Thursday, October 22, 2009

End of the Line

Well, it's been nearly 4 months since I started with acupuncture and herbal supplements for fertility and so far the results have been mixed. I have had tremendous improvement in my overall health. My chronic, life-long indigestion and heartburn are a thing of the past. My adult acne, if not totally gone, is at least cleared up. I'm sleeping better than ever, and my chronic migraine headaches are mostly gone (except for the past 2 weeks, I've had an inexplicably constant headache, for no apparent reason whatsoever). I also have a functioning immune system. Last year I had 5 sick days used up by now. This year, I almost started to come down with the flu. I had a low-grade fever and some slight chest congestion for about 4 days, and that's been it. I've managed to dodge H1N1 (cross fingers) and strep throat- both of which are running rampant around here.
I have not, however, seen much improvement in the symptoms that I was seeking help in. Obviously I'm not pregnant- I'm not even close to possibly being able to conceive. So, I'm throwing in the towel. I promised Luis that if we didn't see drastic improvement by October I'd quit going to acupuncture, since it's pretty expensive. My last appointment is going to be Nov. 5th. My first appointment with a Reproductive Endochrinologist will be November 11th.
I'm so scared and angry and confused. I don't really know what to do next, but I'm hoping at least the R.E. will be able to help me figure out exactly why my body refuses to respond to any sort of treatment.
Anyway, I don't want to talk about it much because it's a really painful topic for me, but just so you know- if I'm a little moody or distant these days I'm going through a really rough time with this.

3 comments:

Alisha said...

(Hugs)

Brent and Emily said...

SOOOO glad you're finally going to see an RE. Mine was never able to get me preg but it was nice to know, for sure, what was happening (well, not happening actually) in my body. I hope she does a real ultrasound. Love you!!!

Tiffani Makely said...

Luv you! Wish I was there to hug you. Hang in there.