Now if you are a doctor, or you're married to one, I'm certain you're not the type I'm talking about. But seriously, these people are out there! And I don't trust them.
So I finally went to see an acupuncturist today and it was awesome! My normal 4 minute evaluation was overshadowed by an hour and a half conversation talking about past health issues, current health issues and goals for the future. In eastern medicine, they believe that everything is connected, so they need to know everything about you in order to treat the problem, not hide the symptoms.The treatment consisted of a thing called cupping, which was really weird but awesome! My doctor lit a cotton ball on fire and stuck it momentarily inside a little glass bulb to suck out all the oxygen, and then placed the bulb on my lower back and legs. No, it wasn't hot. She removes the fire before touching me. It sucks against your skin, lifting it up. It helps circulation (which I'm in desperate need of) and the color of my skin tells her what circulation problems I actually have. It was so weird.
She left the room for a minute and I couldn't help it. There were like 30 glass bulbs attached to my backside. So I started wiggling around to see what kind of music I could make.
Once that was done, I rolled over and she stuck the needles in. It really didn't hurt, like at all. But please keep in mind that I am not afraid of needles, I have a high pain tolerancy, and I actually enjoy getting tattoos. She left the needles in for about 45 minutes while I took a nap.
When I woke up, I didn't feel much different. My legs were still swollen like normal, my back still ached and my knee still hurt. I was still kind of stressed. Did this even work at all?
YES.
Once I got home I climbed the two flights of stairs with ease - no back pain - little knee pain.
Also . . . she stuck two needles in my ears and said, "This will help with your sleeping." Boy howdy! I thought she meant "right now" as in, during the treatment. I don't think so. I came home and plopped on my bed to relax a bit and conked right out! 4 hours later Matt woke me up. I haven't sleep so well in weeks! It was amazing! I'm so excited to go back next week!
Daily Gratitudes:
- A pain free back.
- Insurance that covers eastern medicine.
- Matt's best friend Billy, who had me laughing (at his expense) for over an hour today.
- Tish, who is about to say goodbye to her 3 year old son for two months so he can stay with his dad. It's heartbreaking to watch this happen to my friend, but I'm so grateful to be able to see her interact with her kids. Motherhood is such a beautiful thing, and I'm so blessed to have so many friends who are wonderful mothers.
- Homemade lemonade!
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3 comments:
funny, I thought you were going to call bluff on it! that is great that it worked for you!
I love me a homemade lemonade too!
That is so great!! I haven't actually been to an acupuncturist but I've been to about every other "alternative"-type doctor there is.
It isn't that I hate western doctors I just get tired of having stuff that they don't know how to fix. Got a broken bone? Western medicine is great.
Anyway . . yeah for you! Hope you keep it up.
Devri - No way Devri, this stuff is awesome!
Liss - Oh I hear ya. If I walked into an ER and I was gushing blood or had insides on the outsides, I have total faith in western medicine. They could even make robot parts for me. But when it's not a life or death matter, they shove pills at it and show you the door . . . and the bill.
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