Aug. 10, 2014
So, turns out I'm sick again. My lethargy and aches weren't in my head. I went to my TCM yesterday thinking the herbs may be worsening whatever was wrong with me, and I was right. The herbs nourish the body and everything in it...including viruses.
My TCM pretty much told me every symptom I had before I was able to get the words out of my mouth. By checking my pulses and tongue she asked if I was tired? Check. Dry mouth and thirsty? Check. Achy? Check. I also told her I'd felt like a lump was in my throat for several days. It didn't hurt, just was annoying. Yesterday my throat was a tiny bit scratchy, but that was it.
She told me in abbreviated English that "medicine" made my immunity down. Translation? The meds for the UTI did a bang up job getting rid of the UTI. It also wreaked havoc on the rest of my body.
Isn't it fascinating? Western medicine (and don't get me wrong, I love Western medicine and everything it has to offer) works in the way it targets one thing. It's amazingly exact and precise which is wonderful, but the down side is, it only has ONE medication. Eastern medicine has a different philosophy. They prescribe herbs that will treat one condition as well as all the others that may come up from treating the condition. What do I mean? I know have a mix of about 35 herbs that will treat everything wrong with my body, while boosting my immune system and organ functions. It all works TOGETHER to ensure my body heals properly all while treating what is wrong.
I don't blame Western medicine for their philosophy because the fact of the matter is, a lot of medicines are powerful and work efficiently. The reason Western medicine doesn't treat the whole body in one pill is, it's mass produced. Western medicines are researched and distributed wide spread to keep cost down and be efficient. Eastern medicines are prescribed and measured precisely for each patient. It isn't cost effective.
Anyway, good news. No UTI - thank you Western medicine (although next time my TCM said they have a great UTI herb mixture without the side effects so I think I'll try it) and thank you Eastern herbs for getting me back on my feet. It felt like when I had Epstein Bar. So far, I took two doses yesterday (and went to bed at 8:45 pm) and one dose this morning and I already have more energy. I have one week of medicinal herbs and then back to my fertility mixture.
In other news. I had a HUGE temp spike yesterday which I though may be a low grade fever, and I was right. Today it dropped back down to 97.33. So, either a fall back rise, or I didn't ovulate afterall. I've had positive OPK's for about five days now so my body is REAAAALLLLLLYYYY trying. Tonight, however, is the supermoon? What is that you ask? A supermoon is when the moon is at it's closest to earth on it's elliptical access. It will be enormous and light up the sky.
http://earthsky.org/space/what-is-a-supermoon
Since full moons are synonymous with fertility, I'm hoping that the "super" moon will literally rip one of those eggs right outta there!! Sound a little "out there?" The lunar month is what the women's cycle is based on. Some fascinating stuff. Check out this article for an overview.
http://astrology.about.com/od/themoon/a/MoonFertility.htm
I'll be honest I really started to have anxiety this morning when my temp came down and my OPK was still positive. I started having a freak out moment of this is what happened when I was diagnosed. Fortunately 1. - my HPT yesterday was almost barely non existent so it WAS the high LH surge making it turn, not residual HCG in my system, and 2. I've reminded myself I've put this in God's hands. Trying to "time" things properly for a baby is silly. I've let God know I trust we'll conceive and since he's the one in charge of releasing the eggs anyway, he'll know the "appropriate" time to do so.
In the mean time, healing and remaining optimistic.
So, turns out I'm sick again. My lethargy and aches weren't in my head. I went to my TCM yesterday thinking the herbs may be worsening whatever was wrong with me, and I was right. The herbs nourish the body and everything in it...including viruses.
My TCM pretty much told me every symptom I had before I was able to get the words out of my mouth. By checking my pulses and tongue she asked if I was tired? Check. Dry mouth and thirsty? Check. Achy? Check. I also told her I'd felt like a lump was in my throat for several days. It didn't hurt, just was annoying. Yesterday my throat was a tiny bit scratchy, but that was it.
She told me in abbreviated English that "medicine" made my immunity down. Translation? The meds for the UTI did a bang up job getting rid of the UTI. It also wreaked havoc on the rest of my body.
Isn't it fascinating? Western medicine (and don't get me wrong, I love Western medicine and everything it has to offer) works in the way it targets one thing. It's amazingly exact and precise which is wonderful, but the down side is, it only has ONE medication. Eastern medicine has a different philosophy. They prescribe herbs that will treat one condition as well as all the others that may come up from treating the condition. What do I mean? I know have a mix of about 35 herbs that will treat everything wrong with my body, while boosting my immune system and organ functions. It all works TOGETHER to ensure my body heals properly all while treating what is wrong.
I don't blame Western medicine for their philosophy because the fact of the matter is, a lot of medicines are powerful and work efficiently. The reason Western medicine doesn't treat the whole body in one pill is, it's mass produced. Western medicines are researched and distributed wide spread to keep cost down and be efficient. Eastern medicines are prescribed and measured precisely for each patient. It isn't cost effective.
Anyway, good news. No UTI - thank you Western medicine (although next time my TCM said they have a great UTI herb mixture without the side effects so I think I'll try it) and thank you Eastern herbs for getting me back on my feet. It felt like when I had Epstein Bar. So far, I took two doses yesterday (and went to bed at 8:45 pm) and one dose this morning and I already have more energy. I have one week of medicinal herbs and then back to my fertility mixture.
In other news. I had a HUGE temp spike yesterday which I though may be a low grade fever, and I was right. Today it dropped back down to 97.33. So, either a fall back rise, or I didn't ovulate afterall. I've had positive OPK's for about five days now so my body is REAAAALLLLLLYYYY trying. Tonight, however, is the supermoon? What is that you ask? A supermoon is when the moon is at it's closest to earth on it's elliptical access. It will be enormous and light up the sky.
http://earthsky.org/space/what-is-a-supermoon
Since full moons are synonymous with fertility, I'm hoping that the "super" moon will literally rip one of those eggs right outta there!! Sound a little "out there?" The lunar month is what the women's cycle is based on. Some fascinating stuff. Check out this article for an overview.
http://astrology.about.com/od/themoon/a/MoonFertility.htm
I'll be honest I really started to have anxiety this morning when my temp came down and my OPK was still positive. I started having a freak out moment of this is what happened when I was diagnosed. Fortunately 1. - my HPT yesterday was almost barely non existent so it WAS the high LH surge making it turn, not residual HCG in my system, and 2. I've reminded myself I've put this in God's hands. Trying to "time" things properly for a baby is silly. I've let God know I trust we'll conceive and since he's the one in charge of releasing the eggs anyway, he'll know the "appropriate" time to do so.
In the mean time, healing and remaining optimistic.
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