Patient Letters
Dear Feras (28th October 2008)
Thank you very much for the incredibly successful acupuncture treatment. Thanks to you I managed to complete the Dublin Marathon with only mild pain in the knee - a month ago an impossibility. Thank you once again. Yours sincerely. (names supplied on request with permission)
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Hi Feras (1st July 2008 - Telephone Message)
This is ***** just ringing to let you know that I had my little girl last night, Monday 30th and she was 9lb 9oz and is doing really well, her name is *****. I will be in touch, thanks now. Bye.
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Dear Feras (21st August 2008)
I don't know if you remember me, I am **** ***** niece and earlier on this year you spoke to me on the phone about using acupuncture to help me get pregnant. I took your advice and am now 12 weeks pregnant! I found a really good local acupuncturist who I have been seeing weekly and he worked on getting me to relax (!) and reducing the heat in my body so I didnt have the awful hot flushes etc that I had been getting. I then had 1 round of IVF which was successful. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for your help and for your time. It is much appreciated.With Thanks *****. (names supplied on request with permission)
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Hi Feras
My name is ******* and I was born on 13.01.08 at 3:48pm and my twin sister ******* who was still born was born at 3:49pm. You have helped make my Mammy and Daddy very happy as they now have a beautiful son who keeps them up all night. I weighed 5lb 2oz when I was born and now I weigh 8lb 9oz at 7 weeks and 1 day old. My Mammy and Daddy had IVF and my Mammy had acupuncture from you to help her to have a baby. Your acupuncture treatment was great as it helped with the IVF and it also made my Mammy more relaxed and less stressed. My Mammy and Daddy and myself would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the treatment you gave my Mammy as we are the happiest family in the world. You will probably see my Mammy again to help her with sleep problems.
Lots of Love from (names supplied on request with permission)
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Dear Feras
I would like to thank you for all your help and support over the past year. Our beautiful baby daughter Beth was born on 14th August 2005 weighing 7lb 3oz. I truly believe that without your treatment and also Nick’s involvement I would not be in this position now. Please pass on my regards to Nick and no doubt I will be in touch again soon with some ailment or other.
Kind regards.(Name supplied on request with permission)
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Dear Mr Jerjis
I am just writing to say that Polly feels she doesn’t need any more acupuncture at the moment. The results have been fantastic and her urticaria seems to have gone!! We can’t thank you enough – she found the sessions beneficial - even enjoyable!!
Thank you again. (Name supplied on request with permission)
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To Feras
Just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your help and support. Billy and I are thrilled to finally be expecting a baby. We know it wouldn’t have happened without acupuncture.
Thank you so much. (Name supplied on request with permission)
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Feras
Thought you might like a photo of me with baby Dylan. He was born on 8th May and is a very happy little boy. Unfortunately the home birth didn’t go quite so well. I had a very long labour as Dylan had gone the wrong way round! Eventually I transferred to the RVI, where later we found out he was stuck in my pelvis quite high up. I didn’t really have many options, so I ended up having an emergency C section. Anyway, I’m pretty much recovered from the op now and am enjoying being a new mum. Its too early to say if we’ll be trying for any more as one is enough at the moment, but if we do I may well be back for more treatment!
Best wishes. (Name supplied on request with permission)
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Feras
A big thank you for all your help over the years not only in my health care but also advice for conception, nurture through pregnancy and childbirth and most recently the care of Billy through his jabs. It was a hard decision to leave Newcastle and one of the factors was the loss of your unique care close by … but as Arnie once said “I’ll be back!” (Name supplied on request with permission)
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Dear Feras
Sorry I haven’t been in touch sooner. I tried to ring you a few times, but kept getting your answer machine and I didn’t want to leave a message. Anyway, the good news is that I went for my first pregnancy scan last week and saw 2 little heartbeats! We’re trying not to get too excited because we know it is still early days but we’re over the moon nevertheless.
Thank you for all your help and please thank Nick too.
Best wishes. (Name supplied on request with permission)
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I began to try and conceive in January 2001. After one year of trying I went to see me GP. Since then I've had the usual process of exploration and treatment that is available from the NHS. A laparoscopy could not find a reason for my 'sub fertility' and I was given various treatments including the drug Clomid. Eventually I started IVF. My first attempt was unsuccessful. I produced 13 eggs but none of them fertilised. My second attempt was stopped early as I developed a cyst that interfered with the fertility drugs. At this stage I decided to try acupuncture and approached Feras. I began acupuncture with Feras and my partner and I also went to see Nick Hudis for chinese herbs. I began a third course of IVF complemented by acupuncture and chinese herbs and became pregnant in April 2006. Our fantastic daughter was born in February 2007 and I know that is thanks to the combination of treatment we received. I do not believe that IVF would have been successful on its own. We were one of the majority of couples whose 'sub fertility' is unexplained and yet statutory medical responses are the same for everyone. The drug Clomid is used to ensure ovulation occurs and yet each time I had been tested, I was ovulating. I found acupuncture useful on many levels. It got rid of the cyst I developed so I didn't have to have it removed with medical procedure. It helped with the stress and anxiety I was experiencing during the IVF process. The herbs I took altered my monthly cycle and improved the quality and mobility of my partner's sperm. All this contributed to the success of our third IVF treatment. I had been trying to conceive for 5 years before I got pregnant but once I began using complementary therapies alongside IVF I became pregnant very quickly. After trying for so long I feel very lucky to have our wonderful daughter and relieved that I decided to try acupuncture and chinese herbs. I would recommend it to anyone.
(Name supplied on request with permission)
