Thanks!
I just wanted to give a quick update:
My breasts were really sore sometime after ovulation this past cycle and remained sore until yesterday (where it was just slightly sore), so that's almost 3 weeks. I measured last weekend and it was at between 32.5 and 32.75"! After my period started it did go down a bit, I just measured last night, which is around the time in my cycle where my breasts are at it's smallest and they were between 32 and 32.25 "; I'm so excited to be seeing progress! Yay to acupuncture and herbs and fish protein!
My acupuncturist has gotten me off of the chinese herbs so I'm going to add in regular herbs to continue to compliment, and my acupuncturist approved of that. So this is what I'm planning on taking herb-wise each day in divided doses (for those that I take more than 1).
*Saw Palmetto (2 capsules; pre-ovulation only)
*Vitex (1 capsule)
*L-Arginine (3 capsules, they are very small)
*Fenugreek (1-2 capsules; stop during menstruation)
*Ginkgo Biloba (1 capsule)
*Multi-vitamin (3 capsules)
Hopefully that'll help compliment the acupuncture. If the fenugreek causes heart palpitations again, I will discontinue it.
For the main part of my program:
*Acupuncture (a weekly treatment; on a side note it is also helping me feel better overall, which is awesome as a bonus!)
*Protein, especially fish protein (I have an ounce of salmon eggs with breakfast, and either sockeye salmon, tuna or sablefish filet, or sometimes lox, with lunch or dinner; when I started this that's when I started to really notice it helping the other stuff that I'm doing work; and I order it online which ships to my home frozen, the fish that I get has been tested for mercury and contains only trace or no mercury in them, so they're safe for me to eat everyday. There's just something about the fish protein that is better for me, plus I feel better too). Other proteins I eat are yogurt, goat cheese, egg yolks, chicken and lamb, one in a awhile I'll have a beef steak. I asked my acupuncturist about the protein, and she did confirm that according to TCM eggs, lamb and fatty fish are the best proteins for the breasts and for low chi.
So that's it, acupuncture, a few herbs and lots of protein, especially fish protein, along with my normal healthy diet. And I'm so excited to finally see some good growth that doesn't disappear with my menstrual period!