I'll Try Anything If It's Covered . . .

This Isn't Me, But It's What Happened.
This is me, several hours later.
So I guess I'm at the age where I'll let a person in white coat do anything to me: a few days ago, I went for acupuncture treatment . . . I'm hoping to alleviate some shoulder and knee pain -- and I also let the good doctor (a petite young Asian lady) do some "cupping" therapy; she lit alcohol swabs on fire and put them inside glass bowls, creating a vacuum in each, and then stuck them to my back and shoulders . . . and while the acupuncture was very relaxing (I fell asleep!) the cupping was kind of painful, and it made some reddish circular marks on my skin-- but it did loosen up my shoulders . . . and I played basketball last night, and my knee isn't swollen this morning-- though I can't tell if my liver and kidneys are stimulated (also, as a bonus, the doctor checked out my tongue, and said it looked fairly healthy -- and all this for a fifteen dollar co-pay!)

6 comments:

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zman said...

I think we're officially at the point where you need to run stuff by your friends before you do it. Cupping isn't medicine.

Dave said...

she cupped me by surprise! it happened before i even knew what was going on-- i was all groggy from the acupuncture. and i do feel good, psychosomatic or not.

Clarence said...

Have a high school friend who runs an acupuncture place here in town. She's cute, so that is reason enough to go in, but I think I need a second opinion (any one other than Dave's) before I go under the pin.

zman said...

If you're lucky she'll surprise you with robust cupping.

Dave said...

i'll say it twice: go for it! it's worth it just to see the needles sticking out of your stomach.

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