Getting my feet back

I went to my new acupuncturist for the first time. It was amazing!

The first half hour was just talking about what’s going on and what we need to work toward. Then he had me get on the table and the next 2 hours were spent being needled all over my body.

On a funny side note – My acupuncturist is actually the very same man whom I nearly purchased a coffee shop last autumn. God, this is a small town! But he came highly recommended by two different people – and now I know why. He truly knows his shit!

I’ve always been a fan of acupuncture – and this visit was no exception. However, he mixed me a Chinese herbal medicine powder to mix with water and take three times a day…

The first and only time I’ve taken it so far was at the kitchen sink where I promptly gagged and retched into the dirty dishes – yes, it’s that disgusting. I’ll try again when I can work up the courage, but this time I might do it in the bathroom unless I yarf again.

I have a follow up appointment in a week. I’m pretty excited about the potential to make some progress through this avenue. The Eastern medicine explanation of bleeding and endometriosis – is vastly different than the Western. I’m hoping to find a path that encompasses treatment through both methodologies.

In the meantime, I’m getting my strength back. It’s slow but it is happening in measurable increments after two separate hemorrhages that totaled in the neighborhood of 4 pints of blood loss in t 7 weeks. So the fatigue is getting better and the hormones are leveling out. In 6-8 weeks this will all feel like some weird sidetrack memory.

Thus I’m looking forward to a fully productive and adventurous summer! So it’s good news! Things are looking up and all should be back on track in no time!