Individual Acupuncture Therapy #9 Thursday, January 10, 2019 I knew today was my ninth individual acupuncture visit and I intended to enjoy it to the fullest! The young non-white female who ushered me into Paul Simon’s treatment room was pleasant and efficient, scheduling me for #10 on February 14–an appropriate date to end my individual…
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Individual Acupuncture Therapy #8
Thursday, December 6, 2018, 1:30 p.m. I have been having more pain the last two or three weeks and I don’t know why. I do NOT want to increase dosages of my pain medication! Maybe I need more THC. Or more CBD. The Humboldt Apothecary tincture I have is only 8.5 grams twice a day)…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #7
Monday, November 5, 2018, 2:10 p.m. I so needed this today. So much stress, peaking with the Daylight Saving Time change yesterday. And with finally going online to Harborside and not finding any suitable tinctures that are affordable. To top it off, at 2:30 a.m. I had what was my fifth migraine since last November….
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #6
October 4, 2018, 1:50 p.m. Acupuncture day. I so need this today! Acupuncture, combined with meditation and mindful breathing, is the height of relaxation and stress relief! When the assistant called for me, I followed her down the hall to Paul Simon’s acupuncture treatment room. She logged in at the workstation, as she usually did,…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #5
September 10, 2018, 1:30 p.m. Today’s session is the halfway point of my allotted 10 sessions. I told Paul Simon that I’m taking Lyrica at a dose that is just under the amount to mitigate ALL pain, but just enough to allow me to be able to function in everyday life. “The greatest benefit,” I…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #4
August 9, 2018, 1:30 p.m. It has been more than a month since my last acupuncture appointment. Paul confirmed that today is session #4. We talked while he got the treatment chair ready. I reminded him that we had gone on a 28-day cross-country road trip. He asked what was the most fun part of…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #3
June 25, 2018, 1:30 p.m. I feel a bit differently now that I know my time with Paul Simon (or any individual acupuncturist) is limited to 10 sessions. Today is session #3. This is the last acupuncture session before our road trip, and presumably #4 will be in August. So if I spread out the…
Pain Physical Therapy #4
June 8, 2018, 1:30 p.m. I woke up at 7:00 a.m. with a bonafide migraine! Got up, took sumatriptan and two Aleve, and went back to bed with an ice pack on my head and my feet on the heating pad. Fortunately, I woke up just in time to get a shower and pour coffee…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #2
May 17, 2018, 2:50 p.m. Everything is very familiar now in Building B of the Union City Kaiser, where I first went for my appointment with Dr. Sumetanon to begin my Pain Management journey. I am ushered into Paul Simon’s treatment room by an assistant. She asked if I used the table or the massage…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #1
April 23, 2018, 10:10 a.m. Today is the long-awaited appointment with an individual acupuncturist (not a group of a dozen or more patients!). The assistant took me into a regular doctor’s office, small, with chairs and a patient table. Paul Simon had already looked at my medical records so he already knew everything I told…