My acupuncturist says I have blocked tubes

[ticklish]

Hi Ren,

Sounds like a Chinese Medicine diagnoses to me. Chinese Medicine quite often links illness or disfunction in the body to damp conditions in the body. My acupuncturist wants to give me herbs to dry up dampness in my body - but only once bubs is born.

I wouldn't be overly concerned - I doubt that it would be something that your Dr would know or even believe in.

Sounds like an imbalance of normal bacteria to me. Have you also been told to avoid sugars as well as the yeast-free diet? Fungus, like thrush likes to thrive on sugars. I have read about women going to naturopaths because of an inability to concieve and being placed on anti-candida diets and then falling pregnant. Sounds like a similar theory to me.

If you are O'ing every cycle I'd say you are in with a chance. Also feeling more relaxed about things is really positive!!

Good luck,
TICKLISH

[Laranna]

Aww Ren I agree with Ticklish...I still think you are in with a chance and it sounds like you are doing all the right things.

My blocked tubes were diagnosed when I had my lap for endo and the gynae did the dye studies on both tubes. I'm not sure if there are other ways from the "medical" point of view to determine if your tubes are blocked...

As you know I did fall pregnant naturally and as it happened when on holidays in Europe, DP keeps joking that it was all that yummy European food

I say keep doing what you're doing! Sending lots of your way!

[Shanti]

Jodi - thanks matey. Yeah i think i will go to see a Dr but not a specialist just yet unless the Dr advises....
Ticklish - yeah that's what i think, the Dr wouldn't have any idea what i was on about if i told him what the Acupuncturist had said! lol but i could try! and yeah you are right, i think its an imbalance of bacteria too i've always been prone to that happening and thrush infections so perhaps that's why? through my diet i can fix this....yes she said stay away from lots of fruit too much sugar and stay away from sugar in general just have a bit a day. (which is hard!) I was thinking about seeing a naturopath actually to see if she can give me further advice about a good diet seeing as the acupuncturist doesn't generally do diets she is more natural medicine, kinesiology and acupuncture..... yeah i am def more relaxed this cycle and i basically think it's not going to happen so yeah hopefully that attitude helps!!!! I really do think that it's not going to happen anytime soon so at least i won't get upset when AF comes! (well i will still be upset)

Laranna - hey sweet, i know i'm still in with a chance and that's a good thing hey. We have BD every 2nd day approx so i guess we do have a chance and ppl with blocked tubes like yourself still fell pregnant so i have a chance!! Yeah sometimes i wonder how does she pick up that i have partially blocked tubes?!? But through kinesiology she does and i believe in it because she has been doing it so long now and helped many women! Also she picked up that i had a thrush infection the other week and i was like 'no, no way" (had no symptoms) and then the next day woke feeling like i had one and i did!!! so that made me realise she knows her stuff! lol

* I get frustrated at what to eat because i think that i'm eating healthy foods (like fruit) then find out it's not good for my body!! lol that's frustrating knowing i can't eat certain 'healthy' foods!!

I'm ok, i just have to keep going and keep persisting at this...... it's just one of life's challenges and once i've overcome it and pregnant it will all be worth it