First acupuncture visit

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I have unexplained infertility at this point. I had some uterine

issues (uterine precancer), but that was fixed. I have polycystic

ovarian syndrome, so I get a lot of ovarian cysts. I've had 2

artificial inseminations (IUI) done. The first time, I got pregnant

but miscarried. The second time, I had TWELVE eggs, but still did

NOT get pregnant. The odds were tremendous that I'd have multiples,

even. I'm going to do a 3rd try at IUI later on in October, and my

fertility doctor had mentioned that sometimes Acupuncture helps with

fertility cycles, so I decided to try it.

 

My health insurance has a list of acupuncturists that they have a

copay agreement with, so I picked the nearest one. My first

acupuncture visit was yesterday. I'm seeing Dr. Su-Cheng Yu in

Tracy, California. Anyone know her? She's a middle-aged lady with a

sweet smile. I'm not sure if she specializes in fertility, but she

did show me a picture of some children that had been born to a lady

she had treated.

 

Dr. Yu also told me my pulse was very deep and rapid. Anyone want to

inform me what this might mean? I'm a medical assistant, so I know

my pulse is high (it runs around 100 usually) for my respiration rate

(I breathe around 8 times per minute). I'm just wondering what

the " deep " part might mean relative to my health.

 

Dr. Yu explained to me about the canals and then stuck the needles in

my legs and my abdomen. I did feel some wierd nerve-type sensations

with some of the leg ones. Very interesting experience. I didn't

feel different afterward, except one of my knees was popping and

feeling like I'd had a good run on it. I suppose this is normal?

 

I'm to go back once a week for now. Anything else I should do to

help myself out? I tried to explain the cysts on my ovaries always

being there, but sometimes they are larger than others and sometimes

small enough to be of no consequence, but we had a bit of a language

difficulty. I also tried to explain that I had 2 D & Cs (dilation and

curettage of my uterus) because of the uterine precancer, but not

sure I got that across, either. Just looking for any helpful hints

here.

 

Thanks!

Pam Whiteley