Feb. 21, 2014
My last day of acupuncture…for now. Today was surprisingly
relaxing. Normally I can’t tune out everything going on around me, but today, it
was peaceful. She said my pulse was good. That’s a first. Normally, it’s
getting “better” but she actually seemed pleased at how strong it was before
she put the needles in.
Normally, they hurt for a second going in, but today I
barely felt the ones on my abdomen at all. I wonder if that is because my
energy paths were opening already? Now, the ones on my feet really hurt. She
said that was the one to reduce stress. Um, yeah. I guess those ones would
still be killers. It was a bit of a stressful week. Family drama.
As soon as the needles were in, she dimmed the lights, put
on the wonderful heat lamp and set the music and left and I dare say I almost
fell asleep. A good rest at least.
Afterwards, they confirmed that I’m done with acupuncture
for now and she seemed rather sure my period would start as soon as I’m
entirely done breastfeeding. They wanted to start me on herbs to replenish my
system and regulate my hormones, but hesitated until I’d weaned Reed. I reassured them I wouldn’t start the herbs
until I was done and that the last four days I’d gone down to one feeding, that
I’d be ok to stop. I hated saying those words, but realistically, I knew if I
waited until next week, I’d still be upset over it, Reed probably wouldn’t wean
on his own by then, and one extra week of breastfeeding wasn’t going to affect
him much either way.
They asked about my hormone levels at my last testing and
since it was only a month ago they said they’d use those as the starting point.
Surprisingly, she didn’t seem phased as I muttered my levels. They just said
they’d like them retested at some point to see how the herbs were working. For
about 15 minutes she was busy writing, every now and then asking a question or
two, and then she got up and went to her herbs “dresser.”
I watched in awe as she pulled out bottle after bottle. Why
I thought there’d be a mixture of a few herbs, I have no idea. She must have
pulled out 25 bottles. She began precisely measuring them out using a scale.
When she was done, her husband handed them to me and told me to take them twice
a day, three scoops each time. In a little warm water.
Alrighty – game on! I decided since I was starting my herbs,
I might as well start my “regimen” or supplements. When I got home I pulled out
my geriatric vitamin organizer. After lunch, I warmed my water, poured my herbs
and drank, er, gagged it down. My husband was dry heaving just watching me. Not
a cocktail I’d recommend.
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