Testimonials
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a. Infertility Acupuncture Video Testimonial
b. Skin Condition Acupuncture Video Testimonial
2. Written Testimonials
Rebecca R. - New Haven, CT. In November
of 2003, I met the man I was going to marry. It was one of those things that you
see in the movies - 2 people meet and it is love at first sigh. I know, it's
corny... but for me and my husband, it was true. We got married 2 years later
and immediately wanted to start trying to have a baby. My husband was 38 and I
was 31 - no one was getting any younger!! We tried for about a year and a half
before thinking that maybe we might want to talk to someone. My husband was
diagnosed with bilateral varicocele and was told that the condition could be
contributing to our infertility problems. He decided to have surgery to correct
it. We were told that it could be 6 months to a year before we would see any
results from the surgery and neither one of us wanted to wait that long.
In January of 2006, we decided to talk to my
OB/GYN and we tried one round of Intra-Uterine insemination (IUI). That was
unsuccessful, even with being on Clomid to help develop the eggs. In June of
2006, we went to the Yale Fertility Center and met with Dr. Taylor. He promised
me that I would be pregnant in a year. He had a lot of success with In-Vitro
Fertilization (IVF) and after all of our tests, he said that there should be no
problem getting me pregnant.
The first round of IVF, I did not produce
enough eggs, so they converted the cycle to IUI - which...again, was
unsuccessful.
The 2nd round
of IVF went better. I progressed normally and developed 15 eggs. They were able
to retrieve 14 and 10 of those retrieved fertilized. On day 3, Dr. Taylor
transferred 3 embryos. We originally received a positive result, but miscarried
(early). My 3rd cycle, I developed
16 eggs, but only 12 were retrieved. Of the 12, they were only able to fertilize
10. On day 5, we transferred 2 blastocycsts. This cycle was the hardest. I over
stimulated my ovaries, had to have pain medication after the transfer, the
transfer was AWFUL and I almost asked to be knocked out. Needless to say, that
cycle didn't work.
4th and FINAL cycle ... I wasn't taking ANY chances :) I had done some reading
and found that there was proven success with using acupuncture. I wanted to give
it a try. It was our last shot, and I was holding nothing back.
I started the acupuncture the week I started my
first medication "Lupron". Rich was wonderful. He put me right at ease and
explained everything he was doing. As the dr's visits (to the Fertility Clinic)
went on, I went to see Rich 1-2 times / week. My stress level went down
significantly. It was amazing!!
I developed 11 eggs. Of the 11, 6 fertilized
over night. 9 made it to transfer. The day of the transfer, I went to see Rich 1
hour before. My mom and I arrived with my green tea and listened to my music
while Rich did his "magic" :) Then we went to the hospital. I told my dr that I
wanted to (1) do the transfer on day 3 because originally... that worked! and
(2) that I was transferring 4 embryos... no more, no less! Dr. Taylor still says
to this day that it was the easiest transfer he has done in his years of
performing IVF. My body was completely relaxed and it took less than 10 minutes.
After the transfer, I went back to Rich for another treatment and then went home
to rest for 3 1/2 days.
10 days later... I got the best news ever!!!
After almost 4 years of trying, I was pregnant :) I was originally pregnant with
twins, but lost 1st baby at 7 weeks.
I delivered 10 days prior to my due date via
cesarean section. My son was 6lbs 11.5 oz and 19 inches long when he was born
and is the best thing that has ever happened to me!!! The first picture is of
him (and me!) when he was 2 days old and the 2nd is one that was taken on August
19th, the day after his 8 month birthday.
Mary - Guilford CT. A friend of mine told
me to go see Rich because I was having difficulty sleeping because of hot
flashes and lower back pain. I felt so much better after the third visit. I do
not know how he did it but I am much more comfortable. I can sleep and the hot
flashes have declined almost 90%.
Mike – Hamden CT. I hurt my back playing
baseball. I was taking all kinds of medication but nothing seemed to help. A
friend of mine said I should go see Rich the acupuncturist. The guy worked on me
for almost an hour and half. After the second treatment, I was able to go back
to work and after the tenth treatment; I was able to play baseball again.
Susan W. - Hamden CT. I suffer from
endometriosis. I work at Health Net and one day when I was not feeling very well
one my co-workers told me I should try acupuncture. I asked my manager “who does
Health Net recommend” and my supervisor said “Richard Covello in Branford CT”, I
am not kidding when I tell you I feel so much better and now I go for
acupuncture once each week.
Ann Marie – Madison CT. A friend of mine
told me to make an appointment to see Rich . I waited about 2 months and when I
finally could not take the pain, I gave him a call. I felt so much better, after
the first treatment, I almost could not believe it. He put a needle in my leg
and told me to rotate my arm. I did not even feel the needle but the pain in my
shoulder felt much better almost immediately.
Jamie – New Haven CT. I was diagnosed
with breast Cancer and my whole world just stopped. The chemotherapy made me so
sick. While waiting in my doctor’s office another patient told me that, I should
go see Rich the Acupuncturist in Branford. She told me acupuncture helped her
tremendously with the side effects of chemotherapy. Now I go for acupuncture
after each course of chemotherapy. I feel so much better both physically and
emotionally.
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