needles and pins

 Yes and hooray for acupuncture! After an internet breakdown (NOT my fault) this morning I found that my scheduled appointment with Dr. Sparrow and this ancient medical practice solved all sorts of physical and emotional upheavals. Soothing.

I'm on pins and needles

 My acupuncturist, Dr. Sparrow, has been working on this book for quite awhile and I volunteered to write a review for Amazon. There are some technical difficulties (all mine) getting the book from BookFunnel to my LindaKindle4, but I will persevere. Women conquer technology ~ the Blogmaid always reminds me that I CAN DO IT. Thanks and I will.

pins and needles

 I believe in acupuncture and my traditional Kaiser doc is in favor of this too. So yesterday I started with a Dr. Sparrow (yes!) who was recommended to me by Gini. Already my knees are better. I will go again next week and soon I'll be running a marathon. 

time to re-group

My luxurious lots-of-days-off-and-no-money month of April
is zipping along way too quickly. The much-loved Bouquets
to Art begins tomorrow at the deYoung, so I face five days
of work, but I will take my camera, as it is the one time we
are allowed to take photos (including flash) of the exhibits.

Round Robin begins today and I already wrote and emailed
my "Allow Me to Introduce Myself" beginning piece. It's a
a gentle way to get back into daily writing. I almost said
habit, but writing will never be that for me. It's always a
push and shove, even if I have something to say.

The knees are so much better, really it's incredible. Even
stairs are no longer a problem. I'll keep going back for
some tune-up acupuncture, but in the meantime I'm
astounded and amazed by the whole process.

the knee update

Today was my 5th appointment and yes, my knees are so much
better after weekly acupuncture. Of course I'll never be pain-free,
but just so I can climb stairs and hills without yelping is a great
relief. A friend wants to stop smoking and Jamie said that the
process can help her, but she has to really want to stop. "No one
really wants to stop," I said. (Lately I've been dozing a bit
during the treatment, that's a very good thing, isn't it?)

Now that I'm no longer a newcomer, I want to recommend:
Jamie Goodman,
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs
415/750-9227
The Mindful Body
2876 California St.
SF, near Divisadero

pins and kneedles

Acupuncture used to be considered exotic in Western medicine, but
now it seems commonplace. Nonetheless, I had never tried it. On
Monday I went for my first treatment for my knees and they already
feel better. It took about 1/2 hour with a needle in each elbow (a
little ouch here that goes away quickly) and 4 (I think) in each knee,
these did not hurt at all, but I couldn't bring myself to look at any
of them. Squeamish? Oh, yes. About 15 minutes later a Chinese
herb was warmed and held over each knee ~ it smells rich and
musty and felt so soothing. The acupuncturist warned that my
knees might feel worse for a day, but in fact they felt better at
once. Part of the joy was Jamie's no nonsense attitude and total
belief that my knee pain would be gone after a few sessions.

On Monday afternoon I walked some hills with my terrier girl
friend Olivia and, believe it or not, NO knee pain! I'm a believer
already ~ why did I wait so long?