Meh, no more acupuncture

So, I stopped going to acupuncture about 3 weeks(?) ago.  I didn't really like it, I was just trying to convince myself that I did because I was hoping it would help.  "Oh it's so relaxing"...mmm, no.  It really is just getting one to two dozen needles stuck in you (some of them do hurt) and then you lay there for about 45 mins to an hour trying to relax and not move at all and ignore the fact that you are itchy all over your body but can't scratch anything. 

The nail in the coffin for me was just as I was starting to get a cold since, in community acupuncture [see this old blog post if you want more detail], if you have any kind of little tickle in your throat it is sort of like a mild form of torture since there is NOTHING you can do about it. You can't sit up to get a good cough out, and you try like hell to just keep swallowing and trying to ignore it so you don't disturb people by coughing or clearing your throat.  The last time I went I had a coughing fit which was complete TORTURE. I kept trying not to cough but realized there was no way around it so I tried to do it as quietly as possible with my mouth closed. It didn't work.  I started sweating, could feel my face getting bright red, and was worried my head was going to explode. Once I realized whatever I was doing wasn't going to cut it and I had to actually COUGH, I couldn't even bring my hand up to cover my mouth and had to just lay there like I had invisible straps on and just cough into the air with my mouth open. Gross. When that didn't even work I began to panic internally and got concerned that I was going to start thrashing about against my will. Thankfully, the acupuncturist came back into the room right then, made a beeline for me and mercifully popped a cough drop into my mouth. Sweet relief (even though it was icky menthol).  I haven't been back since.

 

"Oh, this feels so fabulous" - Bullshit.

I was never truly convinced it wasn't a bunch of BS anyway so I'm not too upset I haven't gone back. I think I'll try my luck with Clomid (proven results!) and see what happens. 

RE appt this Thursday!  I should be getting more Provera to start a new cycle (currently on CD50) and then likely the first round of Clomid.  Wish me luck!

Acupuncture Review

So I tried acupuncture for the first time last week and went for a second session today. I still am not sure what I think. I guess I like it - it's pretty relaxing. But besides that, I have no idea if it will actually help with anything and am rather skeptical. (Let's hope I'm eating my words because of a BFP in a few weeks! One can dream...)

I opted to go to a place that does acupuncture in a community setting - aka: you are in a big room with up to 9 other ppl also laying in recliners with needles sticking out of them. It is WAY cheaper (like, $20 per session vs. $75-$100 per) and you get the exact same "results". It's all warm and cozy in there and smells good and has relaxing music and they give you tons of blankets and it's so quiet and you just take a nap while your qi supposedly balances (?)/restores (?) itself. Whatever, it's relaxing.

While laying there today, I came to the determination that I could probably get the same result from  low-impact yoga (most of the time you're in the same half-conscious state as the meditative/relaxation part of a yoga class) except I wouldn't have to deal with having 10-20 needles sticking out of my body, AND I would be getting exercise while I'm at it. Huh.
 
Regardless, I think I'll keep going once a week for now because why the heck not?! If there's an option to nap in the middle of the day, I'll take it!

Acupuncture?

I think I'm going to look into acupuncture to see if it can help regulate my hormones/cycles and possibly get me to ovulate. I've never really been big on naturalistic medicine but I figure it can't hurt and if it gets to the point where my lady doctor starts talking meds I would rather exhaust other options first. After all, I've had back pain most of my life and was always resistant to seeing a chiropractor but I've made more progress seeing him once a week for just the last couple months than I have with years of Western medicine & physical therapy. Maybe I'll find something similar with acupuncture. I do have a couple friends who have tried it before and recommend it - one of them swore it regulated her cycles and she has PCOS too! 

Hopefully if I go I will look like this

instead of this

Eek!