SHER Institute Appointment

Today I saw my LAc again. I am going on week 6 now. Told her still having sweaty feet and hair falling out! It seems I am 10dpo. I really don't know, but that's what it looks like. Anyway, told her I was confused because she suggested I follow alkanine/acid diet, but PCOS diet is based on glycemic index. She said to follow hers since I am not severely PCOS. Actually, I was never tested for it. My RE saw it on u/s when I saw him in June and said I had beginning signs of it that seemed to be progressing throughout the years. I told her that grinding the granules in the mortar helped to not have so many granules undissolved, and putting lemon in it has given it a much easier to drink taste. She gave me the following regimen of teas:

• Beautiful Sweetgum Fruit (Fructus Liquidambaris--Lulutong)
• Che Qian Zi (Plantago asiatica--seed)
• Cowherb Seed (Semen Vaccariae--Wangbuliuxing)
• Dodder Seed (Semen Cuscutae--Tusizi)
• Fleeceflower Root (Radix Polygoni Multiflori--Heshouwu)
• Green Tangerine Peel (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride--Qingpi)
• Himalayan Teasel Root (Radix Dipsaci--Xuduan)
• Motherwort Herb (Herba Leonuri--Yimucao)
• Nutgrass Galingale Rhizome (Rhizoma Cyperi--Xiangfu)
• Prepared Rehmannia Root (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata--Shudihuang)

So I have been doing really good. I continue drinking my green veggie juice in the mornings, but now I add an apple and a carrot to it. Either I'm really acquiring a taste for it, or has been very tasty lately. I think it's probably the first, since I put spinach, celery, collard greens, bell pepper, parsley, cucumber and then a carrot and green apple (they are more alkaline).

Last weekend I did a half day fast of fresh veggie & green fruit juice and I lost 3 pounds. I think I will try it all day tomorrow and see how that works out. It is supposed to cleanse your system of any toxicity you may have.

We were really excited today because we saw our new RE. He was so thorough that I really liked him. He said before we got into another IVF treatment, he wanted to run some tests to rule out that everything is okay with me and my husband. Unfortunately, the tests are not covered by insurance, but we will manage. He said they will tun tests for immune, anatomic (polyps, fibroids), and hormonal (insulin) systems. Here is the plan:

1. get RE records (embryology, IVF flow sheets and blood tests)
2. SDI testing for huband (DNA integrity tests--not covered by insurance and takes 10 days to get results
3. blood work to check my immune issues (not covered by insurance and takes 10 days to get results)
4. perform a hysteroscopy (possibly covered by insurance)

I'm really excited about this. I figured we can't lose anything. Who knows, while we get all of these tests done, maybe the acupuncture will kick in and I will get pregnant and won't need another IVF.

LAc--going on Week 5

Today I saw LAc again. This is going on week 5. I can't believe it. I talked to her about several things. Told her I was reading book she recommended and began drinking green veggie juice in mornings. She said it was great, but that I didn't have to follow the book strictly, and instead incorporate some of the fruit items she included in her list. She gave me another regimen of teas to take which include:

• Beautiful Sweetgum Fruit (Fructus Liquidambaris--Lulutong)
• Che Qian (Plantago asiatica (seed))
• Chinese Angelica (Radix Angelicae Sinensis--Danggui)
• Chinese # 0507011
• Chinese # 0510081
• Dodder Seed (Semen Cuscutae--Tusizi)
• Fleeceflower Root (Radix Polygoni Multiflori--Heshouwu)
• Himalayan Teasel Root (RAdix Dipsaci--Xuduan)
• Motherwort Herb (Herba Leonuri--Yimucao)
• Nutgras Galingale Rhizom (Rhizoma Cyperi--Xiangfu)

She said we will wait for AF to show up.

Acupuncture Visit #3

Well, my vacation was good, it could have been a lot better. I saw LAc on Thursday, July 13th. I told her that it is impossible for me to drink tea without any added sugar, when I was able to drink it before. She said that as time passes within cycle, tea gets stronger and stronger. We'll se what this next tea hold for me. This is what I have to take this time:

• Chinese Angelica (Radix Angelicae Sinensis--Danggui)
• Chinese Number # 0510081 (1.5)
• Chinese Number # 0510081 (2)
• Chinese Number #0510081 (1)
• Cowherb Seed (Semen Vaccariae--Wangbuliuxing) ANOTHER SEMEN NAME!
• Dodder Seed (Semen Cuscutae--Tusizi) WHAT KIND OF A NAME IS THAT!
• Fleeceflower Root (Radix Polygoni Multiflori--Heeshouwu)
• Himalayan Teasel Root (Radix Dipsaci--Xuduan)
• Motherwort Herb (Herba Leonuri--Yimucao)
• Nutgrass Galingale Rhizome (Rhizoma Cyperi--Xiangfu)

It seems these are the ones that are gross! I have triple the ingredients of something I have no idea what it is!

I had to call LAc because she was one day short on my teas. She said I can reschedule and come on Wednesday as soon as possible after my training.

She said I must begin to change my eating habits and exercise! So I went and bought a book that she uses in here office called The pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health by Dr. Robert and Shelly Young. It is really good. I began drinking my green veggie juice on Friday and will continue doing so in the mornings. The tea is getting even worse than ever before. I have to literaly hold my nose with one hand, while I use the other one to drink the tea, then some water and then some fruit before I let it go. Sometimes, even then, I can still taste the flavor of the tea.