Evening girls, I had my first hypnotherapy meeting this morning so I will describe that at the end, but first ... [drumroll, please] ... personals!
kdw - good luck and temping can be tricking (and drive you insane). while your temp should be higher at night, it you drank something within an hr or so or temping or had been talking (mouth open) then you can naturally lower it at least in your mouth. GL!
deb - i hope that you o'd!
stef - i hope that you o'd, too!
relka - i'm sorry. i was really holding out hope. *hug*
doolin - bleh to insomnia. i haven't been able to fall asleep at night either lately. don't know what it is but too bad about the "immaculate conception" - glad that you o'd!
rywaller - in college they gave me a copy of my b/w but now my doc is like your's, just tells me what is good and what isn't. i would ask for the numbers. it's like: do you mean my b/w is fine or fine for someone with pcos?
tummy - GL. i really hope it goes well.
so ... hypnotherapy ... well, since we had already discussed a lot of my issues (pcos/not ovulating) she asked if there was anything else. i mentioned gaining weight since going off the pill and trying to eat better/exercise. then she put me into my hypnotic/subconscious state. and had me think about anything in my body that didn't seem to be working. i said my ovaries (shock!) and she asked me to visualize them. it's weird b/c i saw them on a u/s and know that they look the same and have the same chain o' pearls cysts and yet when i pictured them one (the left - which began twinging and has been twinging all day) was full of cysts while the right looked almost dead. she had me talk to them (anyone ever see or read the magic schoolbus books/shows? yeah, it was that) and what i discovered from this was that i feel REALLY GUILTY about having PCOS. like if i ate better or exercised more i could have prevented all this and it's all my fault. she "suggested" that i forgive myself and move on but i had actually not realized that i was so mad at myself for all this. then she "suggested" that i reach for healthy food and move (not necessarily exercise) more. i found it to be a positive experience.
oh, and yeah, as part of the fun of being a grad student i get to teach - i actually really like it cause i want to be a teacher.
to everyone i missed - a big HELLO
