try acupuncture

and now I realize I was sleeping SO WELL during the couple of weeks I was having those sessions. I might have to go through another 2 week experiment with it. Interesting.

look into what makes acupuncture work. It is working. I’m still going to go to 2 or 3 more sessions, but as much as I didn’t want to get my hopes up, I’m getting my hopes up.

I’ve always thought acupuncture worked for certain problems when done by someone who knows how to do it properly, but never wondered how until now.

and it was not painful at all, but rather a pleasant, quiet time. I’ll go back in a couple of days, & keep going for at least 2-3 weeks to give it a fair shot. At least I know enough not to be nervous again.

I hardly felt the pins. Having blood drawn comes a lot closer to being real pain, and these pins are so much thinner than the blood drawing needles!

This doctor, also an MD, comes highly recommended.

I’m getting very nervous about my appt tomorrow. I’ve never felt nervous about acupuncture, but then it has always be an idea, not a sure experience.

It’ll all be over by noon. It’ll all be over by noon. It’ll all be over by noon…

Next week I will be needled

Ok, So off I went this morning to the Acupuncturist.
I was a little nervous and apprehensive!! But the practitioner was very nice and reassuring.

He began with asking me questions about the problems I wanted him to work on, and looked at my tongue and felt my pulse.

We decided to work on my headaches, back, neck pain and poor sleep first, then we will look at my stomach and feet after we have worked on the initial points for sometime.

I had to lay face down on the bed. For my headaches he placed two needles at the base of my skull, neck and back there were two in my neck and about 6 – 8 down my back by my shoulder blades.
He placed one on each leg just below the knee off to the side, he told me these were support points, then for the sleep problems one in each wrist.

He told me before he started that there is usually very little pain involved, that the most pain I should feel would be similar to a mosquito bite, he was right!! he said that there would also be a weird sensation when he worked the needle, once again right, it was not a painful sensation.

The only pain I really experienced was when he placed the needles in my wrists, he did comment before he placed them that this may be more painful due to the lack of flesh in the area, once again true, the pain I experienced was more than tollerable though, similar to getting an injection.

He left me for around 15 to 20 minutes, when he came back he worked the needles again, one point in my back was very sensitive, the sensation was more what I would say a slight electric shock (like a static shock)

Removal of the needles was extremely quick, another little sensation zips through when he removed them. No pain however.

I have another appointment with him next week, but I already feel as if my headache has dulled, and I am feeling extremely fatigued!!

So overall I am currently happy!!

an appointment – will call to make an appointment – will call next week. Next week!! WILL CALL!

I have always wanted to try Acupuncture, so i have booked myself in for Saturday!!!

Im slightly worried, even though everything i keep reading says that there is no pain involved.

I just hope that it will work for me!!

I’m going to make the appointment with the guy everyone recommends.

After the fourth session, the acne seems to be clearing significantly on my back and chest, and the redness has been reduced on my face. Flare-ups don’t last more than a couple of days, which is better than it was before the treatment which would take more than two weeks to clear up. Stress level has been reduced, and I do feel better and more relaxed. The acupuncturist after examining the results of the last session has concluded that a sixth and final session would be unnecessary, and would like to see if there are any changes without the acupuncture treatment for a week. I guess this means the standard treatment is over for now, which I now consider this goal complete!