Acupuncture--

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Hi ,

I am a few posts behind with the different time zones and I see Terry

has already answered your query on acupuncture much better than I would

have been able to. She is absolutely right, acupuncture should not be

painful at all.I do not feel them being inserted and only occasionally

when they are being manipulated do I get a tingling sensation.

My first experience with it was almost thirty years ago and it was to

treat migraine, The doctor that time inserted needles close to my eyes

and also along the back of my skull and I felt almost nothing. Only

four weekly treatments and I have never had another migraine.With that

very positive experience I had no hesitation in going back to see what

hcould be done about the pain in my feet. Now that he says he has other

thyroid patients I will see what he can do for that too.

I agree with Terry and her husband that TCM herbal medicine would have

more effect on the thyroid and the immune system (I took the powered

herbs for nine months and only gave up on that when my doctor in

Shanghai changed hospitals) than acupuncture. However I am hoping that

if it just means inserting a few more needles then this acupuncturist

may as well try to treat at least some of the symptoms.

Do read up on it beforehand so you are comfortable with the thinking

behind it and have an idea of what to expect. Then if you want to go

ahead find the best acupuncturist in your area. Good luck.