I've had little luck in getting rid of the series of colds/sinus infections/bronchitis/nastiness that has plagued me for the past several months (since November!), so I decided to try something a little different: Acupuncture!
I grew up in a Chiropractic household in Northern California. My father was a Chiropractor and my Mom, at one point, owned a health food store. We also had medical coverage. (I for one needed it, I was constantly breaking bones and needing stitches!) We were a fairly homeopathic household with natural tendencies. I favor the same lifestyle today. Western Medicine has it's uses and strengths, as does homeopathic. If possible, I'd much rather let my body heal on it's own, with the aid of natural remedies, than pump it full of antibiotics and other drugs. That said, I went to see my doctor a couple of weeks ago when I couldn't shake whatever it is that I have. She labeled it bronchitis and sent me away with two different types of mucinex, which really didn't do much. An unimpressive waste of nearly $200 in co-pays and pharmacy visits.
So last week I decided to try something that seemed a little "out there", even for me: Acupuncture.
After sitting down with my Acupuncturist and having a good little chat, she treated me with 8 pressure points, that's 8 needles in various spots in my hands, knees and feet. For the most part, I didn't even feel them. What I did feel, over the thirty minutes of treatment, was the congestion actually move, from my upper chest into my throat. It didn't leave completely, I'm still coughing a bit, but I literally felt the congestion move! And my coughing is markedly lessened. I'm not as tired and I actually am starting to feel better.
I've got a couple more appointments to get turned into a human pincushion, and I'm actually fairly excited to go and see if the next appointment can't rid my body of this plague completely.
Here's hoping!!
Have you tried Acupuncture? Tell me about your experience, good or bad!
The body's pressure points.
Photo from: http://www.yourmedicalstop.com/2013/01/09/safety-and-legal-issues-on-acupuncture/
I grew up in a Chiropractic household in Northern California. My father was a Chiropractor and my Mom, at one point, owned a health food store. We also had medical coverage. (I for one needed it, I was constantly breaking bones and needing stitches!) We were a fairly homeopathic household with natural tendencies. I favor the same lifestyle today. Western Medicine has it's uses and strengths, as does homeopathic. If possible, I'd much rather let my body heal on it's own, with the aid of natural remedies, than pump it full of antibiotics and other drugs. That said, I went to see my doctor a couple of weeks ago when I couldn't shake whatever it is that I have. She labeled it bronchitis and sent me away with two different types of mucinex, which really didn't do much. An unimpressive waste of nearly $200 in co-pays and pharmacy visits.
So last week I decided to try something that seemed a little "out there", even for me: Acupuncture.
After sitting down with my Acupuncturist and having a good little chat, she treated me with 8 pressure points, that's 8 needles in various spots in my hands, knees and feet. For the most part, I didn't even feel them. What I did feel, over the thirty minutes of treatment, was the congestion actually move, from my upper chest into my throat. It didn't leave completely, I'm still coughing a bit, but I literally felt the congestion move! And my coughing is markedly lessened. I'm not as tired and I actually am starting to feel better.
I've got a couple more appointments to get turned into a human pincushion, and I'm actually fairly excited to go and see if the next appointment can't rid my body of this plague completely.
Here's hoping!!
Have you tried Acupuncture? Tell me about your experience, good or bad!
I'd like to try Acupuncture for my back pain someday. My aunt did it to help with her skin disease {same one as my mom has} and said it was what turned everything around for her.
ReplyDeleteSomething I really like about the Dr's here is that they want your body to do what it is supposed to and give you natural remedies to try first before they give you meds. I know people will label that as "oh the NHS is so bad!!" but personally I like that they are helping me help my body do what it is supposed to do. Teaching me how to care for it and let it do what it naturally knows how to do. I've learned a lot over these few years.
I hope you find yourself a good acupuncturist, and a Chiropractor near you!! I've a friend who came down with Scabies (she's in her early twenties and it's not common to get it under the age of 50). Nothing helped her except Acupuncture, I'm going again tomorrow, and I hope to report more positive results.
DeleteI like the mentality of the NHS! I wish it were more like that here. That's where the downsides of capitalism become manifest - in our healthcare and in our foods, which are modified as opposed to natural because of corporate greed.
I had a friend have some Acupuncture done just before she had her en vitro procedure done and it helped relax her body to accept the stuff. She has twins, not saying that it was because of the Acupuncture but I am sure it helped.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to tell where one form of treatment begins and another ends, and also where the body is functioning/not, isn't it? In the end, your friend has her twins and it sounds like she believes she had a positive experience with Acupuncture. I say if you feel like you need to try a different technique, go for it! :)
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