Chasing Pitter Patters: K.I.S.S. - Keepin' it Short and Simple

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

K.I.S.S. - Keepin' it Short and Simple

It's CD16. I haven't peed on a single stick this cycle. I must be mad!

It didn't rain a drop yesterday. It was much warmer than the days we've been having. My BBT shot up by 0.5˚ this morning! That's astounding! My body responds to ambient temperature. I am sure now I must be part reptilian!

But TCM doc says I am nowhere near ovulation. I am not warm enough. I need to be defrosted more.

Good news is - my former heaty upper body and colder lower body is more evenly balanced now. I am glad my schizophrenic body has decided to reunite. But I will sure miss being Ms.Hot Babe and Ms.Cool Chick at the same time!

Ta-Da! End of post!

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Oct 20, 2008--1st consultation w TCM doc. Diagnosis: blood stasis, cold condition, cold uterus, hormonal imbalance, wind, low kidney ying and yang. Started acupuncture & herbs right away. Continued with daily herbs, and acupuncture twice weekly. Husband also treated for low sperm morphology. We decided to have break from TTC for a few months

Nov 19, 2008--1st period after starting TCM. Miraculously no pain!

Dec 20, 2008--2nd period after starting TCM.Again no pain, but unusual bleeding for 19 days.

Jan 28, 2009--3rd period after starting TCM. Mild ache for 1 day, heavy flow. Started TTC this cycle.

Feb 16, 2009--Ovulated naturally

Feb 26, 2009-- Last TCM session before vacation

Mar 1, 2009--Departed for vacation

Mar 10, 2009--Discovered I was Pregnant! Jaw dropped! Hit jackpot right away after resuming TTC for only 1 month!

Mar 14, 2009--Spotting started, off and on for 2 weeks

Mar 25, 2009--Miscarriage. Coupled with severe gastritis. Thought I was going to die!

April 20, 2009--Resumed TCM treatment w daily herbs and acupuncture twice weekly

May 11, 2009--1st period after miscarriage. Pain from hell for 3 days. Cramps, heavy flow, clots.

June 15, 2009-2nd period after miscarriage. Excruciating pain for 3 days but 30-40% less than previous period. Clots, flow moderate. No ovulation detected this cycle.

July 26, 2009--3rd period after miscarriage. Pain for 3 days but 30% less than previous period. Clots, flow moderate.

Aug 19, 2009--Ovulated naturally

Sep 2, 2009--4th Period after miscarriage. Pain for 2 days, 50% less pain. Clots, flow moderate. TCM doc's conclusion - progress slow due to wind & obstruction of channels still present from miscarriage.

Sep 7, 2009--1st Moxibustion for more aggressive treatment. Continued for 5 consecutive days. Significant increase in heat levels in body. After 3-day break, had 6 more moxibustion sessions.

Sep 19, 2009--Ovulated naturally and earlier on CD19

Oct 4, 2009--5th Period after miscarriage. 1 day of pain only! Woohoo! Pain intensity less than previous month and no clots-Getting better! Completed total of 12 moxa sessions this past cycle.

Oct 12, 2009--Started moxa for current cycle. Eventually completed 10 moxa sessions. Qi and heat levels good. Hand injury on Oct 15 had minimal effect on my general condition. Had a round of anti-biotics and tetanus shot for hand.

Nov 6, 2009--Treated yeast infection with Canesten 1-Day pessary which caused significant bleeding. Consumed 2x150ml of cultured milk for 3 days to build up good bacteria that anti-biotics destroyed.

Nov 9, 2009--6th period after miscarriage. Horrible relapse in pain that lasted 5 and 1/2 days, although pain intensity same as previous month. Heavy flow, clots even on CD6, gastritis, lower back pain. Disappointed is an understatement.

17 Nov, 2009--Started 1st moxa for new cycle ie:7th cycle since miscarriage. Completed 8 moxa sessions almost consecutively. Did not even ovulate this cycle.

11 Dec, 2009--Started spotting for 9 days. No sign of red flow. Can we even call this a period? If so it would be my 7th period after m/c

Jan 2010--No idea if I ovulated because we went on vacation in Boracay and did not care.

10 Jan, 2010--Crap! Period came during my last 2 days of vacation in Boracay. Took painkillers at the first sign of pain (2 days). Flow was a little heavy at first, then moderate and was over in 7 days. Red fresh flow. No clots. Yay!

22 Jan, 2010--1st visit with new acupuncturist ie 2nd TCM doc. Only medicine prescribed.

25 Jan, 2010--1st acupuncture session with new acupuncturist. Nearly died from pain.

27 Jan, 2010--My elusive egg reappeared! I finally ovulated naturally again for the 1st time since Nov 09.

5 Feb, 2010--New acupuncturist claimed there was a 90% chance I could get pregnant this cycle. Yeah right!

11 Feb, 2010--Got my 8th period after m/c. Usual awful AF-cramps, heavy flow, clots, but finished efficiently within 7 days

15 Mar, 2010--After obsessing about my egg being MIA again, the OPK finally turned positive on CD 33.

29 Mar, 2010--Another BFN. AF brought 2 days of pain but the flow is more normal and with occasional clots.

26 Apr, 2010--New TCM fertility specialist-TCM doc No3. Diagnosed with adenomyosis and 3cm fibroid from u/s. Started new herbs right away taken in capsule form, daily. No acupuncture prescribed.

3 May, 2010--10th period after m/c. No sign that I ovulated. Fibroid swelled to 4.8cm on u/s on CD 1. Two days of pain but was greatly minimized by TCM herbal cramp medication. Amazed that herbs work for pain! The flow is normal. I think TCM has helped regulate the blood flow.

22 June, 2010--11th period after m/c. Ridiculously long 50-day cycle with ovulation on CD40. Two days of AF pain but was greatly minimized by TCM herbal cramp medication. Blood flow good and moderate. Gastritis was awful though.

2WW - 2 Week Wait

Adeno - Adenomyosis

AF - Aunt Flo (period)

ART - Assisted Reproductive

Technology

BBT - Basal Body Temperature

BFN - Big Fat Negative

(not pregnant)

BFP - Big Fat Positive

(pregnant)

BIL - Brother-in-law

CD - Cycle Day

CM - Cervical Mucous

DH - Dear Husband

DPO - Days Past Ovulation

Endo - Endometriosis

FIL - Father-in-law

Golden Child- my sis-in-law's 5 yr

old daughter

@ Her Royal Highness

IF - Infertility

IVF - In Vitro Fertilisation

HPT - Home Pregnancy Test

M/C - Miscarriage

MIL - Mother-in-law

Moxa - Moxibustion - TCM

therapy where

acupuncture needles

are indirectly heated by

a burning cigar-like stick

made of muwort herb

O - Ovulation/Ovulate

OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit

POAS - Pee On A Stick

SIL - Sister-in-law

TCM - Traditional Chinese

Medicine

TMI - Too much information

TTC - Trying To Conceive

U/S - Ultrasound