Nurse Practitioner Achieves Natural Pregnancy After Overcoming Thyroid Cancer and Mold Illness

My name is Kate Li and I'm from Sausalito, California. My husband and I got married in March of '22 and my husband's of Chinese descent, so I knew that in their culture it was really important to really prepare the body for pregnancy six to twelve months before we really wanted to start trying. So I started seeing Susan shortly after our wedding, knowing that January of '23 we were kind thinking that would be our turn to try. I started seeing her every other week for acupuncture and I felt super comfortable with her knowing that at this phase of my life my goal was to do fertility. But I also knew I was very complicated. And Susan knew, two years prior had had thyroid cancer, so a cancer affecting the endocrine system, which I didn't really know how it would affect my fertility. And I did, in between my surgeries for the cancer, I froze my eggs out of a really big rush because they didn't know if I needed radioactive iodine. I always had this weird feeling a little bit that my eggs didn't really come from the right place and that my husband and I would really like to try to do this naturally. My background is as a nurse practitioner. I do functional medicine. I've worked in fertility in the past, and so I just really wanted to try to do it the natural way. And when I found Susan and with her 20+ years in fertility and women's health, I kind of knew I found the right person to have all my questions answered, but also to feel really comfortable and supported through the process. While we were in Sausalito, my husband and I moved into a new home that ended up having water damage and I had started losing a good bit of weight and unsure why and a little bit worried that my cancer had come back. And Susan was really there for me to make sure I stopped being my own provider and actually got my own help from somebody else and let somebody else quarterback my care. help guide me in the right direction, which she really did. And I ended up having mold illness. And so Susan and I kind of shifted gears to really do a big focus on detoxifying my body, supporting my liver and gallbladder, making better choices with the food I eat, really making sure everything was organic, cleaning up all my cleaning products at home, while getting the support from acupuncture for the detox, along with fertility as well. And so in March, I started a really big detox protocol. Susan was very supportive throughout that, I really think in the six months that I put a lot of effort in on the detox and making a lot of those lifestyle changes with her support my husband and I were actually able to get pregnant naturally. A little surprise, actually, just this past August. So it's been really fun to see how the hard work and working with a team of people and all the support really helps get you to this part on your fertility journey. And Susan was with me every step of the way. Could answer every question. And now I'm actually really excited to see to use Susan's Tens unit through delivery. I'm so excited to see what she has to offer, and Health Youniversity and Your Fertile Health and what she can really do in the postpartum phase of it. I really have to credit Susan on really helping my husband and I get pregnant naturally, sticking to my goals, staying grounded through the process. There were some really emotional times, but I felt that she could talk me off the ledge, which was really nice. And I think if you have access to her, it will only benefit you through this fertility journey. Wish I could clone Susan and put her in every state personally. And she's just got a really calming, warming presence, and it's the best hug you'll ever get. Susan, you know better than others that I might not have made it this far without you. You have stood by me the whole way through the second we met, and I am so grateful and thankful. You've really helped to start our family and give us everything that we want, and we'll forever be in your debt. It'll be a lifetime of friendships, and I can't wait for you to see our little nugget grow up. I love you!