Today I had my first accupuncture appt. It lasted one hour and also included heat and massage.
He said that usually after 3 appts, people see some kind of improvement.
It went well. He said I will be more sore for a couple days and not to exercise much this week since my muscles need to rest and heal now.
He also recommended a Pain Stick that contains peppermint oil, cinnamon oil, Daemonorops resin, skullcap root, and licorice root in a base of beeswax and pure veg oil.
He is very busy right now because our local paper did an article on him a few weeks ago, so I go back in 2 weeks.
I hope to see some good results. Time will tell.
Posted by back2game (Member # 23927) on :
Thanks for posting this. Been thinking about it for a long time so looking forward to your updates.
Good luck!
Posted by momindeep (Member # 7618) on :
I would be lost without my accupuncturist. I do not have Lyme, but I have been a housekeeper/janitor for decades and he keeps me humming along.
It is a journey and not a quick fix, but well worth the time and commitment.
So happy you get to go!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Combined with heat and massage... woohoo.. that's the ticket!
keep us posted!
Posted by Catgirl (Member # 31149) on :
I LOVE acupuncture. I never was the type of person to believe in alternatives to conventional medicine. I thought it was quackery until I got bit a few years ago (I didn't know I had lyme at the time, was just very weak and ill). It got me through lyme when I was undiagnosed.
I lucked out and got a great acupuncturist right from the start. I noticed improvement immediately. My acupuncturist said that it helps about 50% of the people she sees, and the other 50, it doesn't seem to affect them. Every visit I get something called "accu stoned". Ha ha! I love it!
Acupuncturists work on whatever is bothering you. Every time I go in she asks me what hurts and fixes it. Doesn't matter what it is, she fixes it. Fatigue, anything. Even if I have yeast, she knows exactly where to stick me to get rid of it (temporary but better than a pill).
My husband can always tell when I have it. He says I'm much more pleasant that day (ha ha)! I was seeing her every week, but I have to see the chiro lately (hurt my back), and have bursitis. My chiropractor is awesome too.
I encourage every person on the planet to try it. I will never give it up.
Posted by Dekrator48 (Member # 18239) on :
Thanks for all the encouragement back2game, momindeep, Lymetoo and Catgirl!
I am praying for relief.
It's good to hear from people who have had postive results! Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Posted by Igor's mom (Member # 29191) on :
Yes, by all means keep up the acupuncture. Will he do chinese herbs too? I found improvement after about 3 visits and it kept getting better. It didn't plateau. I am in my 7th month-now on bimonthly visits, was doing weekly when I was very sick. When done well it is amazing.
Posted by sammy (Member # 13952) on :
Good for you Dekrator! It should help you feel better soon
I also enjoy acupuncture. It hasn't healed me but I do believe that it helps me. After my appts I feel so much better in general. I have less pain. I wish that I could receive acupuncture every day!
Posted by Dekrator48 (Member # 18239) on :
Wow, that's great, Igor's mom!
He is also an herbalist. I take SO MANY things right now that I don't know if I should add anything else.
What chinese herbs have you used and did it also help?
Posted by Dekrator48 (Member # 18239) on :
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