i'm moving very, very slowly

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so, i went and had acupuncture yesterday. it was an odd experience to say the least. i walked in, and was talking to the receptionist and she was in the middle of saying something to me and just randomly got up and quite literally, banged a gong.

i was like, "Was it something i said?"

anyway, i went in and the doc had me lay, face-down in this massage table, like contraption. then he stuck the needles in. most of them, i didn't even feel, which was strange, considering they were in very sensitive spots. then, once they were in, he twisted them til i had a "sensation" in that area. that sensation was a warmth going through there, and sometimes, just a tinge of something. not uncomfortable at all. then, i laid there. for about 30 minutes, listening to this biofeedback-like tape. the rest of the needles, i had no awareness that they were really in. they didn't hurt, but this one, it hurt slightly, every time i took a breath. so, i was breathing more shallow. by the end of the 3o minutes, the pain was gone around that needle.

then, it was done, the receptionist girl came in and removed them all. then, i waited. i was so relaxed, it felt like i had had a 3 hour massage. i was jello....

in the afternoon, that is when the pain started. it was in the spot where it usually is, in my lower back, around the lower disc area. i was SO discouraged.

then, night came. was getting ready to go over to the neighborhood BBQ, and wouldn't you know it. my pain was gone. like gone gone.

now, i don't know, i am skeptical, but here it is, the next day, and it's still gone.