WOMAN LETTERS.
I WAS devastated when I discovered that my chances of having a baby were very small because of a problem with my Fallopian tubes.The only option seemed to be IVF - which we couldn't afford.
We couldn't wait to get the top of the NHS list because I was already 36.
Our parents rallied round, however, and paid for the treatment - but it was unsuccessful.
Then my doctor told me that surrogacy was a cheaper option, so I rang an agency. They told me we would have to pay thousands of pounds.
I would love to think that surrogacy might become available on the NHS.
It is the only chance I have left of being able to hold my own baby in my arms.
Mrs Green
Staffordshire
I WAS interested to read your letter about doctors calling women hypochondriacs.
For years I have been fighting a losing battle trying to find a cure for all my allergies - which include oranges, chocolate, cheese and nuts.
I often went to my doctor for help, but he treated me terribly. Even- tually, he told me to find another doctor. He seemed to think I was imagining it all.
I now have a very caring doctor who has told me that there is no cure for my allergies - and at 77 I don't expect ever to recover.
But I am angry that my first doctor rejected me for feeling so ill. I was left feeling like nothing more than a neurotic woman.
Lilian Smith
Essex
PEOPLE always moan about women drivers, but older women come in for a particular amount of stick.
And now that the new theory test is about to be introduced, many people are saying that more elderly people will find it difficult to pass their driving tests.
I disagree. I took driving lessons after my husband died and I needed to get around under my own steam.
I was 50 and a lot of my friends were sceptical about how successful I would be. But I passed my test the first time.
I consider myself to be a conscientious and able driver. I'm sure people would rather see someone like me on the road than an irresponsible 17- year-old tearaway.
P Armitage
Lancashire
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| Title Annotation: | Features |
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| Publication: | The Mirror (London, England) |
| Date: | Mar 6, 1996 |
| Words: | 373 |
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