Second Visit

I had my second acupuncture session on Wednesday.  When I first came in, my acupuncturist felt my pulse and got very excited.  She said that I was already more fertile and that I would get pregnant quickly.  I am choosing to believe what she says.  

This time I had a few more needles stuck in me and it seemed as though the acupuncturist stuck them in with a bit more conviction this time.  It still didn't hurt, but I felt more of them going in this time around. Instead of burning the herbs over my stomach like last time, she put some needles in my back.  I have no idea how she decides what to do each time, but I trust her.     

With two acupuncture treatments under my belt, I feel confident enough with my acupuncturist to share her information.  Her name is Mary Zhang and she runs the Chinese Medicine Clinic, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri.  

Mary is extremely knowledgeable about Chinese Medicine and I have really connected with her.  By this point, I've had experiences with lots of different doctors and nurses and specialists.  While I felt each of them were knowledgeable, I never really connected with any of them.  Mary has made me feel as if she truly cares about me.  More than that, she has given me hope.  Whether or not I end up getting pregnant with the help of acupuncture, Mary has given me the hope I desperately needed.  

I also appreciate that she is the one to call the shots.  When Adam and I met with other specialists, they always gave us lots of options.  They told us we could try an IUI or an IUI with Clomid or this test or that test.  I felt like we were the ones making important medical decisions and I didn't really have the knowledge to make those decisions.  I know having control over medical decisions is important to a lot of people.  But at this point, I just wanted someone to tell me what to do.  Mary has done that for me.  

She told me what she was going to do and what I needed to do.  She told me how often I needed to come do acupuncture treatments.  She told me what herbs and supplements to take.  She took all the decision-making pressure off of me.  

She also told me not to worry and that she would help me.  Countless people have told me not to worry. But for some reason, I believed Mary when she told me not to worry.  It's as if something has clicked in my brain and I turned over my worry to her.  Who knows how I'll feel in a month, but for now I'm at peace and full of hope.