Dear girls...
its disturbing to hear all your not so great experiences with acupuncturists who dont have good "bedside' manner or even any empathy. I agree with you Buggirl, Sue and Mindhugs, I dont think you should put up with anyone, incl gynos or doctors, who dont have decent communication skills or a positive supportive manner. I guess its OK for some surgeons (who are just going to take out your tonsils for example) not to have a great bedside manner, but when you're dealing with infertility its another ball game. I dont mean to say we are fragile precious little flowers who cant take any rough treatment - its just that when I choose to consult someone who says they are able to help my condition I expect them to have a respectful relationship with me and communicate in a way I can understand. Well thats just me .......... I was lucky my FS was able to recommend an acupuncture clinic where the practitioners really know what they are talking about, and have a lot of experience with IVF patients and actually talk to the FS about what they are doing too ....... and can tell me what they are doing in language i understand - I like that they are following proven research protocols too. But then its not so easy when you are not living in the city - so i hope your experience improves Possums .......... love to hear how you are all going with it.
I am not sure what to do. I just got back from my Acupuncturist - first appointment since last week's m/c. And she made me feel like cr*p. She really made me feel like it was my fault for not being patient and waiting - LIKE SHE TOLD ME - for my body to be ready. This really is not what I needed. I'm really torn because I think she is good at AP but at this point, I don't think she's good for my head - I was wavering between crying, getting up and walking out and just grin & bear (or is it bare) it. But I also think that I've had decent implantation success because of her - and she is also down the street from my office - a major plus when fitting this in. If anyone knows of a good (experienced with IVF), kind hearted AP that is convenient to the CBD in Melb please PM. She's also been very flexible with the pre-embryo retrieval and transfer - coming in when she's not scheduled to be working etc. I don't know what to do.
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