- This little a-hole ate all of our tomatoes. Tomato plant is dead...
- I read a book called, "It All Starts With an Egg", that details the latest research and evidence out there on how to improve egg quality, since that is the only thing my doctors could come up with. All of the action items in the book are related to things we ingest and toxins we are exposed to. It is INSANE the amount of evidence out there on how our environment impacts and quite frankly jacks up our bodies and their functioning.
- The book lead me to seek additional support for making such changes and for figuring out exactly what I needed to be doing. After my last post I went to a naturopathic doctor at the Riordan Clinic, here in Wichita. They are known for doing extensive blood paneling and working to find the root cause of problems. They check all of your vitamin/nutrient levels, how your body is processing things and hormones. My appointment was AMAZING and awful all at the same time. What I loved:
1.) My doctor refused to call me infertile. She said I simply hadn't had a baby yet. (SERIOUSLY refreshing)
2.) My doctor was convinced she could get me pregnant. ( Cautiously optimistic )
3.) My doctor gave me goals that I could manage to get started on things and started on supplements to help with the issues that were present prior to seeing any blood work.
What I didn't love:
I went through the almost 2 hour appointment/consultation/check up/exam and go to the part where I was to go do my blood work and a nurse sat me down to go over what was being requested... then she started totaling these tests in a side column and presented me with a cost I didn't realize I would have. I was under the impression prior to the appointment that labs were covered.. nope not covered. I was crushed and I ugly cried. I felt like I was soooo close to having answers, to getting to see what might be going on to cause egg issues, but there was no way we would be spending that kind of money after everything else we have done this year.
What made up for this:
The nurse called after my appointment to say they could change things to allow for me to at least get a hormone panel completed for what I had already paid! Not the full panel I was needing, but a start and a glimpse at what is going on and then additional action steps to work on until I can save and afford the big panel !
So have made some changes to my lifestyle and am hoping for good things to come.
- My friend Thea go married! Her wedding was beautiful, as way she, though I cant say the same for Amanda and I's overall weekend trip to KC. It was comically HORRIBLE... so horribly funny I peed two pairs of pants and a dress (well, tinkled, but you get the drift)... We will save those stories for another post. (Wait, what wipe?)
- We had Austin's second annual birthday bash at the dunes. it was again a HUGE success. We love having our family and friends get to experience and share something that we love so so much !
