MDredhead
Dear MD, I know this is probably close to impossible but please try to stop being so anxious. The best way to try and help your situation is to try to stay calm, non-stressed.
Cards: Death Rx, 9S Rx, HP Rx.
I agree that it looks like a crisis averted, death that will not be death. But, you need to do what you can to pull out of that circle of torturing thoughts and nightmarish anxiety (9S). Like you said, your intuition is muddied (HP Rx) due to the anxiety. Doctors are not gods and don't know everything, in particular those who just breeze in without knowing you of even the machinery properly.
Maybe pull another thread to see what you can do to calm down and nurture yourself?
All the mothers I know (appr. 8 people) had their first baby around or beyond 35, my youngest brother was born when my mum was 35+, and a colleague of mine had her second baby at 40+. It is by far NOT uncommon these days, you're not a freak, a failure or anything of that sort with your age. The history of course is what it is, but don't add to the burden with thinking about your age. And YOU are not failing your partner - it's the conman agency that failed you both. Don't internalise that fault!
I'm not a religious type but sending you all the best thoughts and wishes.
Thank you. Yes, I know many women who START their families at 40 because they can finally afford them. I guess its not the norm here. I definitely think I ill get a second opinion if the blood work looks good.
Its a good idea to see what I can do to be less anxious. I have had so much anxiety for so long I don't even think about it at this point. It just is.