My new goal this year is to be optimistic. We are waiting for movement still with Nieman's paperwork. Our agency director is in route to Vietnam. He plans to meet with officials to see if he can get an answer on whether or not this adoption will be processed. The group of us waiting parents (24 in all) are actively writing letters to The State Department (i.e. Hilary Clinton) to see if she will take an interest in our cases and get involved.
I am also trying to be optimistic about the acupuncture. This week will be my third round of it. He is trying to focus the needles on the infertility. I keep trying to picture us with Nieman and me also pregnant. That would be the greatest. I could have my two kids and be done and my stress level would be less. I know, the parents reading this are thinking, you'll have new stress to deal with having two kids. I know I will, but it will be a enjoyable stress, fulfilling even. I'll take that over this.
Anyway, this is my new goal.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Big ball of stress
I've been a big ball of stress for a long time. I recently had some very painful neck and shoulder pain, I attributed to my pillow. So I changed pillows, it didn't fix the pain. I had always wondered about acupuncture. They say it was able help with infertility, too. I finally found someone who had done it and got the name and number of their doctor.
My first visit was today. I told him about my neck and shoulder pain, insomnia, infertility and poor circulation. He was very optimistic that if I gave it a chance over a couple cycles he could fix the infertility. He inserted about 25 needles in my feet, legs, hands, stomach, ears and top of my head. I have a high pain tolerance but he would put the needle in then push it deeper into the muscle. Then he would twist it until I felt some burning sensation (not bad). I laid there for 30 to 40 minutes relaxing and he removed them all.
He then had me sit in a chair and felt around on my neck and shoulders. He inserted another 7-10 needles there. I sat again for 10 minutes relaxing. He said that the tension in my shoulders and neck was from long term stress (wondered what that could be??). I plan to give this a try. I have another appointment next week.
My first visit was today. I told him about my neck and shoulder pain, insomnia, infertility and poor circulation. He was very optimistic that if I gave it a chance over a couple cycles he could fix the infertility. He inserted about 25 needles in my feet, legs, hands, stomach, ears and top of my head. I have a high pain tolerance but he would put the needle in then push it deeper into the muscle. Then he would twist it until I felt some burning sensation (not bad). I laid there for 30 to 40 minutes relaxing and he removed them all.
He then had me sit in a chair and felt around on my neck and shoulders. He inserted another 7-10 needles there. I sat again for 10 minutes relaxing. He said that the tension in my shoulders and neck was from long term stress (wondered what that could be??). I plan to give this a try. I have another appointment next week.
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