Acupuncture and Licorice sweets

fiona_lk · Post by **fiona_lk** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 6:36 pm

Hi all, I've made a first step positive towards the next cycle. I went for my first acupuncture treatment on Saturday and very relaxing it was too. She said that my kidney had suffered a bit from all the drugs and such, and so she will concentrate on getting me healthy first. I explained that we didn't want to go down the boiling herbs route (not gonna give my mother something else to complain about!) and she's given me these licorice gobstoppers - seriously. If all medicine was this pleasant no one would mind being ill - heehee. these will get my cycle back to normal and help to improve the quantity of my uterus lining. She's also hoping to treat Les (as him having mumps should cause no problems in improving sperm quality) and wants us to go for a few natural cycles - but still not sure on that one. Was hoping to cycle again Feb/Mar time. We'll have to see. Anyway, levels down to 2k now so going back to TKD tonight (gently, at first, of course) so slowly easing myself back into reality. Doing quite well on not over eating this time - determined not going to go up a size this time! Oh well, have rambled and missing Stargate. Still love you all Fiona xxxxx

fi · Post by fi » Wed Nov 27, 2002 6:41 pm

Hi Fiona, Glad you back, will be interested to hear how you get on with the acupuncture and sweets!! My dh on clomid to improve count - we'll see, otherwise planning to cycle around Feb time (hopefully!) wish you lived nearer, would like to meet you!! hugs,take care and enjoy the respite away from work and pregnant workmates! Luv the other Fi XX are you chatting sometime soon?

woppa · Post by **woppa** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 6:45 pm

Hi Fiona, Thats good you are "sorted" with your licorice goc stoppers. !! Sorry I havent been posting for a bit but have tried to keep away as much as possible to sort my head out !! ( will take years !!--hubbie says) Keep popping back in to see how everyone is doing and its brill to see so many ++ results. will maybe pop in for a chat one night if some one posts a good time to meet. lots of love to you and everyone else love woppa xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

fiona_lk · Post by **fiona_lk** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 6:55 pm

Hi Fi and Woppa, How about chatting tomorrow night - will have to be after 9 as its Fight Schools finale and I'm getting excited already (how sad am I!), but at least i'll be able to chat earlier in future. Thanks for your replies. Love Fiona xxx [Edited by fiona_lk on 27-Nov-02 18:55]

becky · Post by **becky** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 7:26 pm

Hi Fiona I am so interested to hear that you are having acupunture - as I read a mag article the other week that said it improved your success with IVF upto 50%...well worth a try hey! I am planning to try it too if we are not lucky on Friday and dont get a +ive..my hubby had mumps when he was 9 - the reason why we are having so many problems now..so please let me know if they think that they can increase the count and motility at all and I will drag him along to a local chinese doctor - I thought that if you had mumps the cells were damaged so no more sperm could ever been made!! I hope that I am wrong - what a wonderful thought that hubby could be fixed..if only a little! Love becky b

caz · Post by **caz** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 8:46 pm

hi all - acupuncture v v interesting....will look intot hat defo. met someone recently whos husband had v v low sperm count and this was several yrs ago - so they were told no kids. BUT he then went to work in Ireland - drank LOADS of Guiness , came home , and she got pg straight away. probably rubbish - but put dh on guinness rations anyway! Clomid - really interesting. I will ask about that too Becky - My dh had mumps in mid teens - reason for our probs i think. No sperm in count but there were a few in biopsy - did they look into a biopsy on yr hubby ? Are you doing ICSI? Hope you dont mind my asking ! Best wishes all Cazxx

fi · Post by fi » Wed Nov 27, 2002 9:27 pm

hi guys, can't make chat thurs (going to New York for the weekend..how flash is that!!!) I'm researching acupuncture at the moment for work..so will be sure to put on website of come up with anything. love to all, Fi

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 10:33 pm

Hi Fi So happy to hear that you are doing better. If this cycle fails for me (I'm on day 7 of the 2ww) I will definetly try accupuncture....anything is worth a try and I have also heard really positive things about it. Do you know yet how frequently you will be doing it? Sending you lots of love, Michelle xxxxxxx

Alison · Post by **Alison** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 11:15 pm

Hi ladies - not sure I fancy the acupuncture (having done 3 injections a day for the last fortnight I'm keen to give needles a break) but the licquorice (however spelt!) sounds fab! More seriously we're both wondering whether we can do stuff on the diet front to improve the quality of the embryos, as this seems to be our problem. I've done the obvious (from 3 weeks before down-reg virtually cut out alcohol, 1 tea a day - plus 1 diet coke which I couldn't quite get out of the habit of, and trying to eat vaguely healthily) but still relied rather heavily on ready meals - just with a lot of veg with them! I remember I think it was Tee talking in the summer about the foresight programme but have a feeling this was mainly for boys? Anyone know any more? Not that I'm planning on doing anything diet-wise (or alcohol wise!) immediately what with Christmas and all that and then off skiing in January (small compensations). Would be good to chat but I can't do tomorrow either - I've got a squash match which should do me the world of good although not quite sure how I explain all the bruises on my stomach from injections! Anyway, take care and hope Fi has/had a great weekend in New York - wow! Much love Alison x

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