Rebecca Zamolo

The reason I chose IVF was because I had been sick for a long time. I had ulcerative colitis for eight years. So my 20s, I spent most of it in a hospital at least once a month for three or four days. And And I do think that's why I have a lot of energy now is because I had to fake being healthy for so long. I would be trying to be myself and then I would go home and have to take a three-hour nap.

The reason I chose IVF was because I had been sick for a long time. I had ulcerative colitis for eight years. So my 20s, I spent most of it in a hospital at least once a month for three or four days. And And I do think that's why I have a lot of energy now is because I had to fake being healthy for so long. I would be trying to be myself and then I would go home and have to take a three-hour nap.

The reason I chose IVF was because I had been sick for a long time. I had ulcerative colitis for eight years. So my 20s, I spent most of it in a hospital at least once a month for three or four days. And And I do think that's why I have a lot of energy now is because I had to fake being healthy for so long. I would be trying to be myself and then I would go home and have to take a three-hour nap.

And just like fighting to be normal, what my normal was. I was a college athlete to go from that to just like trying to function every day was very different for me. So when I wanted to get pregnant, I was finally ready. We had waited because I'd been so sick for so long. I never traveled. I never did what normal people did.

And just like fighting to be normal, what my normal was. I was a college athlete to go from that to just like trying to function every day was very different for me. So when I wanted to get pregnant, I was finally ready. We had waited because I'd been so sick for so long. I never traveled. I never did what normal people did.

And just like fighting to be normal, what my normal was. I was a college athlete to go from that to just like trying to function every day was very different for me. So when I wanted to get pregnant, I was finally ready. We had waited because I'd been so sick for so long. I never traveled. I never did what normal people did.

I never got to eat at a restaurant that I could enjoy because I'd be so stressed. if there was no bathroom nearby, if someone went in it and there was, I'd be stressed the whole time because I would have to go instantly.

I never got to eat at a restaurant that I could enjoy because I'd be so stressed. if there was no bathroom nearby, if someone went in it and there was, I'd be stressed the whole time because I would have to go instantly.

I never got to eat at a restaurant that I could enjoy because I'd be so stressed. if there was no bathroom nearby, if someone went in it and there was, I'd be stressed the whole time because I would have to go instantly.

So it was just like, I got my life back and I, you know, finally we got to take a trip to New York or, you know, go to a restaurant and actually have a meal and all these like things that everyone took for granted, I didn't get to do. And so we waited because it was like, I was doing all these things for the first time. And so by the time we wanted kids,

So it was just like, I got my life back and I, you know, finally we got to take a trip to New York or, you know, go to a restaurant and actually have a meal and all these like things that everyone took for granted, I didn't get to do. And so we waited because it was like, I was doing all these things for the first time. And so by the time we wanted kids,

So it was just like, I got my life back and I, you know, finally we got to take a trip to New York or, you know, go to a restaurant and actually have a meal and all these like things that everyone took for granted, I didn't get to do. And so we waited because it was like, I was doing all these things for the first time. And so by the time we wanted kids,

The doctor had said it would be much harder because I don't have a colon, but we didn't realize it would be that much harder. And we chose IVF because I wanted to make sure that it was monitored the entire time. Like I wasn't someone that could just show up at, you know, a six week appointment and be like, hey, how's it going? Just checking in. It's like I really...

The doctor had said it would be much harder because I don't have a colon, but we didn't realize it would be that much harder. And we chose IVF because I wanted to make sure that it was monitored the entire time. Like I wasn't someone that could just show up at, you know, a six week appointment and be like, hey, how's it going? Just checking in. It's like I really...

The doctor had said it would be much harder because I don't have a colon, but we didn't realize it would be that much harder. And we chose IVF because I wanted to make sure that it was monitored the entire time. Like I wasn't someone that could just show up at, you know, a six week appointment and be like, hey, how's it going? Just checking in. It's like I really...

felt like I needed that monitoring because my case is a lot different than most women's.

felt like I needed that monitoring because my case is a lot different than most women's.

felt like I needed that monitoring because my case is a lot different than most women's.

You can get it at any point. It's an autoimmune disease. Essentially, your body attacks the good and the bad. It can't know the difference. So if I ate something, it would just... the inflammation there would just cause me to lose like everything. I couldn't hold things in. There's different versions of that, but it's inflammation of the colon. So I had at least 13 colonoscopies.

You can get it at any point. It's an autoimmune disease. Essentially, your body attacks the good and the bad. It can't know the difference. So if I ate something, it would just... the inflammation there would just cause me to lose like everything. I couldn't hold things in. There's different versions of that, but it's inflammation of the colon. So I had at least 13 colonoscopies.