I ladies...
to you all!
Lindsey - Could you maybe look around in Germany and see if you can find an acupuncturist as they say that they can help with irregular periods. Evelyn, the lady that does my acupuncture says that she has treated many ladies with irregular periods and after a few months they start to regulate. Not only does it regulate your periods but also your hormones. In fact it regulates your hormones first which is what regulates your periods and eventually making them a nice 29 days. She told me she has treated many ladies for this and eventually after a few months they are back on track.
Also she was trained and affiliated by Zita West and they believe that PMT/PMS is something that is NOT NORMAL, so any cramping, mood swings, tender boobies etc are something that suggests there to be a problem. Well I had all these things last period, I saw her day 3 of my last period for my 1st appointment and have had 3 treatments and now 4 days I am due
. So far no cramps, no tender boobies and no mood swings/emotion. I am very shocked actually that it has happened so quick. Also she has stated that my period will last longer; for 5 days, compared to just 2 or 3 days it was. So I will see! She used Moxo on me which is a chinese ragwurt herb, burnt on a ginger leave on my stomach which burns slowly and feels warm and beautiful and the smell makes you relax. I read about it on internet and it is indeed believed to have properties that heal and bring blood to the worm and added energy and if used in combination with needles/acupuncture it is said to be the best thing for fertility. My FSH was, as you know a MASSIVE 44.1 last time I had it checked, which she put down to stress and abnormal cycle (it was the time we flew to Edinburgh and I was shitting myself! lmao) and she thinks this contributed to my massive level of FSH. This time she wants me to get my FSH tested and swears that it will be a normal level of say 7 or 8....WE SHALL SEE!!!
You don't need to go every week, you could just go every 3 weeks or every month and I am sure you will find they settle down. All this basal body temperature thing must be driving you absolutely crazy and is putting so much pressure and worry on your shoulders. I have had a look at your charts and to be honest I don't understand because I have never been a bit fan of this method. I have heard ladies say that it is brilliant whereas the other percentage of ladies try it and it just makes things worse and they give up out of sheer frustration a and confusion.
If you have acupuncture you would also be treated for anxiety which is a contributing factor to fertility. At the moment Evelyn is treating me for underlying anxiety and fertility combined. Might be something to think of rather than put yourself through all this stress every month when you should be relaxing.
By the way, Evelyn is German and if you like when I go on Tuesday I will ask her if she can recommend any good Acupuncturists in Essen for you. If you can gather up a few Euros it could be just what you need whilst you wait for your insurance money to come through. I know you want to go and see the fertility specialist but in the meantime this could be something to look into and will take your mind of things.
Its a very relaxing treatment and since I have been having it it has done wonders for my mind and I have become much calmer and not as scared of the unknown as I used to be.
Let me know if you want me to ask her for you on Tuesday....as I said she is from Germany xx