[VIDEO] Carol Chen’s Egg Freezing Journey

Despite many happy developments, the past six weeks have been physically, mentally, and emotionally challenging to say the least. Injecting hormones into my stomach everyday, having major changes in my company, and getting much fewer eggs than I had hoped for were just some of the realities I had to face. I slept a lot, cried a lot, and prayed a lot. And realizing some women had to deal with way worse made my heart break even more.I decided to document my experience on Insta Stories to bring awareness to fertility issues because they are WAY more common than I ever imagined. When I started this journey I just thought it made sense to freeze my eggs (as a perpetually-single workaholic that hated dating), but I didn't know anyone I could turn to for insight. Once I started being open about it, I was overwhelmed by the number of people that have gone through the process or struggled to have kids. What's the big deal about NOT making a big deal about a big deal?In the end I endured 12 days of pain and paid $12K to get 4 eggs. I wish I had more, I wish I knew more, I wish I did it sooner... But it was still worth it. It kills me that egg freezing is actually illegal in many countries, as if trying to be a financially-independent woman trying to find love wasn't hard enough. The beautiful thing about technology is that it gives us more options to be able to live the lives we want. What's wrong with taking advantage of that?Freezing your eggs might not be for everyone, but no one should ever feel ashamed about doing it. No one thinks twice about getting car insurance; it should be a no-brainer to get body insurance. Despite the difficulties, I feel empowered that I came out healthier, stronger, and better-prepared to have a family with my four little backup eggies. And I hope that more women will also take their futures into their own hands (and more men will encourage it) - simply because we can. ❤️As requested, I put together the highlights from my stories for anyone who wanted to reference them. Thanks again to everyone for your wonderful support throughout this process. My eggies and I truly appreciate it. 😊🐣🐣🐣🐣#eggfreezing #realtalk #done

Posted by Carol Chen on Thursday, 7 September 2017