acupuncture

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does it hurt?

How do you feel after you get it?

thank you,

matthew/10y.o. boy u.c.

[Guest guest]

At 10:13 PM 12/26/2007, you wrote:

>does it hurt? How do you feel after you get it?

What " hurts " is my acupuncturist finding the

" spots. " I filled out a multi-page questionnaire

about what my problems were, and then he asked

where it hurt, and I told him. He had me lie down

and began prodding along the " meridians " as

they're called. He'd find a spot, and I'd yelp,

" Ouch! " and he'd ask cheerfully, " Sensitive? " as

he tapped a needle in. There is a momentary sting

as the needle goes in, and then it doesn't hurt.

When my Shadow had his treatment, the vet laid

out the needles on the table, and I darn near had

heart failure. The needles looked like they were

four inches long! (They were actually less than

two.) The only thing I could think of was, " She's

going to stick those into my Shadow-goof?!?! " (Remember, he's my fur-child!)

I guess my eyes must have been about the size of

saucers, because she picked up one needle and

said, " Now this location is for analgesia (pain

relief) and anesthesia (sleep). She tapped it in,

and I felt Shadow completely relax in my arms,

and his eyes sort of glazed over and half-closed.

He then stood there while she did the rest of the treatment.

When I brought him in, I had to carry my 30 pound

Shadow-Galoot (he is a standard dachshund, not a

miniature -- that's all muscle!) in because his

shoulder was so painful, he could put no weight

on it at all, and the jarring of running on three

legs hurt, too. He walked out of the vet's office

on all four legs. We did four weekly treatments,

then two, two weeks apart, two, three weeks

apart, and now we're going to try for six weeks

apart. So far, so good. The objective is to get

to three months, then six months between

treatments, and then to finally just have a once a year maintenance treatment.

For myself, the results weren't quite as dramatic

because the issues I'm dealing with have been

there for 25 years or more. I can tell you that,

for the first time in all that time, I do not

have a dull ache in my back. For the first time

in five years, I am able to sleep through the night.

Prior to my water therapy and the acupuncture, I

had to keep a dose of pain medicine (the

alternatives to codeine that I found) by the bed

so that when, not if, when, I woke up with my

hips and back throbbing, I could gulp it down and

hope it would kick in quickly enough for me to

get the rest of the night's sleep.

Now, I can actually go to bed in anticipation of

a full night's sleep. It's pretty fabulous.

— Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Acupuncture involves tiny needles that don't hurt at all but if you dont want

needles you dont have to get them. after I get acupuncture I feel very energetic

and refreshed.

~Chana 10 girl

" does it hurt?

How do you feel after you get it?

thank you,

matthew/10y.o. boy u.c. "

[Guest guest]

thank you i feel much better after you told me,

matthew

p.s.-my mom wanted to know if you are russian-

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> Acupuncture involves tiny needles that don't hurt at all but if you

dont want needles you dont have to get them. after I get acupuncture

I feel very energetic and refreshed.

> ~Chana 10 girl

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> " does it hurt?

> How do you feel after you get it?

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> thank you,

> matthew/10y.o. boy u.c. "

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