Appt with Dr Leanne Scott (fertility homeopath)

Our first session with Dr Leanne, I honestly thought I was NEVER going to go back to her. It felt like I was being interrogated because of how detailed and thorough her questions were. Well that is how I saw it at the time, it was just too much for me. I think the whole experience was frustrating because I went in aware of what the issues were, and I thought she would simply use Vitalab results to conclude her prognoses and recommend a treatment which would be less evasive, cheaper and faster. BUT she had a whole host of questions which I had to answer in my very vulnerable state. There were a few instances when I could actually feel a big lump in my throat. And I knew that at any given moment I was going to crack.

Her main objective was to understand what could be the cause of all the issues I had, what could have caused the ectopic pregnancy, what could be causing the blocked fallopian tube, why were my periods painful, why was my cycle inconsistent……

she dug deep……..

Her method is to investigate around hormonal imbalances, and she uses homeopathic together with herbal medicines and techniques to correct the problem. She wants to solve the root cause instead of dealing with symptoms. Although when I think about it now, I know she meant well, but that first appointment was bloody horrible.

Her advice was even if we decide to go the IVF route we first had to ensure that my hormones are balanced which would improve the chances of a successful IVF. She wanted to monitor and treat me for 3-4 months and then decide what we do afterwards.

I was gutted when she mentioned atleast 4 months. Remember patience and I are like oil and water, we do not get along. The plan I had in my head was for me to be pregnant by atleast June 2018 but here is this woman at the end of January advising I put any treatment on hold to try her method, without any guarantees that her method could actually help in unblocking the only fallopian tube I was left with.

Her plan of action was to first determine my hormone levels in the different periods within my cycle. I had to do bloodwork again, this time in day 3 and day 20 of my cycle.

She kept trying to explain to me why hormones were important by referring to the phases of the menstrual cycle diagram below which was placed on her desk…. I will explain in detail in the next blog

BUT……….. I could not hear what she was saying…. my mind opted to switch off, because she was not saying what I wanted to hear.

Leaving her rooms, I cried even more, mainly because I was extremely frustrated. The control freak in me had no control whatsoever on everything that was happening. I thought I would have a clear, quick and reasonable solution by the time I left her rooms, but I was back to square one. I felt like a failure, my body was failing me again. The hope I had when I stepped in her rooms was all gone…