Re: Kathy D.'s update

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Kathy,

I've been curious as to who you were doing. I will certainly keep

you in my prayers this week as it lead's up to Friday's unveiling.

I'll pray hard that this was it...and that your lining was helped

along by the acupunture.

I just recently looked into acupuncture myself and decided that,

although it seems hopeful for situations like yours, it's too

expensive for us right now. The fertility accupuncture specialist in

NYC suggest a 12-week regime leading up to IVF...just another $1300

worth of treatment. Maybe I'll reconsider after a failed IVF cycle,

but we just need to keep our $$$ for the expected IVF bill.

Best of luck, my friend!!!!!!! Take it one day at a time during this

2ww and try to stay busy, busy, busy.

Take care,

Kristi

32, 1 m/c

ttc #1 (IVF bound in April...ttc on own until then)

> I have to tell all of you ladies what I've been up to. On

Thursday,

> November 6th and Friday, November 7th, the fertility center went

ahead with

> the IUI's, despite my 3.4mm uterine lining. I knew it would be

near

> impossible for an embryo to implant with such a thin lining, so,

fed up with

> Western medicine, I took the train into the city, into Chinatown,

to a

> Chinese acupuncturist. This was on the morning of Friday, November

7th. I

> was scheduled for the second IUI that afternoon at 4:00. I

explained to

> this man, Dr. Wong, that my lining was too thin, and I asked him if

he

> thought we could save the cycle. He seemed to think we could. He

performed

> electroacupuncture on me. Then he placed herbal seeds in my ears

and told

> me to press on them morning, noon, and night. Apparently, they

were

> directly connected to my uterus. I saw him a second time right

before

> implantation- same procedure. Then I saw him Saturday,

theoretically after

> implantation should have taken place. Today I'm 10 days past

ovulation. I

> will have a blood test on Friday. It would be against the laws of

medicine

> for me to end up conceiving this cycle. But pray for me anyway.

If the

> blood test is negative, I will move up to injectibles/IUI as per

the RE's

> request. That will be our last cycle ttc.

> -Kathy D., 28

> 10dpo w/clomid/IUI

>

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