Achievements:
One of my fertility patients had an extra-long menstrual cycle when we met. My treatment goal is to regulate the cycle. Make it as close to 28 days as possible. Reduce the clots. Get her basal body temperature chart to have a nice peak and plunge instead of the flat shape of the previous month. It is our second month of weekly treatments, and her cycle is now 27 days. The clots are smaller and less frequent. Her chart line looks perfect! I'm excited to have a patient that follows the protocol of acupuncture and herbs, and charts her temperature for me. Sometimes it's hard to express how important that is for tracking progress, and that once they do, they will be quickly encouraged by the results.
Disappointments:
Acne is very difficult to treat. There is a whole specialty in herbal medicine for dermatology, which is beyond my knowledge. I don't lead patients to believe I can help with that, unless the acne is a direct result of stress. Then it's easily treatable by treating stress, so I will try. I have discovered that my current patient is not such a case.
Struggles:
I'm fascinated by mood disorders. I study depression and anxiety whenever I can, and I call upon the knowledge I have from my own life to make sense of it all. I have an instinct to sympathize and share when I hear that someone is suffering from these issues. But I also know that professionally, some patients don't need to hear about me. They are trying to seek treatment and think my personal life has no place in their treatment time. I don't exactly know what my patients who let me share think of it. An hour treatment leads to a lot of discussion. I'm passionate about this as my specialty. I hope I am tolerated, if not appreciated, for my interest. My intention is to express how confident I am in the treatments I use.
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