Hi Girls,

My husband and i have been trying to conceive for 18 months. In the first 6 months we thought every month we were pregnant, and then felt the dissapointment that came when i got my period.

We continually went to the doctors but they said they wouldnt do any tests until we were trying for 12 months. I tried ovulation kits which none the months i did not ovulate. When we got to 12 months the tests started. I was tested and the doctor told me that I was ovulating. My husband had a semen analysis and the doctor told him that everything was fine. I then had a hycosy which showed that i have two blocked fallopian tubes.

We then booked in on a 3 month waiting list for a laparoscopy which i am having this friday. While we waited we saw a accupuncture specialist for fertility and to try and help with the blocked fallopian tubes. That was not succesful. We then had a second opinion with a doctor who reviewed all of our results and then gave us the disapointing and unbelievable news that our doctor had wrongly diagnosed our results. I was advised that the tests showed that i was not ovulating at all, and that my husband had a low sperm count.

I am depressed, and i dont know what to do. my husband is really supportive and is constantly telling me we will get through this and we can always try ivf.

I dont know why i am going to get the laparoscopy if they are just going to point me in the direction of ivf and in the back of my head i will always have the thought of everything going on.

Has anyone been in this situation or have any advise for me. Everyone around me is pregnant and having babies and are constantly asking when its my turn?

I have been reading these stories for nearly 2 years and each time i get a test result back its worse than the last. I read that if u think about it too much it wont happen so we took 7 weeks off work and went to europe and have just recently returned. Perhaps taking time out and not thinking about it might give us some hope. But i am guessing nothing would happen when both my tubes are completely blocked.

My heart goes out to all the ladies who have been trying for even longer than me or are in situations worse than mine. Why are some people so lucky and find it so easy to fall pregnant and the rest of us not.

Please someone help us.

I have a friend (a Christian) who believes that we should all still be eating according the the dietary laws in the book of Leviticus. She also does not believe in "real" medicine - meaning NO M.D.s - only nuts, berries, accupuncture and herbs that remove unnamed (and unclear) toxins from the body. She also refers to virtually EVERY FOOD ITEM THAT IS NOT ORGANIC as "TOXIC".

I pointed out to her a verse in Matthew 15 where Jesus addresses the pharisees specifically regarding eating/food and Jesus tells them that it is not what we put in our mouths that defiles us, but what comes out of our mouths that does.

My friend says, well, yes, it's VERY CONTROVERSIAL in the Christian Community (as a whole) and that it's basically a 50/50 split - 1/2 of ALL Christians believe that we are supposed to eat according to old testament dietary laws and the other 1/2 do not believe we are required to follow those laws.

I happen to believe not only that we are NOT required to follow Old Test. dietary laws, but also that the majority - much more than 1/2 of the entire Christian community agrees with me. If I take 25 of my closest Christian friends, this particular friend and her husband (who makes his living as a Naturopathic "Doctor" by the way) are the only 2 who make this claim that we are all still supposed to follow the Old Test. for our eating habits. I don't find it controversial unless they are involved in the discussion.

What do you think? Is the Christian community divided on this issue?
Thanks Jon for the extra Bible reference!

Thanks too to David - I'm a believer also!
Wayf, I agree with you entirely. I do think we've come miles from just blindly trusting every bit of medical advice we hear or from taking a medication for every ailment we have and throwing caution to the wind. HOWEVER, Medical Doctors are necessary and oftentimes their medical training and treatment of disease is a great gift from God.
I will be wherever God deems I should be in the Kingdom of Heaven and I will be happy. Faith is not a race or a popularity contest - I thank God for that.

for 3 months, i've had lower abdominal pain on my right side. its a constant pain and nothing makes it better. it makes it worse when you press down on it. i already had my appendix out last year. i had an ultra sound, ct scan, x rays, stool samples, a colonoscopy, endoscopy, and had blood taken many times. all came back normal. i also went to a gynecologist and she didnt find anything. no one knows what else to do. what are some other options of what i could do, or what could it be? also i lost 10 pounds unintentionally. they said MAYBE its scar tissue and i could get laproscopic surgery...vbut my mom doesnt want me to because it could just come back. they also said i could try accupuncture and pain management but i KNOW that wont work. im 13 years old

Today was my second accupunture treatment. I have an autonomic nervous system that doesnt function properly, so I have very tense muscles with knots, fatigue, TMJ, and insomnia among other things. I didnt feel much different after yesterday's accupuncture but today when I went in, I had a headache, so they did this "3 point" thing on my head with needles and massage to rid the headache. He also did a "cupping" technique on my upper back and found that my blood was "foamy" which he said meant I have a lot of toxins built up.

So why did I have a dull headache all day afterward (still), when the cupping technique was supposed to relax muscles and the 3 point technique was supposed to ease headache?
He also mentioned to me yesterday to take it easy for a week or so because I will be sort of detoxing and that will take much of my body's energy.

for 3 months, i've had lower abdominal pain on my right side. its a constant pain and nothing makes it better. it makes it worse when you press down on it. i already had my appendix out last year. i had an ultra sound, ct scan, x rays, stool samples, a colonoscopy, endoscopy, and had blood taken many times. all came back normal. i also went to a gynecologist and she didnt find anything. no one knows what else to do. what are some other options of what i could do, or what could it be? also i lost 10 pounds unintentionally. they said MAYBE its scar tissue and i could get laproscopic surgery...vbut my mom doesnt want me to because it could just come back. they also said i could try accupuncture and pain management but i KNOW that wont work. im 13 years old
no pain killers help
no i havent fallen. its not an ovarian cyst because she looked. im not really sure what to do and my mom isnt sure what next step to take.
she said that if i can think of ANYWHERE else to go or anything besides what the doc suggested, she'll take me there. i just dont know what to do.

I have had NF since birth. It a genitic disease. I am constantly in pain and I always have to ask my husband to rub or massage or I have to take tons of pills which dont even help. i cant sleep at nigh and take handfulls of sleeping pills which dont work either. I cry and wish this not even on my worst enemy. This diseasecan cause brain tumors cancer and lots of terrible things. I already have lots of "skin tumors" on mmy body which are unconterbale. Also have tons of fibrods in mr periferial nerves which give me no rest or peace cause my arms and legs and whole body in agonozing pain. I just want the pain to stop. I cant enjoy my life. Caant enjoy my husband or son. I always have to sleep and lay around all day because of the pain. This have come to the point to where I am now depressed stressed and have axniety. I am tired. I dont want to take any more pills. It just makes it worse with all the side effects. Is there any nayural ways to help me. Accupuncture is NOT an option. thankx

I have had this rather sharp pain in my lower back only on the left side for about 4 days now. I was wondering if maybe it might be a kidney problem, but I don't have any other symptoms of kidney problems like blood in urine or burning sensations, nausea, etc. It hurts to the point of not being able to get it massaged because that just makes it hurt worse. I'm considering accupuncture, but I'd like to know what's wrong first! HELP!

My husband has been tested, I have had an HSG x-ray and tubes are fine, blood work, took clomid for 3 months and responded very well with high numbers, did IUI, wore progesterone patch, hcg shot to induce ovulation...you name it...I have done it. We cannot affort adoption or invitro and I don't know what else to do. Is anyone else going through this? **Please do not reply with stuff like don't stress, it will happen...or don't think about it and it will happen, or anything like that. I know about accupuncture, herbs, robitussen...done it all, so no advice about that either. I appreciate it but at this point, I can't take anymore of that stock advice. Any REAL help would be appreciated. I don't mean to sound rude, so thank you for understanding in advance.