Tonight was my first acupuncture appointment. It was phenomenal! I am ready to go twice a week because it was so relaxing…Here’s how it went down:
I left my office on time/earlyish (well, early for me), to make sure that I arrived on time and unstressed. As I drove, I realized that the direction I thought I was supposed to be going in was not correct. Damn it…I realized that I hadn’t printed directions. Somehow, I thought that my miniature memory would come thru for me. How is it possible that I was able to find the place when driving from home, but when driving from work, I got lost?
Somehow I found my way there but ended up getting there about 10 minutes late. I ran into the office flustered that I was late. The acupuncturist greeted me and was very sweet. I was all apologetic about being late and he had no issues. I was told to relax and not think about it again. He showed me into the treatment room, told me to lay down on the treatment table, and that he would be right back.
Once he left the room, I had a momentary panic set in. What does one do in this situation? Every time someone leads me into a room with a treatment table, I am told to strip down. There was no such discussion here…but how can you be sure? At that moment, I turned and saw a hospital gown hanging on a hook behind the door. That pretty much made it as clear as mud for me. Needless to say, I decided to keep safe and remain clothed. With this decided, I slid off my flip flops and hiked myself up onto the table…head on flat pillow and roll-pillow under knees.
With a great of relief, I was correct. When the acupuncturist came in, he asked some questions and got started immediately. The first needle went into my arm, at my left elbow. I felt a tap on my arm and it was in. Amazing. Each needle came out of a little package of paper and plastic. I laid still as he moved around my body in a fluid motion, like a warm breeze. I closed my eyes and listened. First, the rip of plastic from paper, then, a krinkle, and finally the thump of his fingers tapping against my skin. There was one in each arm, at the elbows…one in my left ear…one in the tip top of my head…one in each of my feet, at the top of my foot near where your shoelaces touch…and finally, one in each of my legs, above my inner ankle on my calf. Only two hurt. Well, hurt is too strong of a word. They were the only two that I really felt. Kind of like a mosquito bite…the one on my right foot and the one above my right inner ankle.
When he finished, he told me to lay there for a while, about 20-25 minutes. As he left the room, he turned down the lights and turned up the plinky plunky music. I closed my eyes and was able to breathe deeply and relax. The next thing I knew, he opened the door again. I didn’t even realize that the time had passed. He pulled out all of the needles, one by one. There were a couple of drops of blood on my foot which he dabbed away with an alcohol swab. And, that was it.
He sent me home with two sets of herbs to take. Chaste Tree and Tribulus. I am to take two of each of these tablets twice a day from day 5 through day 14 of my cycle. At this point, I am just waiting for day one to arrive…
