Pay for pain...

The idea of Acupuncture has always been somewhat of a joke to me and definitely a foreign concept...paying to be poked and prodded by thin, delicate needles ...which at any sudden movement such as a; cough, sneeze, or itch, could break off and be embedded in your skin until screaming was heard by the embedder, and therefore removed.
These are the afterthoughts that accompanied me today as I lied completely still upon a table in only my birthday suit.
It'll be almost 2 years this December since I injured myself running and haven't fully recovered. After many, many Dr. visits, which haven't helped, several different anti-imflammatories, muscle relaxants, steroids, and "alternative" methods such as Chiropractics, massage, and Physical Therapy...I am trying acupuncture. I wish this little story ended here, and I could say that this was the "alternative" care I had been seeking...however, it remains a mystery.
But upon arrival and initial greeting with the acupuncturist today, whom I liked right away, I felt, for the first time in awhile, a glimmer of hope. A hope that something as bizarre as needles in my ear, on my head, and all over my body, will help to relieve the aching pain that has plagued and hindered my daily life these past couple years.
During my first half of treatment I could feel my body finally succumbing to the urge to relax...I firmly believe that this "alternative care" is one of the last legal forms of drugs. It was an awesome experience. I never have felt so light and fluffy and so morbidly heavy simultaneously. I was intensely unaware of my surroundings which in turn should have prevented me from operating any machinery, such as my car, however, I chose to ignore that side note and drive anyway.
All in all it was amazing to feel how my body "let go" and released many evil gremlins, called toxins into my body..of which I am now combating with imbibing gallons of water. It's interesting to me to see how my perspectives and opinions have changed since pain has become personal and relief seems to be sparse. I'm excited to see where this journey takes me...hopefully it takes me to a destination far away from pain.