Acupuncture

After a year of fighting crashes (in the water not the car) and several visits to the doctor to try to figure out what was wrong with DB we finally gave up on western medicine and went to an acupuncturist. Her first visit was earlier this week. Dr. Zhu talked with DB about what was wrong with her from her point of view for a few minutes. He asked about her eating and sleeping patterns, felt her pulse (or at least that's what it looked like) and made his diagnosis. She's not getting enough deep restful sleep, so she doesn't have enough oxygen in her body to support her when she swims. He can fix this by aligning the energy in her body properly through the course of six treatments in three weeks. And then came the words of profound wisdom, "It will work (pause) or it will not. We will see."


DB said the first treatment was a little uncomfortable on one side of her body, but no major pain. Today she was told that the reason for the discomfort was her chi was out of alignment, and as it gets put in to place it will no longer hurt. And guess what... HE WAS RIGHT! Already her practices are better, she feels stronger, and she's lasting longer before she crashes. It amazes me how sticking a few needles in strategic places and relaxing in a warm, darkened room with soft music playing can have such a profound difference on physical activity, but it has. I can hardly wait to see the difference all six treatments will make. Evidently, "It will work!"