Acupuncture

a few people have asked me about acupuncture so i thought i'd post a little about it. i go once a week now and really don't look forward to it (hate sitting still) but always feel better after i've gone (relaxed, more centered). my acupuncturist is a former nurse so we get along well. she does a different treatment each time, usually something for RA or pain, but sometimes other things. she'll throw in a needle to "calm" me or to clear my liver (she's always mad because my liver pulse is bad from the meds). sometimes i accuse her of closing her eyes and putting in the needles wherever they land! just kidding...she's really good. she also "bleeds" me (pokes a hole and draws the blood out through a cupping method) every couple weeks, usually when one of my hands "break." it actually does help with the pain, better than meds do.

tonight i snuck out my camera phone and took a couple pics. there are needles in my thighs and left foot in these shots.

note the fresh pedicure!

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