14They just don't do it.

04:15Insurance doesn't pay for them.

04:16So it's not a concern.

04:19Brooke was able to face a huge challenge during surrogacy.

04:22But she wanted to make people aware of what surgical menopause is really like.

04:26So I did the hormone cream, the estrogen cream.

04:31I think I used it every day.

04:33And then I did progesterone pills at night.

04:36I probably did that for maybe a year or so.

04:40And I was still really struggling.

04:42The rage I felt was unworldly.

04:47It was the worst thing I've ever dealt with.

04:49It was like I was two people.

04:51Part of me is just raging and going after people.

04:55And the regular part of me is just sitting there like, why are you doing this?

05:00Like, this is not normal.

05:01But you can't stop it.

05:02Like, it's just uncontrollable.

05:04It's terrible.

05:06So at this point, I was like, my husband's going to leave me if I don't do something else.

05:10So I went to my doctor, my other doctor that I see that also does that.

05:15I do the testosterone, estrogen pellets.

05:17They are wonderful.

05:18They have saved my life.

05:19They make me a better person, a decent person.

05:23And then I take progesterone pills at night that help you sleep.

05:26Oh my gosh, best sleep of your life.

05:28So if you are fixing to go into surgical menopause or have a hysterectomy,

05:32I highly suggest getting set up with a functional doctor to go over what you need

05:36so you can immediately go into that.

05:39After sharing her experience, Brooke became very divisive within religious groups

05:43and she wanted to address all of the hate that she was getting from them.

05:48But this is for the people that are using the Christian faith to tell me that I'm wrong

05:56and that I win against God's will.

05:58First off, you do realize that you are contributing to the detriment of our religion

06:05because I'm devout.

06:07I'm faithful to God and y'all are embarrassing me.

06:11I've had these things said to me for so long that it doesn't quite affect me

06:17like it would somebody else that's just starting out.

06:20Now it hurts and it stains, but is that what you want?

06:25And the next thing is for everyone, for everyone saying God did not plan

06:34or this was not his will for me to have children,

06:36I want to suggest a book that you should read.

06:40The book is called Job and it's in the Bible.

06:43Check it out if you got an opinion on this and then let me know.

06:47And for all of y'all that have said, you know, it's against God's will

06:52because the whole video is kind of directed towards you.

06:56It's going to be real awkward if you are able to slide under them gates of heaven

07:02even though you've said this stuff and then you run into him.

07:05He's probably going to want to have a talk with you.

07:08Brooke has gone through a lot and has gone above and beyond

07:10to make sure she was able to have kids.

07:12The comment section was very supportive of Brooke and her journey.

07:17A lot of people also thanked her for sharing her story

07:20as it helped them with their own journey.

07:23One comment said,

07:25I'm so thankful you got your babies.

07:27You have an angel friend.

07:29Surgical menopause here too.

07:32Another comment said,

07:33My 15 year old daughter just found out she has no uterus and is devastated.

07:38This gives me hope.

07:39So thank you for sharing.

07:41We wish Brooke and her family all the best in the future.

07:46So do you have any similar experiences?

07:48Let us know in the comments below.

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08:01Bye-bye.

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