Hey girls, saw Quing again today. She relaxed a bit when I reminded her my crazy pre-ov temps (check them out - I was ill with a cold from beginning of this cycle and FF won't record my 37.02 and 37.08 temps from the first few days for some reason. Then my temp rose again about CD10, with a sore throat for a couple of days afterwards) were becasue I was ill twice and said my post-ov rise was good, but was concerned about the dip. She expected the herbs to work better for me, although the fact that my temps are generally taken after about 3 hours' sleep does mean that some of them will be on the low side - she told me not to worry too much about temp readings but to take them anyway - I can see what she means; it's good to have the record there, and to be able to see a pattern and read when ovulation occurs, but not to hang all your hopes on them. I'm pleased that my temps are still climbing back up, myself, but reserving judgement on the outcome at the moment. I'm too desperate for pregnancy to let myself really think about it, but more on that later.
QUing asked about my phlegm and it occurred to me that I've not had the horrid cough caused by irritation in the back of my throat for about a week now. Said she'd give me a cup on my back just to keep on kicking out any remnants. Ruddy cold. Damn it, I've just started coughing with a niggly phlegm-like feeling int eh back of my throat. Possibly the result of the cup.
Right, on my front.... 2 needles in my scalp, cup on upper back, some in-and-uts on my upper back; about 3 needles in my lower back, with some more in-and outs and some hardcore pinching of my lower spine before any of the needles went in. Heat on my back.
Onto my back... Needles in my lower legs (some very strong ones) and one just under my diaphragm for a while. No needles in my abdomen, tried one inmy foot but I couldn't feel it. I had one by each thumb (again, very strong). She put no heat on my abdomen.
Seeds in my right ear again. She's not given me dry herbs. I've been told to finish what I've got and then go back on my old pills (I have 2 unopened bottles of You-Gui Wan - for kidney qi deficiency, 12 twice a day - and Er Chen Wan - for spleen qui, 15 twice a day (dry out the damp, she said). She gave me a little bag of anonymous black pills and told me to take them for the first 3 days of my next cycle but - get this, never heard anything like this from her before - IF MY PERIOD DOESN'T START WHEN I'D EXPECT IT TO I'M TO CALL HER AND SHE'LL SEE ME BEFORE NEXT FRIDAY. Hmmmm... If my period starts CD 27, which is the latest it's been since before christmas, that'll be sunday. If it doesn't start by monday I'll be a bag of nerves but - I'm saying this now so I dont' look like a muppet, right - it's clearly going to start before then because I'm me and that's what happens. I'll be ecstatically willing to take that back and have a good laugh at myself if I'm proved wrong!
Going back with my OH on Friday morning - his herbs seem to have stopped working as he's been using the same blend for 3 months, so she'll be rejigging them on monday. He's finishing what he's got then drinking lots of water and sleeping plenty til he sees her.
Oh girls...
Sorry you feel you're out already Laummatt. I totally get the screaming with frustration. Where were you in your cycle before he legged it? If you were DTD within 3 days of ov occurring then you have every chance of catching the egg (like most of us though, that's not your issue is it?). Awful, crappy feelings and impatience aside (like all of us, that's a big issue!) try to have faith in the effects of our TCM, whatever else is happening.
Reba, what do your temps tell you? Are you temping? Damn I can't remember - sorry. The post-ov "it's not worked" feeling is very familiar to me - but you know, however unlikely it sometimes feels, it will happen for you. I think it can be horribly easy to slip into the mindset that for some reason it's never going to be you ( I know coz it's exactly what I've done
). One day it will be.
Glitterqueen, it's great to have you back with us! Sorry you're have a cruddy period - Cathy will sort you out though. Roll on the BD!
Rubyloo, you're not kidding about having an awful month are you?! I'm sorry you've had such a horrible time of it. You will ov properly soon, becasue your treatments will sort you out. It's frustrating waiting months, possibly, but it will work and it'll help you in all sorts of ways. Wish it could be easier for you. Just keep using us and we'll return the favour.
Bernina, I couldn't have (and haven't!) put it better myself. Hope monday goes well and the clomid works for you.
Fitzy, likewise. How are you feeling now? How hopeful is your doctor that the clomid will work? I really hope it does work for you.
I think that's me done - oh, although Quing asked me today if my OH has had his sperm tested (no, figured that if he was fine before and he's continued having a healthy diet and taking supplements since I started shoving them down his throat in november, he'll still be OK now). I'll be talking to him tonight, see what he says.
Have a good weekend girls
Abi x
thank you...
That was great going only having to wait month for her to rock up. Hope this cycle is going ok for you x
