Pins & Needles

Acupuncture, the ancient art of maintaining your bodies balance with the help of pins placed at certain places on your body, or something like that. Your lines of ‘chi’, like some Kung Fu show.

Well I recently signed up for an acupuncture package. It was for 10 sessions. I'm nearing the end currently and I have to say, there is some benefits to it. Was really a sceptic when I first signed up but I think now there is some good to it.

I will always remember my first visit, I went with the missus as she told me it was good and to give it a try. The acupuncturist did a quick assessment, took my pulse, told me to stick out my tongue and told me that I was 'heaty' must drink more water. Then it was off to become a human pin cushion. I was so nervous that I lost count of how many needles were use. However in future sessions I counted somewhere between 35 to 45 needles were used.

The needles were placed on my body, the chest and stomach area, my arms and my legs. You practically could not move after that or at least you dare not move. Some sessions I had some wires attached to the needles to give some electrical stimulus to the body. More recently about 5 pins were used on my ear as well.

I have to say it was really an experience. During the last few sessions I took some shots or actually the acupuncturist or TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) consultant help me take it. Well here they are must warn people it’s not for the faint hearted.

This is the shot of my little tummy, looks like something from Hellraiser.

And this is of my ear shot pretty cool if you ask me. The tummy was more painful then the ear.